chapter 5 Flashcards
we communicatively maintain our families through
everyday interaction
relational maintenance involves
Keeping a relationship in existence
Keeping a relationship in the state of connectedness
Keeping a relationship in satisfactory condition
Keeping a relationship in repair
relational maintenance activities include
Routine efforts (texting, taking to school, asking about the day)
Strategic efforts (apologizing, planning a surprise)
Relational maintenance is communicatively engaged in from the initiation to the termination of the relationship.
Termination ≠ Cutoff! (or even death)
Most relational maintenance strategies focus on voluntary relationships
what is the most common activity or relational maintenance
talking
partners often engage in relational maintenance strategies aimed at
repairing, sustain, and continuing their relationships in the way that they want them to be
for each one negative thing you do in a relationship you must do
5 repairing or nice acts or words to keep relationship balanced
in general _____relationships are the longest in one’s life
sibling
sibling strategies include
- sharing tasks
- networking
- avoiding negativity
- no tolerance for sibling bullying
- humor
- confirmation of involvement
females use __________strategies more often
maintenance
confirmation is communication which signals
recognition and acceptance of another
what is said to be the cornerstone of relational maintenance
confirmation
four components of confirming communication
recognition
dialogue
acceptance
involvement
verbal or nonverbal
recognition
interactive with appropriate responses
dialogue
nonjudgemental stance
acceptance
expressions of willingness to be engaged
involvement
what affects one’s ability to engage in confirming communication
family of origin communication
what is the difference between rituals and routines
rituals are meaningful and patterned
routines are just patterned
why do we have rituals ?
they create and maintain family identity and culture
rituals may be categorized as
celebrations
tradition
interactions
often tied to cultural norms
celebrations
unique family occasions passed down by family of origins
tradition
everyday interaction
interactions
what are some functions of rituals
remembering belonging instructing transitioning providing community
relational currencies are ___________
symbolic exchanges
includes distance and avoidance acts, abuse acts, teasing
negative rituals
major rites of passages
chronicling often occurs
family ceremonials and celebrations
includes parent/child interactions and extends beyond parent/child
may skip a generation
maybe change as developmental changes in family members
marriages and remarriages change rituals
blended families struggle with ritual integration
intergenerational rituals
according to exchange theory the level of satisfaction with the relationship will be measured by the perceptions of the
relational currency exchange
