Altman and Taylor's Social Penetration Theory
You will first need to understand what Social Penetration Theory is. Altman and Taylor came up with this theory that looks at changes in self-discure that correspond with relational development.
Taking into consideration these five important areas of self-disclosure-
1)Breadth- refers to the number of categories of topics discussed
2Depth- refers to how personal or deep the communication is- which layer is penetrated
3)Valence- refers to the positive or negative character/"charge" of the self-disclosure
4)Frequency- refers to how ofter self-disclosure occurs
5)Duration- refers to how long two people spend disclosing in a single conversation, rather than how often they disclose
Altman and Taylor proposed an onion metaphor, the closer you get into the onion the deeper you have to go, and the more self-disclosure is being done.
Social Penetration theory is based around self-disclosure, the catalyst for relationship development.
Taking into consideration these five important areas of self-disclosure-
1)Breadth- refers to the number of categories of topics discussed
2Depth- refers to how personal or deep the communication is- which layer is penetrated
3)Valence- refers to the positive or negative character/"charge" of the self-disclosure
4)Frequency- refers to how ofter self-disclosure occurs
5)Duration- refers to how long two people spend disclosing in a single conversation, rather than how often they disclose
Altman and Taylor proposed an onion metaphor, the closer you get into the onion the deeper you have to go, and the more self-disclosure is being done.
Social Penetration theory is based around self-disclosure, the catalyst for relationship development.