Real Communication An Introduction

Chapter 7  Developing and Maintaining Relationships 205 Strategy Remember what made you interested in the relationship in the fi ...

206 Part 2  Interpersonal Communication of married couples reported money as a culprit in marital distress (“Money,” 2006). Roma ...

Chapter 7  Developing and Maintaining Relationships 207 Repair Stage A relationship in decline is not necessarily doomed to fail ...

might find that the problems that pushed them apart remain or have intensified. But research reveals that there are a few tactic ...

Chapter 7  Developing and Maintaining Relationships 209 Mary and Justin At the beginning of this chapter, we met Mary and Justin ...

210 Part 2  Interpersonal Communication self-disclosures increase or decrease your intimacy? Reflect on these lists as you self- ...

211 A Study Tool Now that you have finished reading this chapter, you can: Explain key aspects of interpersonal relationships: c ...

True bullying differs from two-way conflicts or drama, in which both participants play a role. Weston Colton/Getty Images Learni ...

Students don’t need to be told that kids can be mean. They’ve all seen a fellow student being harassed, physically or verbally, ...

214 ealing with conflict—be it with a romantic partner, a family member, a colleague, a classmate, or an institution—can be hard ...

Chapter 8  Managing Conflict in Relationships 215 & Nagel, 2013), as well as personal health problems, including sleep disru ...

216 Part 2  Interpersonal Communication to go on record with their opinions on bills being considered and to try to persuade the ...

Chapter 8  Managing Conflict in Relationships 217 Conflict Triggers c “He was drinking from the milk carton again. I caught him. ...

218 Part 2  Interpersonal Communication Unbalanced Costs and Rewards Your roommate is annoyed that you keep eating her food; you ...

Chapter 8  Managing Conflict in Relationships 219 Factors Affecting Conflict We’ve just looked at triggers that can cause a conf ...

220 Part 2  Interpersonal Communication that those who have positive views about conflict spend time imagining conflicts with ot ...

Chapter 8  Managing Conflict in Relationships 221 c Uncertain climates are those in which at least one of the people involved is ...

222 Part 2  Interpersonal Communication a father to his son and new baby daughter. Although others in the group want him to step ...

Chapter 8  Managing Conflict in Relationships 223 indirect verbal messages and nonverbal communication than on what is actually ...

224 Part 2  Interpersonal Communication Differences between men and women reflect one important way that our co- cultures affect ...