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This document discusses communication within intimate relationships such as romantic relationships, families, and friendships. It notes that intimate relationships require deep commitment, interdependence, and constant maintenance. It describes different types of romantic relationships and families based on dimensions like ideology and conformity. The document also discusses tensions that can arise within relationships and recommends dialogic communication techniques like honesty, active listening, and constructive conflict to strengthen intimate bonds.

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CP CH 10 Slides

This document discusses communication within intimate relationships such as romantic relationships, families, and friendships. It notes that intimate relationships require deep commitment, interdependence, and constant maintenance. It describes different types of romantic relationships and families based on dimensions like ideology and conformity. The document also discusses tensions that can arise within relationships and recommends dialogic communication techniques like honesty, active listening, and constructive conflict to strengthen intimate bonds.

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10

COMMUNICATION IN INTIMATE
RELATIONSHIPS

Valenzano III, J. M., Broeckelman-Post, M. A., & Sahlstein Parcell, E. M. (2016).


Communication Pathways.  Southlake, TX: Fountainhead.
Intimate Relationships
• Deeply personal bonds that we have
with other individuals that are
accompanied by affective
communication and a sense of
belongingness.
Tenets of Intimate Relationships
• Involve deep commitment
• Promote interdependence
• Require constant maintenance
• Tend to be fluid, rather than static
• Require management of tensions
Romantic Relationship Characteristics

• Open vs. Closed


• Voluntary vs. Arranged
• Opposite vs. Same-sex
• Married for Life vs. Divorced
Romantic Relationship Types
• Three Dimensions
– Interdependence
– Ideology
– Conflict avoidance
• Types
– Traditionals
– Separates
– Independents
– Mixed
Family Relationships
• Three Ways Families Form
– Genetics, biology
– Law
– Role enactment
Families as Systems
• Open vs. Closed systems
• Families influenced by context
• Families foster interdependence
• Families are greater than the sum of
their members
• Families contain multiple systems
• Families establish change-resistant
systems
Family Types
• Two Dimensions Create Types
– Conversation
– Conformity
• Family Types
– Consensual
– Pluralistic
– Protective
– Laissez-faire
Communication issues within Families

• Communication may
– Strengthen family identity
• Rituals, story-telling
• Symmetrical interchange
– Negatively influence the family
• Patterns driven by power, status, and control
• Complementary interchange
• Enabling communication
Friendship Qualities
• Voluntary
• Personal relationships
• Spirit of equality
• Mutual involvement
• Affective ties
Tensions in Friendships
• Public vs. Private
• Ideal vs. Real
• Independence vs. Dependence
• Affection vs. Instrumentality
• Judgment vs. Acceptance
• Expressiveness vs. Protectiveness
Dialogic Communication in
Intimate Relationships
• Be honest about your feelings
• Own your own statements
• Focus on the other person
• Approach conflict constructively
• Welcome different experiences
• Discuss the relationship status

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