CHAPTER 10 Flashcards
Personal Commitment
Person’s desire to continue the relationship based on their subjective emotional feelings
Structural Commitment
Person takes external social/family reactions into account when deciding whether to continue the relationship
Facilitating Factors of IC Attraction
Perceived physical attractiveness
Perceived similarity
Cross-cultural self-disclosure comparisons
Johari Window
Open: Info known to self/others
Blind: Info known to others, not self
Hidden: Info known to self, not others
Unknown: Info not known to self/others
Interracial Relationships Stages
- Racial awareness
- Coping
- Identity emergence
- Relationship maintenance
Intercultural Intimate Conflict
Antagonistic friction or disagreement between 2 romantic partners caused by cultural or ethnic group membership differences
Coping Strategies for IR/IC Relationship Prejudice
Ignoring/dismissing Normalizing Withdrawing Educating Confrontation Prayer Humor
Bicultural Kids Identity Forms
MAJORITY GROUP IDENTIFIERS: identify w/parent from dominant culture/religion
MINORITY GROUP IDENTIFIERS: identify w/minority parent and acknowledge/deny dual heritage
SYNTHESIZERS: acknowledge both parents’ backgrounds and synthesize into cohesive identity
DISAFFILIATES: distance themselves from parents’ cultures, create own identity and rebel
Individualistic Relationship Orientation
I-identity relationship expectations Couple's privacy and autonomy needs Voluntary personal commitment LC emotional expression Unique relational culture
Collectivistic Relationship Orientation
Ingroup relationship pressures Ingroup's connections and concerns Family and social reactions HC emotional expression Conventional relational culture
Passionate Love
Affection, sexual desire, attraction
Companionate Love
Strong friendship, commitment
