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CHAPTER 9 Dynamics of Interpersonal Relationships (Relational dynamics and…
CHAPTER 9 Dynamics of Interpersonal Relationships
Relational dynamics and communications
Relational maintenence: aimed at keeping relationships operating smoothly and satisfactorily.
Initiating: Show that you are worth talking to, towards others.
Intestifying: stage when spending more time together in the relationship or friendship.
Integrating: stage when you begin to take an identity as a social unit.
Bonding: partners make symbolic public gestures to show the world that their relationship exists and a commitment has been made. Ex. being married and going on trips together.
Differentiating: Often showes up in a coupls pronoun usage.
Terminating: When a relationship ends. Ex. note left on the table.
Stability-change dialectic: when partners decide to face each other outside the relationship.
Predictability-novelty dialectic: captures another set of tensions.
Conventionality- uniqueness dialectic: challenges that people in a relationship face when trying to meet others.
Communicating about relationships
Relational maintenence: communication that keeps relationships running smoothly and satisfactorily. What kinds of communication help maintain relationships?
Positivity.. keep going and being polite, avoid critisism.
oppeness: Talking directly about the nature of relationship, being able to disclose to the partner.
Assurance: Letting the other person know, both verbally and nonverbally that he or she is a big part of your life.
Social networks: being invested in each others friends, family, and loved ones.
Sharing tasks: helping one another take care of lifes chores and obligations.
Social support: i about helping others during challenging times by providing emotional, informational, or instrumental resources.
Informational support: the people in our lives can be helpful information sources.
Emotional support: sometimes support is best given by rolling up your sleeves and doing a task or favor to show that you care.
Why we form relationships
Appearance, most people claim we should judge people by how they act nt how they look, however in reality we always judge by appearances.
Online profile owners are also rated as more attractive when they have pictures of physically attractive friends on their site.
Similarity, lots of people look at the person and think about some similaritys they will have.
People are more likely to accept a request on Facebook if they are percieved as similar.
Similarity thesis is the most frequently discussed and stongly supported determinant of relationship formation.
Complementary: when each partners charactersistic satisfy the other persons needs.
Rewards: exchange theory, this approach means we often seek out people who can give us rewards that are greater or equal to the cost we encounter in dealing with them.
Rewards-cost= outcomes. This is the calculation on wether a relationship is a "good deal" or "not worth it."
Comparison Level: also CL. Minimum standard of what behavior is acceptable.
Comparison level of alternatives (CL alt): This standard refers to a comparison between the rewards she recieves in her present situation.