Family Studies 1015A/B Lecture 1: Chapter 1 The building block of relationship
27 Jun 2019
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Chapter 1
The building block of relationship
1. Solitary Confinement is punishment, as human are very social species.
2. The Seven Components of Intimacy:
(none of these components is absolutely required, some exist while others
absent)
Knowledge : intimate partners have extensive personal, share information
that not reveal to most of others
Interdependence : intimate partners have strong, diverse, and enduring
influence on each other
Caring : intimate partners feel more affection for one another than they do
for most others
Trust : intimate partners expect treatment from one another that is fair,
honorable, and benevolent
Responsiveness : intimate partners are more attentive to each other’s needs
and they support each other more effectively than they do most others
Mutuality : intimate partners think of themselves as a couple （us） instead
of as two entirely separate individuals
Committed : expect to continue indefinitely
Document Summary
Chapter 1 the building block of relationship: solitary confinement is punishment, as human are very social species, the seven components of intimacy: (none of these components is absolutely required, some exist while others absent) Knowledge : intimate partners have extensive personal, share information that not reveal to most of others. Interdependence : intimate partners have strong, diverse, and enduring influence on each other. Caring : intimate partners feel more affection for one another than they do for most others. Trust : intimate partners expect treatment from one another that is fair, honorable, and benevolent. Responsiveness : intimate partners are more attentive to each other"s needs and they support each other more effectively than they do most others. Mutuality : intimate partners think of themselves as a couple us instead of as two entirely separate individuals. Cohabitation : to test partners" compatibility, longer they cohabit more likely they later divorce (but if they agree to marry within 1 year)
