Chapter Nine: Communication in Personal Relationships

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Ch9: Communication in Personal Relationships Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 3 Personal Relationships... …are voluntary commitment between irreplaceable individuals who are influenced by rules, relational dialectics, and surrounding contexts.

Ch9: Communication in Personal Relationships Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 4 Defining Personal Relationships   Uniqueness   Commitment   Passion   Investment   Relationship Rules   Affected by Context

Ch9: Communication in Personal Relationships Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 5 Defining Personal Relationships   Relational Dialectics   Autonomy/Connection   Novelty/Predictability   Openness/Closedness

Ch9: Communication in Personal Relationships Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 6 Managing Dialectics   Neutralization   Separation   Segmentation   Reframing

Ch9: Communication in Personal Relationships Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 7 Evolutionary Course of Personal Relationships Friendships   Role-limited Interaction   Friendly Relations   Moving towards Friendship Microsoft Image

Ch9: Communication in Personal Relationships Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 8 Evolutionary Course of Personal Relationships Friendships   Nascent Friendship   Stabilized Friendship   Waning Friendship Microsoft Image

Ch9: Communication in Personal Relationships Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 9 Romantic Relationships Escalation   Individuals   Invitational Communication   Explorational Communication   Intensifying Communication   Revising Communication Microsoft Image

Ch9: Communication in Personal Relationships Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 10 Romantic Relationships Navigation   Ongoing Process of Communicating to Sustain Intimacy   Preventive Maintenance and Repairs   Relational Culture

Ch9: Communication in Personal Relationships Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 11 Romantic Relationships Deterioration   Intrapsychic Processes   Dyadic Processes   Social Support Processes   Grave Dressing Processes   Resurrection Processes Microsoft Image

Ch9: Communication in Personal Relationships Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 12 Challenges in Personal Relationships   Adapting to Diverse Communication Styles   Dealing with Distance   Creating Equitable Romantic Relationships   Resisting Violence and Abuse Violence in Relationships Violence in Relationships

Ch9: Communication in Personal Relationships Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 13 Abuse in Relationships The Cycle of Abuse Stage 1 Tension Stage 2 Explosion Stage 3 Remorse Stage 4 Honeymoon

Ch9: Communication in Personal Relationships Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 14 Violence in Relationships

Ch9: Communication in Personal Relationships Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 15 Negotiating Safer Sex Barriers to Safe Sex   More Embarrassed to Talk about Sex than to Have it   Erroneous and Dangerous Misconceptions   Debilitated by Drugs or Alcohol

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