chapter 7 Flashcards
personal relationships
social relationship
role-based
personal relationship
involve unique, irreplaceable individuals
relationship filtering model
describes how people select individuals to form close relationships, based on a sequence of charateristics
relationship filtering method (characteristics)
physical appearance, behaviour/NVC, roles, attitude/personality
essential function of communication
communication brings relationship into existence
indexical function of communication
communication indicates type/nature of relationship
continuity maintenance
indicating that the relationship persists when apart
perspective units
indicators of seperation (maintenance)
introspective units
reminders of relationship (maintenance)
retrospective units
symbols of reunion (maintenance)
relational dialectics
contradictions in relationships
praxis
actions taken to shape relationship
totality
understanding that all elements are interconnected
internal dialectics
contradictions within relationship
connectedness-separateness
need for parter, need for space (internal)
certainty-uncertainty
need for predictability, need for new (internal)
openness-closedness
need to share, need for privacy (internal)
external dialectics
contradictions between relationship and external factors
inclusion-seclusion
need for time with other, need for time with partner (external)
conventionality-uniqueness
need to fit, need to be unique (external)
revelation-concealment
need to dislose, need to keep private (external)
inequity
imbalance in contributions
intrapsychic process
internal reflection
dyadic process
confrontation
social process
discussing issues with others
grave-dressing process
creating a narrative of end
resurrection process
preparing for new relationship
