1. Ch 9 – Dynamics of IP Relationships

2. Why We Form Relationships
Appearance
Similarity & Complementarity
Reciprocal Attraction
Competency

3. Why We Form Relationships
Proximity
Rewards
Social Exchange Theory:
Rewards – Costs = Outcomes

4. “Perceived” Costs & Rewards

5. Models of Relational Development
Dialectical Perspectives Model (“Tug of War”)
Integration vs. Separation
(Connection vs Autonomy)
Stability vs. Change
(Predictability vs Novelty)
Expression vs. Privacy
(Openess vs Protection)

6. Models of Relational Development
Knapp’s Stage Model(“Staircase”)

7. Maintaining Relationships through Communication
Relational Maintenance Strategies
positivity, openness, assurances, sharing tasks, social networks
Repairing Damaged Relationships
Types of “Relational” Transgressions
Strategies for Relational Repair
Forgiving Transgressions