Comm 145 – Chapter 10 Romanic and Family Relationships – Flashcards

Your _____________ is the family that includes your parents and your siblings. family of procreation family of origin birth family nuclear family

The practice of polygamy is, by definition, an exception to which social expectation about marriage?

Research has shown that much of the communication that typically occurs during the initiation phase is now being done online.

Gottman has discovered that satisfied couples maintain this ratio of positive to negative communication: 5:1 8:1 14:1 1:1

People in arranged marriages are typically unhappy with their chosen spouse.

Preliminary research has shown that, compared to heterosexual couples, homosexual couples tend to: display more overt hostility during conflict terminate their relationships at the first sign of conflict take conflict less personally avoid conflict as much as possible

Jordan wants to feel emotionally close to his girlfriend but he also wants to make his own decisions. Which dialectical tension is he experiencing? openness-closedness revelation-concealment novelty-predictability autonomy-connectedness

During conflict episodes, this family role involves agreeing with whatever is said in order to keep others from getting angry: computer distracter placater blamer

According to Gottman's couple typology, this type of couple handles their disagreements in a way that is open, but their discussions tend to be competitive rather than cooperative. validating volatile conflict-avoidant hostile

Mother, son, grandfather, and aunt are all examples of family roles. True False

Single-parent families include those with biological children, step-children, and/or adopted children.

At this stage of relationship formation, a deep commitment has formed and there is a strong sense that the relationship has its own identity: bonding integrating intensifying initiating

The denial strategy for managing dialectical tensions involves responding to only one side of the tension and ignoring the other side.

Most relationships end at which stage of Knapp's stage model? initiating experimenting intensifying integrating

From a systems perspective, which of the following would be considered examples of an open system?

________________ are behaviors that indicate to other people how much we value them. Affectionate interactions Supportive messages Compassionate interactions Confirming messages

This strategy for managing dialectical tensions involves compromising, or finding a middle ground between the two opposing forces of the tension: alternation balance segmentation recalibration

When one partner expresses a substantially higher level of interest in the relationship than the other it is known as

When considering a potential spouse, someone from an individualistic culture like the United States would likely ask: "What's in it for me?" "How does my heart feel?" "What will others think?" "Will this marriage last?"

Most relationships have some measure of interdependence; what differentiates them is their degree of interdependence.

The sibling subsystem is usually a child's first peer group.

Couples tend to progress through the stages of coming together in much the same way.

Elizabeth and Aaron had been married for 6 months when Elizabeth started to feel dissatisfied in their relationship. Although Aaron was a nice person and fun to be around, he didn't do any of the cooking or cleaning despite the fact that both of them worked full time jobs. Elizabeth's dissatisfaction was likely due to the fact that: Aaron exhibited a lack of commitment in his behavior Elizabeth expected an equitable investment in household chores from Aaron Aaron was enjoying too much interdependence in their relationship Elizabeth was conflicted by her own dialectical tensions between work and home

From a legal perspective, this is the most heavily regulated relationship in the United States:

The experimenting stage of relationship development occurs when people meet and interact for the first time.

This relates to the resources we put into a relationship:

Why is the discussion of routine, mundane tasks important to consider in long-term romantic relationships? Most of the communication that takes place in these relationships falls in this category. How to handle these issues can become a major issue of contention. The way couples handle these tasks reflects the balance of power in their relationship. All of these

Research indicates that most American households are headed by a married couple.