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Week 11
- 1. Dr. Chris Bowen Beulah Heights University
- 2. o Men and women are not “opposites” o They are actually more similar than different o Differences are encouraged by socialization
- 3. o Gender relations are power relations o Patriarchies are social structures in which men dominate o Matriarchies are social structures in which women dominate
- 4. o Gendered roles – a person is expected to perform as male or female o Gender stereotypes – rigidly held beliefs that males and females possess distinct psychological and behavioral traits o Gender identity – sense one has of being male or female
- 5. o Parents, teachers and peers – important agents of socialization o Ethnicity and social class influence gender roles
- 6. COMMUNICATION, POWER, AND CONFLICT!
- 7. o Common complaint with married couples – don’t communicate o Communication includes verbal & nonverbal o Verbal and nonverbal must agree for communication meaning to be clear
- 8. Functions of Nonverbal Communication: o Convey interpersonal attitude o Express emotions o Handle the ongoing interaction
- 9. Three of most important nonverbal communication: o Proximity o Eye contact o Touch
- 10. Gender differences identified in both verbal and nonverbal communication Some problems in marital communication first arise during cohabitation
- 11. Marital Communication: Wives send: • Clearer, less ambiguous messages • More positive, more negative, and fewer neutral messages • Take more active roles in arguments
- 12. Demand-withdraw communication: • One partner will raise an issue for discussion • Other partner will withdraw from the conversation
- 13. Self-disclosure: • Important for healthy marriage • Requires: Trust and belief in the reliability and integrity of a person
- 14. Feedback: • Ongoing process in which participants create a given result • Modification of the participant occurs due to the process
- 15. Power: • Ability to influence another person • Six types of power: • Marital • Coercive • Reward • Expert • Legitimate • Referent • Informational
- 16. Conflict: • Natural in intimate relationships • Basic conflicts challenge fundamental rules • Non-basic conflicts do not threaten basic assumptions • Non-basic conflicts may be negotiated.