Flashcards

COM101_11

Abbey London English 8 cards

Cards in this deck (8)

1Relational Dialectics Baxter and MontgomerySocial life is a dynamic knot of contradiction, a ceaseless interplay between contrary or opposing tendencies
2Healthy RelationshipsCharacteristics: liking, trust, commitment, control mutuality (who decides the rules)
Behaviors: positivity (affirm each other), openness, assurances (of a future), networking (being in a community), sharing tasks
3Mikhail Bakhtin's DialogicsCentripetal Force (towards center): order, continuity
Centrifugal Force (outwards): change
4Relationships- always changing
- in the midst of a tug of war
interdependence <=> independence
5Relationship Tensions: Opportunities for Dialogue- communication process
- dialogue allows navigation
- self-disclosure and assurances
6Dialectic Tensions: Intergration vs. SeperatenessInternal (within the relationship):
connection vs. separateness
External (with the community):
inclusion vs. seclusion
7Dialectic Tensions: Stability vs. ChangeInternal:
certainty vs. uncertainty
predictability vs. unpredictability
External:
conventional vs. uniqueness
8Dialectic Tensions: Expression vs. Non-expressionInternal:
openness vs. closedness
External:
revelation vs. concealment