#1
Think of an example of conflict styles that you’ve observed in an interpersonal relationship other than your own (an actual dyad, or a dyad on television or in a movie). Describe the styles favored by the interactants. Was the conflict managed successfully? Why or why not?
#2 Read the lyrics to one or more songs about romantic relationships. You may use a song from the list below or you may select a different song (any love song will work for this assignment). Discuss how two or more of following key concepts from Chapter 9 or 10 are illustrated in the lyrics:
Social Exchange Theory (rewards) and/or other bases of attraction:
appearance, similarity, complementarity, competency, proximity, disclosure
Knapp’s Stage Model:
initiating, experimenting, intensifying, integrating, bonding, differentiating, circumscribing, stagnating, avoiding, terminating
Dialectical Tensions:
integration-separation, stability-change, expression-privacy
Strategies for managing dialectical tensions:
denial, compromising, alternating, compartmentalizing, accepting, reframing, reaffirming
Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love
intimacy, passion, commitment / liking, infatuation, empty love / romantic love, companionate love, fatuous love
Love Languages
words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, acts of service, physical touch
That’s the song ALL OF Me-JHON LEGEND
#3 Also describe examples of relationships in your own life that were initiated because of one or more of the 7 bases of attraction. Did the relationship (or relationships) continue beyond the initiation stage? Why or why not? Which bases of attraction do you believe contribute most strongly to long-lasting relationships?
#4. Have you witnessed an example of “lookism”? Describe the situation and how it was handled
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