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| Theories of Relationship Development |
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- Uncertainty Reductoin Theory
- Attraction Theory
- Rules Theory
- Social Exchange Theory
- Equity Theory
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| Uncertainty Reductoin Theory |
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- Process of reducing the uncertainty about each other
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- People tend to develop relationship with those whom they interact with in close proximity, who reward them, who they consider attractice, who are more or less imilar in education, socioeconomic status, etc.
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- Relationships governed by a series of rules that participants agree to follow
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- People tend to develop relaitonships that are profitable or provide more benefits than costs
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- People establish relationships they see as equitable
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- A license to violate some relationship expectation, custom, or rule
- As relationship develops, so does license
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- Define the conflict
- Examine possible solutions
- Test solution
- Evaluate solution - accept or reject
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- Define content and relationship issues, be specific, focus on present
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| Examine Possible Solutions |
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- Test mentally and in practice
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- Fact Hat
- Feeling Hat
- Negative Argument Hat
- Positive Benefits Hat
- Creative New Idea Hat
- Control of Thinking Hat
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- The ability of one person to influence what noahter person thinks or does
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- Sexual Harassment
- Powerplays
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| Categories of Sexual Harassment |
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- Quid pro quo harassment: employment opportunities are dependent on granting sexual favors
- Hostile environment harassment: broader e.g. telling sexual jokes
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| Avoiding Sexual Harassment |
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- Assume coworkers are not interested
- Listen and watch for negative reactions
- Avoid saying/doing anything offensive
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- "nobody upstairs": individual refuses to acknowledge the others request, regardless of how many times its made
- "you owe me": others do something for you and demand something in return
- "yougottabekidding": one person attacks other by saying "you gotta be kiddin" or something to same effect to put the other's ideas down
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