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Ch 7 Relationships
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Personal relationships | "meet emotional, relational, and instrumental needs, as they are intimate, close, and interdependent relationships such as those we have with best friends, partners, or immediate family." |
| Social relationships | "relationships that occasionally meet our needs and lack the closeness and interdependence of personal relationships. Examples of social relationships include coworkers, distant relatives, and acquaintances." |
| initiating stage | "people size each other up and try to present themselves favorably." Ex. “My name’s Rich. It’s nice to meet you.” |
| experimenting stage | "where people exchange information and often move from strangers to acquaintances." Ex.“ I like to cook and refinish furniture in my spare time. What about you?” |
| intensifying stage | “we indicate that we would like or are open to more intimacy, and then we wait for a signal of acceptance before we attempt more intimacy” Ex. “I feel like we’ve gotten a lot closer over the past couple months.” |
| integrating stage | "two people’s identities and personalities merge, and a sense of interdependence develops." Ex. (To friend) “We just opened a joint bank account.” |
| bonding stage | “includes a public ritual that announces formal commitment” Ex. “I can’t wait to tell my parents that we decided to get married!” Ex. “I can’t wait to tell my parents that we decided to get married!” |
| differentiating stage | "Stage where communicating individual differences becomes primary focus in relational interaction model". Ex. “I’d really like to be able to hang out with my friends sometimes.” |
| circumscribing stage | "communication decreases and certain areas or subjects become restricted as individuals verbally close themselves off from each other." Ex. “Don’t worry about problems I’m having at work. I can deal with it.” |
| stagnating stage | "the relationship may come to a standstill, as individuals basically wait for the relationship to end. Outward communication may be avoided, but internal communication may be frequent." |
| stagnating stage example | (To self) “I don’t know why I even asked him to go out to dinner. He never wants to go out and have a good time.” |
| avoiding stage | "a way to end the awkwardness that comes with stagnation, as people signal that they want to close down the lines of communication." Ex. “I have a lot going on right now, so I probably won’t be home as much.” |
| terminating stage | "can occur shortly after initiation or after a ten- or twenty-year relational history has been established. EX: We’ve really grown apart over the past year” |
| Social exchange theory | "essentially entails a weighing of the costs and rewards in a given relationship. EX: When we do not receive the outcomes or rewards that we think we deserve, then we may negatively evaluate the relationship." |
| Friendships | “voluntary interpersonal relationships between two people who are usually equals and who mutually influence one another” Ex. A friend is someone you can talk to, someone you can depend on for help and emotional support(Rawlins, 1992). |
| Reciprocal friendships | “mutually pleasurable relationships between acquaintances or associates that, although positive, lack the commitment of reciprocal friendships.“ |
| Receptive friendships | “include a status differential that makes the relationship asymmetrical” Ex. a mentoring relationship, both parties can benefit from the relationship. |
| Friends with benefits | relationships have the closeness of a friendship and the sexual activity of a romantic partnership without the expectations of romantic commitment or labels. EX: “just benefits” relationships do not carry the emotional connection typical in a friendship" |
| Associative friendships | “mutually pleasurable relationships between acquaintances or associates that, although positive, lack the commitment of reciprocal friendships“ |
| Cross-gender friendships | “friendships between a male and a female“ Ex. For example, men reported more than women that they rely on their cross-gender friendships for emotional support (Bleiszner & Adams, 1992). |
| Family of origin | " refers to relatives connected by blood or other traditional legal bonds such as marriage or adoption and includes parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews" |
| Family of orientation | "refers to people who share the same household and are connected by blood, legal bond, or who act/live as if they are connected by either " |
| intergenerational communication | "communication between people of different age groups" |
| Patterned family interactions | "the most frequent rituals and do not have the degree of formality of traditions or celebrations" |
| dating couples | “encompasses the courtship period, which may range from a first date through several years” |
| dark side of relationships | "There are two dimensions of the dark side of relationships: one is the degree to which something is deemed acceptable or not by society; the other includes the degree to which something functions productively to improve a relationship or not." |
| altruistic lies | "lies intended to protect a relational partner. EX: the old saying “ignorance is bliss” |
| Family traditions | more formal, occur less frequently than patterned interactions, vary widely from family to family, and include birthdays, family reunions, and family vacations. |
| cohabitating couple | Couple fits into this category once they move in together |
| Extradyadic romantic activity (ERA) | "includes sexual or emotional interaction with someone other than a primary romantic partner. ERA is commonly referred to as cheating or infidelity and viewed as destructive and wrong." |
