Chapter 4: Intimate Relationships and Communication Flashcards
Suggestions to make breaking up easier:
Give the relationship a fair chance, Be fair and honest, be tactful and compassionate, give yourself time and recognize the value in the experience
Forms of Nonverbal Communication:
Touch, eye-contact, and proximity
Three Keys to good Communication:
Self-Disclosure, Listening, Feedback
How men tend to us conversation:
Competitive way, to establish dominance
How women tend to use conversation:
Affiliative way, hoping to establish friendships
Conflict Resolution Strategies:
Clarify the issue, find out what each person wants, determine how you both can get what you want, decide how to negotiate, solidify the agreements, review and renegotiate
Most people pair with someone who:
lives in the same geographic area, is from a similar ethnic and socioeconomic background, has similar education obtainment, lives a similar lifestyle and is like them in terms of physical attractiveness
Traditional dating has given way to:
More casual form of getting together in groups.
What % of cohabiting couples get married?
50%
Factors contributing to the growing number of single people:
Changing view of singlehood, education and career delaying marriage, Gay people who would marry their partners if they legally could are amongst the “single”
What % of people marrying today are likely to get divorced?
50-55%
Process of divorce begins with:
Emotional separation, physical separation
What % of American children live in a home where neither parent is present?
4%
Parenting Style that is high in demandingness and low in responsiveness:
Authoritarian
Parenting style that is high in demandingness and responsiveness
Authoritative
