Writing Homework Help

The following concepts/theories are all from Chapters 6 to 14 excluding Chapters 9 to12. Please choose one concept/theory that is most interesting/intriguing to you. In 400 to 500 words,

explain the concept or theory (15 points),

discuss why this concept/theory is interesting to you (10 points), and

explain how this concept/theory can be applied to explain your own communication behaviors or/and your communication experience with others (15 points).

Concepts/theories to choose from:

Avoiding in conflict management

Accommoding in conflict management

Competing in conflict management

Compromising in conflict management

Collaborating in conflict management

Self-disclosure

Social penetration theory

Parasocial relationship

The Matching Hypothesis

Social information processing theory

Social exchange theory

Uncertainty reduction theory

Relationship dialectics theory

Relationship forming stages

Development of nondominant identity

Individualism/collectivism

Power distance

Low-context and high-context communication

Social loafing

5 stages in group development

Group networks

Group cohesion

Group conformity

Groupthink

5 sources of power

Leadership styles

Shared leadership