1 / 14

Sharing Personal Information

Sharing Personal Information. Self-Disclosure Privacy Feelings. Self-Disclosure. Defined- divulging biographical data, personal ideas, and feelings. Balance. Important to have correct balance in relationship of self-disclosure and privacy. What is the correct balance?.

pooky
Download Presentation

Sharing Personal Information

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Sharing Personal Information Self-Disclosure Privacy Feelings

  2. Self-Disclosure • Defined- divulging biographical data, personal ideas, and feelings.

  3. Balance • Important to have correct balance in relationship of self-disclosure and privacy. • What is the correct balance?

  4. Social Penetration Theory • “Onion Peel” Theory

  5. Johari Window

  6. Gender and Cultural Differences • Culture- Appropriateness of Self-Disclosure varies from culture to culture, making intercultural communication even more challenging. • Gender- Women disclose more and are disclosed to more than men. Men engage in report-talk and women engage in rapport-talk.

  7. Guidelines for Appropriate Self-Disclosure • Pages 235-236 • 1. Self-Disclose the kind of information you want others to disclose to you.

  8. Guidelines • 2. Self-Disclose more intimate information only when you believe the disclosure represents acceptable risk.

  9. Guidelines • 3. Continue intimate self-disclosure only if it is reciprocated.

  10. Guidelines • 4. Move Self-Disclosure to deeper levels gradually.

  11. Final Guideline • 5. Reserve the most personal and sensitive self-disclosure for ongoing, intimate relationships.

  12. Sharing Feelings • Describing feelings- naming emotions you are feeling without judging them. • Displaying Feelings- expressing feelings through facial reactions, body responses, or paralinguistic reactions. • Masking Feelings- concealing verbal or nonverbal cues that would enable others to understand the emotions that a person is actually feeling.

  13. Managing Privacy • Change the subject • Tell a “white lie”

  14. Next Class • Bring your popcorn and candy! • Movie Time with a paper assignment to take home after.

More Related