INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

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INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION CHAPTER 9 INTIMACY
AND DISTANCE IN RELATIONSHIPS
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DIMENSIONS OF INTIMACY
DEFINITION close union, contact, association,
or acquaintance TYPES physical
intellectual emotional shared
activities
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INFLUENCES ON INTIMACY AND DISTANCE
GENDER CULTURE
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SELF-DISCLOSURE IN RELATIONSHIPS

• Self disclosure
• Deliberate
• Significant
• Not known by others

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SOCIAL PENETRATION MODEL
BREADTH DEPTH cliches facts opinions
feelings
JOHARI WINDOW MODEL
Part 1 open area Part 2 blind area Part 3
hidden area Part 4 unknown