| family celebrations | "are also formal, have more standardization between families, may be culturally specific, help transmit values and memories through generations, and include rites of passage and religious and secular holiday celebrations. " |
| Partnered couples | “take additional steps to verbally, ceremonially, or legally claim their intentions to be together in a long-term committed relationship“ Ex. Marriage |
| Intimate partner violence (IPV) | "refers to physical, verbal, and emotional violence that occurs between two people who are in or were recently in a romantic relationship." |
| high conversation orientation | "communicate with each other freely and frequently about activities, thoughts, and feelings" |
| Violent resistance (VR) | "another type of violence between intimate partners and is often a reaction or response to intimate terrorism (IT)." |
| matching hypothesis | “states that people with similar levels of attractiveness will pair together“ |
| low conversation orientation | "do not interact with each other as often, and topics of conversation are more restricted, as some thoughts are considered private" |
| Passionate love | “entails an emotionally charged engagement between two people that can be both exhilarating and painful” |
| high conformity orientation | "fosters a climate of uniformity, and parents decide guidelines for what to conform to." |
| Situational couple violence (SCV) | "the most common type of IPV and does not involve a quest for control in the relationship. Instead, SCV is provoked by a particular situation that is emotional or difficult that leads someone to respond or react with violence." |
| communicative aggression | "recurring verbal or nonverbal communication that significantly and negatively affects a person’s sense of self." |
| communicative aggression examples: | -Degrading -Physically or emotionally withdrawing -restricitng another persons actions -Dominating -Threatening physical harm |
| low conformity orientation | "encourages diversity of beliefs, attitudes, values, and behaviors and assertion of individuality" |
| consensual family | "is high in both conversation and conformity orientations, and they encourage open communication but also want to maintain the hierarchy within the family that puts parents above children." |
| Companionate love | “affection felt between two people whose lives are interdependent” Ex. partners finding stable and consistent love in their shared time together |
| pluralistic family | "is high in conversation orientation and low in conformity" |
| protective family | " is low in conversation orientation and high in conformity, expects children to be obedient to parents, and does not value open communication." |
| Sexual communication | “deals with the initiation or refusal of sexual activity and communication about sexual likes and dislikes” Ex. Couple discussing abstaining from sexual activity |
| laissez-faire family | " is low in conversation and conformity orientations, has infrequent and/or short interactions, and doesn’t discuss many topics" |
| Sexual conflict | “can result when couples disagree over frequency or type of sexual activities. can also result from jealousy if one person believes their partner is focusing sexual thoughts or activities outside of the relationship“ |
| intimate terrorism (IT) | "one partner uses violence to have general control over the other." |
| Network overlap | “ refers to the number of shared associations, including friends and family, that a couple has” |
| Dating couples | "Encompasses the courtship period, which may range from a first date through several years". |
| Cohabitating couple. | "Once a couple moves in together, they fit into the category". |
| Partnered couples | "take additional steps to verbally, ceremonially, or legally claim their intentions to be together in a long-term committed relationship". |
| Matching hypothesis | "states that people with similar levels of attractiveness will pair together despite the fact that people may idealize fitness models or celebrities who appear very attractive" (Walster et al., 1966). |
| Passionate love | "entails an emotionally charged engagement between two people that can be both exhilarating and painful". |
| Passionate love example | "For example, the thrill of falling for someone can be exhilarating, but feelings of vulnerability or anxiety that the love may not be reciprocated can be painful". |
| Companionate love | "Is affection felt between two people whose lives are interdependent". |
| Companionate love example | "For example, romantic partners may come to find a stable and consistent love in their shared time and activities together." |
| Sexual communication | "deals with the initiation or refusal of sexual activity and communication about sexual likes and dislikes (Sprecher & Regan, 2000)" |
| Sexual communications example | "For example, a sexual communication could involve a couple discussing a decision to abstain from sexual activity until a certain level of closeness or relational milestone (like marriage) has been reached". |
| Sexual conflict | "For example, While we will discuss jealousy and cheating more in the section on the dark side of relationships, it is clear that love and sexuality play important roles in our romantic relationships." |
| Network overlap | "Refers to the number of shared associations, including friends and family, that a couple has (Milardo & Helms-Erikson, 2000). " |
| Network overlap example | "for example, if Dan and Shereece are both close with Dan’s sister Bernadette, and all three of them are friends with Kory, then those relationships completely overlap{" |
| theory of triangles | "which examines the relationship between three domains of activity: the primary partnership (corner 1), the inner self (corner 2), and important outside interests (corner 3) (Marks, 1986)." |
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