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Relational Dialectic
Comm Theory - Relational Dialectics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| relational dialectics | a dynamic knot of contradictions in personal relationships; an unceasing interplay between contrary or opposing tendencies |
| 3 dialectics that affect relationships | integration/separation, stability/change, expression/nonexpression |
| internal dialectics | ongoing tensions played out within a relationship |
| external dialectics | ongoing tensions between a couple and their community |
| integration-separation | a class of relational dialectics that includes connection-autonomy, inclusion-seclusion, and intimacy-independence |
| stability-change | a class of relational dialectics that includes certainty-uncertainty, conventionality-uniqueness, predictability-surprise, and routine-novelty |
| expression-nonexpression | a class of relational dialectics that includes openness-closedness, revelation-concealment, candor-secrecy, and transparency-privacy |
| dialogue | communication that is constitutive, always in flux, capable of achieving aesthetic moments |
| constitutive dialoge | communication that creates, sustains, and alters relationships and the social world; social construction |
| utterance chains | the central building blocks of meaning-making, where utterances are linked to competing discourses already heard as well as those yet to be spoken |
| dialectical flux | the unpredictable, unfinalizable, indeterminate nature of personal relationships |
| spiraling inversion | switching back and forth between two contrasting voices, responding first to one pull, then the other |
| segmentation | a compartmentalizing tactic by which partners isolate different aspects of their relationship |
| aesthetic moment | a fleeting sense of unity through a profound respect for disparate voices in dialogue |
| critical sensibility | an obligation to critique dominant voices, especially those that suppress opposing view-points; a responsibility to advocate for those who are muted |
| consequentialist ethics | judging actions solely on the basis of their beneficial or harmful outcomes |
| principle of veracity | truthful statements are preferable to lies in the absence of special circumstances that overcome the negative weight |
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