COMM 315 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Unrequited Love, Intimate Partner Violence, Domestic Violence
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Relational transgressions- occur when people violate implicit or explicit relational rules. Many people believe that romantic partners should be sexually faithful and that all close relational partners should be emotionally faithful, loyal, and honest. The top relational transgressions identified by college students are: having sex with someone else, wanting to, or dating others, deceiving others about something significant. O(cid:374)e part(cid:374)er sa(cid:455)s, (cid:862)trust (cid:373)e, i did(cid:374)"t do it(cid:863) (cid:449)he(cid:374) the other part(cid:374)er k(cid:374)o(cid:449)s this is false: (unresolved social allergy) Invulnerable responses-avoids talking about the hurtful message and involves acting unaffected by the hurtful remark. (ignore, laugh it off, or withdraw) Deception- violates both relational and conversational rules and is often considered to be a negative violation of expectancies. (hurtful message)/ been casted as a major relational transgression that often leads to feeling of betrayal and distrust. Communicate information that the sender knows is false. (fox news)
