Plans and the Initiation of Social Relationships

Journal Article Plans and the Initiation of Social Relationships Get access Charles R. Berger, Charles R. Berger 1Charles R. Berger (Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1968) is professor of communication studies at Northwestern University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Robert A. Bell Robert A. Bell 2Robert A. Bell (Ph.D., University of Texas, 1984) is assistant professor of rhetoric and communication at the University of California, Davis. Correspondence should be directed to the first author at the Department of Communication Studies, 1815 Chicago Avenue, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208. The authors would like to express their deep appreciation to Martha Mastin and Maria Vignali for their extensive coding assistance Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Human Communication Research, Volume 15, Issue 2, December 1988, Pages 217–235, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2958.1988.tb00182.x Published: 17 March 2006