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• Overview of Assignment: Relationship Analysis
Relationship with others is an essential human need. Relationships occur between parents and children, extended family members, friends, coworkers, and lovers in more intimate or romantic relationships. There are several factors to consider that have to do with relationships.
First, humans do not do well alone. They need to belong to a group and need to be in relationships with others. When belonging and relationship do not happen, loneliness occurs. Individuals learn attachment as children and these tendencies are carried to adulthood. When there are problems with attachment or situations that limit attachment such as childhood isolation or abuse, there can be significant relationship problems throughout life.
Second, healthy attachment (or overcoming attachment problems, in some cases) leads to attraction between people. There are several types of attraction. People can just like each other as friendships develop or as people become familiar with each other. Attraction also occurs when people have similar interests or beliefs or when they are drawn to personal attributes. For example, you might be drawn to (attracted to) someone who is warm or genuine or interesting or funny. There may also be physical attraction.
From initial attraction, there are several options. The relationship could result in friendship. Or, the relationship could result in intimacy or romantic love ending eventually in marriage or life-long commitment. Social psychology often is interested in how and why people are drawn to each other and how attraction and romantic relationship differ among people.
To prepare for this assignment:
• Review Chapters 8 and 9 of the course text, Social Psychology, focusing on why people need to belong and become attached and what can happen when these needs are not met. Also focus on the factors involved in attraction and romantic love.
• Watch the “Interpersonal Attraction” video from the Contemporary Videos in Social Psychology DVD. Again, pay particular attention to why people need to belong and become attached.
• Now think about a personal relationship you have or have had (or a relationship of someone you know well). This relationship may be a romantic relationship or a friendship. How do the concepts and theories you have explored in your readings play out in this relationship? Can you use these concepts and theories to analyze why the relationship is/was successful or is/was not successful?
• Review at least two of the following articles to explore aspects of attraction and romantic relationships in different cultures. (You do not have to read all of the articles.) Think about how different cultures view and behave in relationships. Notice the similarities and differences between that culture and your own.
o “The Influence of Culture, Gender, and Relational Status on Appearance Management”
o “The Many Meanings of Marriage: Divergent Perspectives Seeking Common Ground”
o “Cross-Cultural Dating Patterns on an Israeli Campus: Why Are Russian Immigrant Women More Popular Than Men?”
o “Emotional Expression in Tsukiau Dating Relationships in Japan”
o “Stories We Love By: Conceptions of Love Among Couples From the People’s Republic of China and the United States”
o “Importance of Marital Characteristics and Marital Satisfaction: A Comparison of Asian Indians in Arranged Marriages and Americans in Marriages of Choice”
• Think about how your relationship (or that of someone you know) might be different if you were a member of one of these other cultures. What would be different? What would be similar?
*The assignment 1 page: APA style format, No Plagiarism and must cited using references provided and must done according to the *Course Rubrics. Thank you
(1)Analyze a personal relationship you have or have had (or a relationship of someone you know well). This relationship may be a romantic relationship or a friendship.
(2)Briefly identify the type of relationship you are using as your example and describe it in terms of love styles.
(3)Select at least four concepts or theories from your readings that describe the relationship and how this relationship developed in more depth.
(4)Finally, select a culture presented in one of the articles listed. Make a brief statement about how some of the concepts or theories might be different if the relationship in your example occurred in another culture or if one of the individuals in this relationship was from this other culture.
Resources:
Course Text: Taylor, S. E., Peplau, L. A., & Sears, D. O. (2006). Social psychology (12th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall
o Chapter 8, “Interpersonal Attraction” (pp. 232–262)
o Chapter 9, “Personal Relationships” (pp. 264–295)
Article: Singh, R., & Clarke, G. (2006). Power and parenting assessments: The intersecting levels of culture, race, class and gender. Clinical Child Psychology & Psychiatry
Your choice of two or more of the following articles:
Yarhouse, M., & Nowacki, S. (2007). The many meanings of marriage: Divergent perspectives seeking common ground. Family Journal
Remennick, L. (2005). Cross-cultural dating patterns on an Israeli campus: Why are Russian immigrant women more popular than men? Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Farrer, J., Tsuchiya, H., & Bagrowicz, B. (2008). Emotional expression in tsukiau dating relationships in Japan. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Jackson, T., Chen, H., Guo, C., & Gao, X. (2006). Stories we love by: Conceptions of love among couples from the People’s Republic of China and the United States. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Madathil, J., & Benshoff, J. (2008). Importance of marital characteristics and marital satisfaction: A comparison of Asian Indians in arranged marriages and Americans in marriages of choice. Family Journal,
Media:Contemporary Videos in Social Psychology DVD “Interpersonal Attraction”
Assignment and Writing Rubric
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CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
(Does the content in the paper or writing assignment demonstrate an understanding of the important knowledge the paper/assignment is intended to demonstrate?)
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QUALITY OF WRITING
Writing is scholarly and exceeds undergraduate-level writing expectations. The paper
• Uses language that is clear, concise, and appropriate;
• Has few if any errors in spelling, grammar, and syntax;
• Is extremely well organized, logical, clear, and never confuses the reader;
• Uses a preponderance of original language and uses direct quotes only when necessary and/or appropriate;
• Provides information about a source when citing or paraphrasing it.
RESPONSIVENESS TO PAPER OR WRITING ASSIGNMENT
(Did the student respond adequately to the paper or writing assignment?)
Paper or writing assignment is responsive to and exceeds the requirements given in the instructions. It
• Responds to the assigned or selected topic;
• Goes beyond what is required in some meaningful way (e.g., ideas contribute a new dimension to what we know about the topic, unearths something unanticipated);
• Is substantive and evidence-based;
• Demonstrates that the student has read, viewed, and considered the learning resources in the course and that the paper topic connects in a meaningful way to the course content;
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