CH 10: Interpersonal Relationship Types (slide 1)

Chapter 10: Interpersonal Relationship Types

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CH 10: Interpersonal Relationship Types (slide 2)

Friendship Relationships

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1. Characteristics Interpersonal relationship Mutually productive Mutual positive regard (liking, trust, support,

shared interests)

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Friendship Relationships (cont.)

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2. Friendship types Reciprocity – equal Receptivity – imbalance between giver and

receiver but still satisfactory (student/teacher) Association – transitory (classmates, neighbors)

3. Friendship needs

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Friendship Relationships (cont.)

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4. Friendship and communication Relationship theories from Chapter 9 apply Three stages of friendship

Contact – hesitant Involvement – dyadic consciousness Close and intimate friendship – exclusive unit; make

sacrifices

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Friendship Relationships (cont.)

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5. Culture, gender, and technology Culture – collectivist cultures value frienships

more than individualist cultures do Gender – women’s friendships are built on

disclosure and intimacy; men’s are built on shared activities

Technology – network convergence: as friends grow close, their online social networks overlap

CH 10: Interpersonal Relationship Types (slide 6)

Love Relationships

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Love is a feeling characterized by closeness, caring, intimacy, passion, and commitment

Love is an interpersonal relationship developed, maintained, and sometimes destroyed by communication

Communication skills can enhance a love relationship

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Love Relationships (cont.)

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1. Six love types Eros – beauty and sexuality Ludus – entertainment and excitement Storge – peaceful and slow Pragma – practical and traditional Mania – elation and depression Agape – compassionate and selfless

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Love Relationships (cont.)

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2. Love and communication Personal idioms Increased self-disclosure

3. Love, culture, gender, and technology Culture – individualist cultures value love

relationships; collectivist cultures value friendship

Gender – men tend to be more romantic and less realistic about love than women are

CH 10: Interpersonal Relationship Types (slide 9)

Family Relationships

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Family includes the children, relatives, and assorted significant others surrounding a primary relationship

A primary relationship denotes the two relationship between the two principal parties

Communication patterns of nuclear families apply to all forms of families

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Family Relationships (cont.)

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1. Characteristics of families Defined roles Recognition of responsibilities Shared history and future Shared living space

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Family Relationships (cont.)

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2. Couple types Traditional – sacrifice independence for

relationship Independent – stress individuality Separate – relationship of convenience, not love

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Family Relationships (cont.)

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3. Family types Conformity orientation – degree to which family

members agree on attitudes, values, and beliefs High conformity – harmonious; children agree with

parents Low conformity – greater conflict; children permitted

to disagree with parents

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Family Relationships (cont.)

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3. Family types (cont.) Conversation orientation – degree to which

family members can speak their minds High conversation – discusses issues and opinions Low conversation – little discussion

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Family Relationships (cont.)

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3. Family types (cont.) Four types

Consensual – high conversation, high conformity; open communication and disagreement

Protective – high conformity, low conversation; stress agreement, avoid conflict

Pluralistic – low conformity, high conversation; encourages different attitudes, open communication

Laissez-faire – low conformity, low conversation; avoid interaction and confrontation, value privacy

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Family Relationships (cont.)

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4. Family and communication Equality pattern

Equal share in communication transaction Equal power Equitable relationship

Balanced split pattern Equal relationship but each is dominant in a specific

domain

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Family Relationships (cont.)

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4. Family and communication (cont.) Unbalanced split pattern

One person is more regularly in control of the relationship

More powerful – looks, expertise, money, Monopoly pattern

One person is the authority, controls the other Lectures instead of communicates

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Family Relationships (cont.)

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5. Family, culture, gender, and technology (cont.) Culture and families – cultural differences

influences families and family relationships Gender and families – in some cultures only

males can dissolve a marriage Technology and families – in some cases,

technology contributes to decreased family communication

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Work Relationships

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1. Types of workplace communication Lateral communication – between equals Upward communication – lower to upper levels

in the hierarchy Downward communication – higher to lower

levels Grapevine messages – don’t follow formal lines;

not yet public, more interpersonal messages

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Work Relationships (cont.)

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2. Networking relationships Informal – everyday interactions Formal – systematic and strategic

3. Mentoring relationships Crucial for rising in hierarchy and developing

skills Can be online

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Work Relationships (cont.)

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4. Romantic relationships at work Advantages

Easy place to meet romantic partner Can lead to greater work satisfaction

Disadvantages Can cause negative gossip Can cause problems for managers Can cause problems for one-sided romances or after

a break-up

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The Dark Side of Interpersonal Relationships

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1. Jealousy – a feeling in reaction to a threat to a relationship. Parts of jealousy

Cognitive – suspicious thinking and worrying Emotional Behavioral

Dealing with jealousy

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Dark Side of Relationships (cont.)

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2. Bullying Verbal or physical A pattern Not illegal Cyberbullying Dealing with bullying

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Dark Side of Relationships (cont.)

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3. Violence Verbal or emotional Physical Sexual Dealing with violence