User:SSchaffer1/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1: Uncertainty Reduction Theory

 * Article Evaluation:
 * This article has not seen edits in the past five years. The organization is clear, though the article is unnecessarily long and adds in other topics that should simply be linked. This article would need to be streamlined, with outside topics removed and a focus on the theory's fundamentals.
 * Sources:
 * Beebe, S. A., Beebe, S. J. & Redmond, M. V. (2014). Interpersonal communication: Relating to others, 7th ed. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.
 * Hogan, T. P. & Brashers, D. E. (2012). The theory of communication and uncertainty management: Implications from the wider realm of information behavior. In T. D. Afifi & W. A. Afifi (Eds.), Uncertainty, information management, and disclosure decisions (pp. 45-66). New York, NY: Routlege.

Option 2: Social Penetration Theory

 * Article Evaluation:
 * This article is not structured in typical Wikipedia fashion, with lists instead of paragraphs. The overall organization of this article is poor, and the lead does not set up the rest of the article. The article does not contain all aspects of a theory (assumptions, concepts, explanations, principles). This article would need to be reorganized and additional links and sources added.
 * Sources:
 * Littlejohn, S. W. & Foss, K. A. (Eds.) (2009). Encyclopedia of communication theory (Vols. 1-2). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412959384
 * Hays, R. B. (1985). A longitudinal study of friendship development. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 48:4, 909-924.
 * Altman, I. (1973). Reciprocity of interpersonal exchange. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour 3:2, 249–261

Option 3: Relational Framing Theory

 * Article Evaluation:
 * This article does not yet exist on Wikipedia. A similar article, "Relational frame theory" does exist. The organization of this article is poor, and the lead does not set up the rest of the article. The article does not contain all aspects of a theory (assumptions, concepts, explanations, principles). This article would need to be reorganized and focused on the topic at hand, potentially during the new name of "Relational Framing Theory".
 * Sources:
 * McLaren, R; Dillard, J; Tusing, K; Solomon, D (2014). "Relational Framing Theory: Utterance Form and Relational Context as Antecedents of Frame Salience". Communication Quarterly, 62:5, 518-535, DOI: 10.1080/01463373.2014.949387
 * Solomon, D. & McLaren, R. (2008). Relational framing theory drawing inferences about relationships from interpersonal interactions. In L. A. Baxter & D. O. Braithwaite (Eds.), Engaging theories in interpersonal communication: Multiple perspectives (pp. 103-116). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781483329529.n8

Option 4: Goals, Plans, Actions Theory

 * Article Evaluation:
 * This article does not yet exist on Wikipedia. In addition, a search for similar existing articles produced no results. The article would need to be written, following the four dimensions of theory (assumptions, concepts, explanations, principles) along with application and further readings. I would like to proceed with this article.
 * Sources:
 * Dillard, J. (2008). Goals-plans-action theory of message production making influence messages. In L. A. Baxter & D. O. Braithwaite (Eds.), Engaging theories in interpersonal communication: Multiple perspectives (pp. 65-76). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781483329529.n5
 * Ajzen, I. (1991). The theory of planned behavior. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 50(2), pp.179-211.
 * Berger, C. (2008). Planning theory of communication goal attainment through communicative action. In L. A. Baxter & D. O. Braithwaite (Eds.), Engaging theories in interpersonal communication: Multiple perspectives (pp. 89-102). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781483329529.n7
 * Craig R. Hullett (2004) A test of the initial processes of the goal‐planning‐action model of interpersonal influence, Communication Studies, 55:2, 286-299, DOI: 10.1080/10510970409388620