The Development of Friendship

The topic that i thought i would discuss this week in detail was the development of friendship. The development of friendship can be broken down into a six stage model that was created by interpersonal communication researcher Bill Rawlins. The six stages include role-limited interaction, friendly relations  moving toward friendship  nascent friendship, stabilized friendship, and waning friendship. Role limited interaction refers to the stereotype you have of that person before really getting to know them. It also refers to the uncertainties we have about them. Friendly relations refers to the common ground and interests that you may have with that person. Moving toward friendship is the actions you make with that person to hang out outside of the normal routine. This would be asking that person to hang out after class or something like that. Nascent friendship is the act of sharing personal information, values, and emotions with another. Stabilized friendship refers to the stabilized state of a friendship. The final step is waning friendship  This occurs when the friendship has become betrayed and the trust of a  friendship slowly slips away.