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Question: How does communication create and manage tension between people in relationship?(Expectancy Violations Theory)
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Running head: COMMUNICATION THEORIES
Communication Theories
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Introduction
Relationships are formed when two or more people come together forming a
connection. The two or more people who form a relationship are normally from different
backgrounds. The success of the relationship depends heavily on the communication that
takes place between the people in the relationship (Alberts et al 2015). Being in a relationship
is not easy and one is bound to experience internal tensions that could affect the relationship
negatively. As the relationship matures, there will be frequent occurrences of pressure that
will need to be sustained by the relationship. Several theories have been developed about
relationships some of them being the expectancy violations and relational dialectics theories.
Expectancy Violations Theory
Expectancy violations theory is a communications theory that seeks to look at the
unexpected behavior of individuals as they interact with each other. It is possible for the
behavior of an individual to become vague as they interact with others. The theory seeks to
look at ways in which people’s expectations can be violated when their partners behave
differently (Worchel, 2017). The violations can then be perceived positively or negatively.
During the communication process, individuals tend to create expectations of how their
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