Exam 10: Conflict and Power

Compare and contrast family roles and family rituals, giving concrete examples of each.

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

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

Elizabeth and Aaron had been married for six 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. Elizabeth's dissatisfaction was likely due to the fact that:

People use many strategies for dealing with dialectical tensions. Going back and forth between the two sides of a tension is a characteristic of which strategy?

In this marriage type, spouses adopt conventional gender roles and tend to avoid conflict:

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

When considering a potential spouse, someone from an individualistic culture such as the United States would likely ask:

In no more than three sentences, write a definition of family. Be sure your definition is clear about what counts and does not count as a family relationship. For the rest of your answer, defend your definition, making reference to alternative ways of defining the family and justifying why you defined it the way you did.

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

Jordan wants to feel emotionally close to his girlfriend but he also wants to make his own decisions. Which dialectical tension is he experiencing?

Which of the following statements about same-sex partners is true?

All of the following are characteristics of an intimate relationship except:

Define and give concrete examples of emotional commitment, social commitment, and legal commitment in an intimate relationship.

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

Give brief examples of each of Knapp's five stages of relationship termination.

What are dialectical tensions in relationships? List, define, and provide an example of the three most common dialectics that emerge in relationships. Of the three, which one do you feel is most important in a new romantic relationship? Justify your choice.

Explain the basic principles behind Petronio's communication privacy management theory. How do couples/families decide the process of sharing information? How are these rules communicated to others? What advantages are there to sharing information freely with outsiders? What are the advantages of keeping information private?

Which of the following is not one of the health benefits of marriage identified in your textbook?

When Kim described how her weekend plans fell apart, Dean said, "Not everything goes the way you want; that's life." Bret said, "I'm sorry your plans fell through; you must be disappointed." The difference between Dean and Bret's messages is reflected in which of Gibb's message types?