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Foundations of Relationships (Stages of Relational Interaction (Initiating…
Foundations of Relationships
Personal Relationships
- meet emotional, rational and instrumental needs
Example: best friends, immediate family, partner
Social Relationships
- occasionally meet our needs, not close or interdependent
Example: coworkers, distant relatives, acquaintances
Stages of Relational Interaction
Initiating
: scanning info you already know and expect to make relationships with others
affected by time
scheduled= better start
if you know the person the time past will affect the initiation
affected by setting
Experimenting
: exchanging info moving from strangers to acquaintances
common interests
hesitation or silence in first impression shows signs not to pursue future interaction
Real life: talking to others parents can be annoying because it takes effort to be polite to them
Intensifying
: indicating you want or are open to further intimacy and wait for acceptance before acting
can happen in matter of weeks, months or years
and invitation is an example
steady progress works best
asking favors is another example
giving nicknames or inside jokes
use of "we", "our"
Bonding
: public ritual that announces formal commitment
weddings, ceremonies
exclusive to romantic couples
can happen at any stage of relationship
risky
Differentiating
:
reverse of integrating
use of "I", "my"
caused by negative events
Circumscribing
:
drawing boundaries or lines
Stagnating
:
relationship paused or stand still
can last long
internal thoughts causing avoidance
Example from text: separated couple awaiting divorce
leading on occurs
some hope for rekindle of relationships
Integrating
: 2 people merge to form interdependence
mostly romantic
2 people as one in a invitation or card
Avoiding
can be direct speech indicating
physical movements
ignoring while being copresent
Terminating
:
geographic seperation
internal factors
changing values leading to termination or relations
analyze to end
Social Exchange Theory
Weighing the costs and rewards in a relationship
When you are not receiving "appropriate" rewards then you might negatively evaluate
Stable relationships have a balance of costs and rewards
We become aware of the cost and reward when going through a conflict
From text: We wouldn’t be very good relational partners if we carried around a little notepad, notating each favor or good deed we completed so we can expect its repayment.
