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THE EFFECTS OF AGE-RELATED VARIABLES UPON INTIMACY LEVELS OF MESSAGES IN INITIAL INTERACTIONS

Posted on:1981-03-14Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:University of OregonCandidate:WEBB, LINDA MCGOVERNFull Text:PDF
GTID:1471390017966656Subject:Speech communication
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Altman and Taylor's 1973 theory of social penetration and Berger and Calabrese's 1975 theory of initial interactions predicted low-level disclosures in stranger-stranger interactions. However, personal observation indicated that older people frequently revealed intimate self-information to str.
Keywords/Search Tags:Interactions
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