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1. Chapter 10: Interpersonal Relationship Types This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images; any rental, lease, or lending of the program. Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved

2. Friendship Relationships Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Characteristics Interpersonal relationship Mutually productive Mutual positive regard (liking, trust, support, shared interests)

3. Friendship Relationships (cont.) Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Friendship types Reciprocity – equal Receptivity – imbalance between giver and receiver but still satisfactory (student/teacher) Association – transitory (classmates, neighbors) Friendship needs

4. Friendship Relationships (cont.) Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 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

5. Friendship Relationships (cont.) Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 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

6. Love Relationships Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 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

7. Love Relationships (cont.) Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 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

8. Love Relationships (cont.) Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Love and communication Personal idioms Increased self-disclosure 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

9. Family Relationships Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 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

10. Family Relationships (cont.) Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Characteristics of families Defined roles Recognition of responsibilities Shared history and future Shared living space

11. Family Relationships (cont.) Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Couple types Traditional – sacrifice independence for relationship Independent – stress individuality Separate – relationship of convenience, not love

12. Family Relationships (cont.) Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 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

13. Family Relationships (cont.) Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Family types (cont.) Conversation orientation – degree to which family members can speak their minds High conversation – discusses issues and opinions Low conversation – little discussion

14. Family Relationships (cont.) Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 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

15. Family Relationships (cont.) Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 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

16. Family Relationships (cont.) Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 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

17. Family Relationships (cont.) Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 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

18. Work Relationships Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 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

19. Work Relationships (cont.) Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Networking relationships Informal – everyday interactions Formal – systematic and strategic Mentoring relationships Crucial for rising in hierarchy and developing skills Can be online

20. Work Relationships (cont.) Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 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

21. The Dark Side of Interpersonal Relationships Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Jealousy – a feeling in reaction to a threat to a relationship. Parts of jealousy Cognitive – suspicious thinking and worrying Emotional Behavioral Dealing with jealousy

22. Dark Side of Relationships (cont.) Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Bullying Verbal or physical A pattern Not illegal Cyberbullying Dealing with bullying

23. Dark Side of Relationships (cont.) Copyright © 2013, 2009, 2006 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Violence Verbal or emotional Physical Sexual Dealing with violence