Explain the four strategies for managing dialectics in relationships. Choose one and provide an example of how it relates to your own experiences

What will be an ideal response?


? Denial-partners claim no tension exists.
? Segmentation-partners segment their approach to certain situations.
? Balance-partners compromise between opposing dialectics.
? Reaffirmation-partners have competing needs but accept the tension between dialectics.

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If the traditional common law didn’t recognize an evidentiary privilege for journalists, under what circumstances did the common law recognize such a privilege?

a) the lawyer-client relationship; b) the doctor-patient relationship; c) the priest-penitent relationship; d) the husband-wife relationship; e) all of these.

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Empathy is related to perception in that

a. the more perceptive you are, the less empathetic you need be. b. the more perceptive you are, the easier it is to forget to be empathetic. c. empathy is facilitated by trying to perceive things from the other person’s point of view. d. empathy and perception are both a result of self-fulfilling prophecies.

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You find yourself in a culture where everyone knows where to stand, where to sit, and who starts eating first. Most likely you are in a(n) ________ culture.

A. implicit-rule B. Asian American C. acceptance-rejecting D. Northern European

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To clarify questions and help you answer them, you can:

A. Restate them in clearer language or separate them into two questions if necessary B. Only call on people who seem friendly and supportive C. Refuse to answer any that seem hostile or too vague D. All of the above E. None of the above

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