Use five (5) communication theories (Griffin, Ledbetter, & Sparks, 2019) covered in this course, at least three (3) communication axioms or ideas from Griffin (1987), and examples from your own life or experiences as support for your answer to this question. The purpose of this paper is to explain why you feel these make an effective interpersonal relationship rather than another rehash or definition of these theories.

Following are theories you may wish to include:

• Symbolic Interactionism (Mead): (symbols, meaning, language, thought, looking glass self, concept of self via the "I" and "Me")
• Expectancy Violations Theory (Burgoon): (expectancy, violation valence, communicator reward valence, interaction position, reciprocity)
• Constructivism (Delia): (message production, primary goals plan, procedural record plan, person-centered messages, sophisticated speakers)
• Social Penetration Theory (Altman & Taylor): (onion-wedge model, self-disclosure, intimate, peripheral, penetration, depenetration, trust, risk)
• Uncertainty Reduction Theory(Berger): (anticipation of future interactions, incentive value, deviance, Axioms of uncertainty reduction, passive strategy, active strategy, interactive strategy, anxiety/uncertainty management, intercultural encounter, strangers, mindfulness)
• Relational Dialectics (Baxter & Montgomery): (connectedness, separateness, certainty, uncertainty, openness, closedness, inclusion, seclusion, conventional, uniqueness, revelation, concealment, denial, disorientation, spiraling alterations, segmentation, balance, integration, recalibration, reaffirmation)
• Interactional View (Watzlawick): (roles, rules, reframing, family systems)
• Social Judgment Theory(Sherif): (attitude of acceptance, rejection and noncommitment, ego-involvement, attitude change.)
• Narrative Paradigm(Fisher): (rational world paradigm, narrative rationality, coherence, fidelity)
• Face-Negotiation Theory(Ting-Toomey): (face restoration, face giving, collectivism, individualism, avoiding, obliging, compromising, dominating, integrating, conflict management styles, knowledge, mindfulness, interaction)