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Interpersonal Relationships (Vocab (Personal relationships- meet emotional…
Interpersonal Relationships
Relationships can be easily distinguished into personal or social and voluntary or involuntary
Personal relationships are close, intimate, and interdependent, meeting many of our interpersonal needs.
Social relationships meet some interpersonal needs but lack the closeness of personal relationships
Vocab
Personal relationships- meet emotional, relational, and instrumental needs, as they are intimate, close, and interdependent relationships such as those we have with best friends, partners, or immediate family
Social relationships- relationships that occasionally meet our needs and lack the closeness and interdependence of personal relationships
initiating stage- people size each other up and try to present themselves favorably
experimenting stage- where people exchange information and often move from strangers to acquaintances, to the “sniffing ritual” of animals
intensifying stage-indicate that we would like or are open to more intimacy, and then we wait for a signal of acceptance before we attempt more intimacy
integrating stage- two people’s identities and personalities merge, and a sense of interdependence develops
bonding stage- includes a public ritual that announces formal commitment
differentiating stage- communicating these differences becomes a primary focus
circumscribing stage- communication decreases and certain areas or subjects become restricted as individuals verbally close themselves off from each other
stagnating stage-the relationship may come to a standstill, as individuals basically wait for the relationship to end
avoiding stage- may be a way to end the awkwardness that comes with stagnation, as people signal that they want to close down the lines of communication
terminating stage - can occur shortly after initiation or after a ten- or twenty-year relational history has been established
Social exchange theory- essentially entails a weighing of the costs and rewards in a given relationship
There are stages of relational interaction in which relationships come together (initiating, experimenting, intensifying, integrating, and bonding) and come apart (differentiating, circumscribing, stagnating, avoiding, and terminating)
The weighing of costs and rewards in a relationship affects commitment and overall relational satisfaction