INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS CHAPTER 13 - Other Relationships Flashcards
Before Zick Rubin demonstrated it was possible to measure love,
psychologists spoke more generally about what?
Psychologists spoke more generally about interpersonal attraction.
As discussed before, what four kinds of factors were found to be important for social relationships?
(P, S, CC, & RL)
Proximity
Similarity
Chance consequences
Reciprocity of liking
As discussed before, what two dimensions of social relationships did Roger Brown identify?
(I & S)
Intimacy and Status
As discussed before. what four factors distinguish between friendship and friendly relations according to Kurth?
(VI, SU, LI & O)
Voluntary interaction
Sense of uniqueness
Level of intimacy
Obligations.
What are examples of commitment rituals?
Engagement and marriage which relate to public and private commitment.
As discussed before, what three social system problems did Kanter identify, and what six commitment mechanisms did she discuss?
3 social system problems/ 6 Commitment Mechanisms :
- Continuance (keeping people in the group)
- Sacrifice & Investment
- Cohesion (keeping the group from splitting up)
- Renunciation & Communion
- Social control (obtaining obedience to group norms)
- Mortification & Surrender
As discussed before, what four categories of factors predict Having a Current Relationship?
Motivation
Confidence
Readiness
Opportunity
In general, do the factors that predict Having a Current Partner apply to other social relationships?
Yes
In general, do the factors that predict Relationship Satisfaction apply to other social relationships?
Yes
In the Comprehensive Relationship Model, Relationship Satisfaction mediates between what and what?
Having a social relationship and life satisfaction.
Social relationships are often embedded in what?
In social networks which vary in the number of persons and the number of relationships among them.
Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes what to meet the various needs of an adult?
It takes a network of relationships to meet the various needs of an adult.
The inner circle of a Circle of Support can be visualized as what?
The inner circle of closest intimate relationships can be visualized as a life ring that buoys a person up.
Each relationship in the circles can be described in terms of what?
In terms of the Comprehensive Relationship Model
What are examples of ways that network members interact?
Since multiple CRMs occur in a network, the factors affecting one CRM may interact with factors affecting others.
- For example, approval or disapproval of a relationship by one network member may influence others’ approval or disapproval of that relationship or others in the network.
