Social Penetration Theory: Altman & Taylor Chapter 9, em Griffin (4th Ed.)
Social Penetration Theory: Altman & Taylor Chapter 9, em Griffin (4th Ed.)
Social Penetration Theory: Altman & Taylor Chapter 9, em Griffin (4th Ed.)
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Social Penetration Theory
Explains how relational closeness develops;
Altman and Taylor compare people to onions;
The onion metaphor represents the multi-layered nature of
personality;
The outer layer contains the public self that is viewable by
anyone;
The inner layers progressively contain more and more
about our attitudes, values, self-concept, unresolved
conflicts and deeply felt emotions;
Closeness Through Self-
Disclosure
By allowing others to penetrate beneath the
surface, we can draw close to one another;
There are many routes to vulnerability or
allowing the other in, but the main route to
deep social penetration is through self-
disclosure;
The Depth and Breadth
of Self-Disclosure
The depth of penetration is the degree of
intimacy;
The theory is not limited to romantic
relationships, it is equally about friendship;
The process of developing intimacy:
peripheral items are exchanged more frequently
and sooner than private information;
Self-disclosure is reciprocal; new acquaintances
will reach roughly equal levels of openness;
The Depth and Breadth
of Self-Disclosure
Penetration is rapid at the start but slows down quickly
as the tightly wrapped inner layers are reached;