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Week 10: Interpersonal Relationship Types

Week 10: Interpersonal Relationship Types. Family Relationships. 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

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Week 10: Interpersonal Relationship Types

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  1. Week 10: Interpersonal Relationship Types

  2. Family Relationships • 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

  3. Family Relationships (cont.) • Characteristics of families • Defined roles (husband, father, son, etc.)- less so for gay & lesbian couples • Recognition of responsibilities • Shared history and future • Shared living space

  4. Family Relationships (cont.) • Family Rules • All families teach rules for communication, whether explicit or unspoken • Collectivist cultures restrict more information from outsiders (ex. Divorce, spousal abuse, etc.) • Rules should be flexible so special circumstances can be accommodated • Rules should be negotiable so all members can feel part of the family government

  5. Family Relationships (cont.) • Couple types • Traditional – sacrifice independence for relationship • Independent – stress individuality • Separate – relationship of convenience, not love

  6. Family Relationships (cont.) • 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

  7. Family Relationships (cont.) • Family types (cont.) • Conversation orientation – degree to which family members can speak their minds • High conversation – discusses issues and opinions • Low conversation – little discussion

  8. Family Relationships (cont.) • 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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