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Chapter 12—Communication Privacy Management Theory

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Title:
Luca
Claim:
Boundary linkage and boundary turbulence
Application:
Luca and Alberto are boys who have a secret: They are actually sea monsters. When Alberto is jealous of the growing affection between Luca and village girl Giulia, Alberto reveals his identity as a sea monster. Luca initially decides not to reveal his identity to Giulia, thus denying her a boundary linkage to that information but also betraying Alberto and driving him from the village. Giulia later discovers this information through boundary turbulence, however, when she splashes water on Luca and reveals his sea monster identity.
Cue Point:
01:01:30-01:06:38
Discovered  By:
Annie (Andrew's student, Spring 2022)

Title:
Full House, S8, E4, "I've Got a Secret"
Claim:
Boundary turbulence
Application:
Michelle and her friends form the "Mighty Mutant Super Kids Club," a group they vow to keep secret. Later, Michelle reveals the secret club to her dad, Danny, when he bribes her (i.e., changing the risk-benefit ratio). But when Danny accidentally mentions the club in front of the kids, boundary turbulence occurs and Michelle is rejected by her friends.
Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjAe3Q5J7zA
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Charlie (Andrew's student, Spring 2022)

Title:
Friends, S9, E20, "The One with the Soap Opera Party"
Claim:
Boundary turbulence
Application:
Joey is planning a party with the cast of his soap opera, but doesn't want his friends to know about it. Rachel discovers the secret through accidental boundary turbulence when she hears one of the invitees mention the party on Joey's answering machine.
Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NS36qXOtiQ
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JB (Andrew's student, Spring 2022)

Title:
Big Bang Theory, S6, E19, "The Closet Reconfiguration"
Claim:
Privacy rules; boundary turbulence
Application:
Earlier in the episode, Sheldon reads a letter from Howard's estranged father. Angry at the violation of his privacy, Howard destroys the letter. In this clip, Howard's wife Bernadette and her friends consider how to get Sheldon to reveal the letter's contents. In the end, Sheldon decides to share the information based on a privacy rule that Howard would likely still perceive to be boundary turbulence.
Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b83TZmQGf20
Discovered  By:
Andrew

Title:
"All Too Well," Taylor Swift, Red
Claim:
Self-disclosure does not always lead to intimacy
Application:
In the bridge of this song, Taylor reports that her (ex-)boyfriend's sharing of private information had devastating consequences on her well-being. As Petronio contends, self-disclosure does not necessarily lead to intimacy.
Link:
https://open.spotify.com/track/1q3RiD1tIWUpGsNFADMlvl?si=45abd8c7e6d743e3
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Dr. Amy Delaney, Carle Health

Title:
"Never Wanted to Be That Girl," Carly Pearce, 29: Written in Stone
Claim:
Boundary turbulence; reluctant confidant; deliberate confidant
Application:
The woman in this song thinks her six-month-long romantic relationship is going well... until she sees an incriminating text message on her boyfriend's phone. Initially a reluctant confidant, she becomes a deliberate confidant as her suspicion leads her to look further through his phone when he isn't looking.
Link:
https://open.spotify.com/track/7yRJMLG9ja0fBVVEmV6vcT?si=25516637eb3a4b03
Discovered  By:
Andrew

Title:
Friends, S5, E14, "The One Where Everybody Finds Out"
Claim:
Ownership and control of private information; rules for concealing and revealing; disclosure creating a confidant and co-owner; coordinating mutual privacy boundaries; boundary turbulence
Application:
The entire episode is about how Monica and Chandler manage their private information that they’ve fallen in love with each other, but don’t want their friends to know. When the friends find out, they don’t want the couple to know that they know. All of the above five principles of CPM are repeatedly illustrated in the episode.
Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyKmICnNRhs
Discovered  By:
Em

Title:
Big Bang Theory, S10, E16, "The Allowance Evaporation"
Claim:
Disclosures of private information are guided by a system of rules.
Application:
Sheldon explains to Amy how he is learning rules for disclosure of private information. How would Petronio describe his rules? What factors seem to guide the rules that Sheldon is developing?
Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_PoqT3qg5o
Discovered  By:
Darin Garard, Santa Barbara City College

Title:
The Office, S2, E9, "Email Surveillance"
Claim:
When co-owners of private information don’t effectively negotiate and follow mutually held privacy rules, boundary turbulence is the likely result.
Application:
Michael discovers he can read employees emails, and in doing so discovers what they think of him. When employees discover what they regard as this breach of their right to privacy, they rush to delete sensitive private material and react negatively toward him.
Cue Point:
1:20-6:19
Discovered  By:
Em

Title:
The Office, S2, E13, "The Secret"
Claim:
When co-owners of private information don’t effectively negotiate and follow mutually held privacy rules, boundary turbulence is the likely result.
Application:
Jim confides his romantic feelings for Pam to his boss, Michael. When Pam gets engaged to another guy, Michael proves unable and unwilling to keep Jim’s secret to himself and the office (including Pam) is in turmoil. Michael proves to be “the world’s worst confidant.”
Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3Oj7ky4hYU
Discovered  By:
Em

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