- Outline of relationships
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to interpersonal relationships:
Interpersonal relationship – association between two or more people that may range from fleeting to enduring. This association may be based on limerence, love, solidarity, regular business interactions, or some other type of social commitment. Interpersonal relationships are formed in the context of social, cultural and other influences.
Contents
Essence of relationships
- Main article: Interpersonal relationship
- Social relations – relationship between two (i.e. a dyad), three (i.e. a triad) or more individuals, that is, members of a social group). Social relations, derived from individual agency, form the basis of social structure.
- Social actions – acts which take into account the actions and reactions of individuals (or 'agents'). According to Max Weber, "an Action is 'social' if the acting individual takes account of the behavior of others and is thereby oriented in its course" (Secher 1962).
Types of relationships
Membership in a social group
Main article: Social groupA social group consists of two or more humans who interact with one another, share similar characteristics and collectively have a sense of unity.[1] By this definition, a society can be viewed as a large group, though most social groups are considerably smaller.
- Dyad – group of two people. "Dyadic" is an adjective used to describe this type of communication/interaction. A dyad is the smallest possible social group.
- Triad – group of three people. Less stable than dyads because two will tend to unite against the other one.
Family membership
Family –
- Household –
- Nuclear family (immediate family) –
- Extended family –
- Family-in-law –
- Complex family –
- Stepfamily –
- Dysfunctional family –
- Kinship –
- Consanguinity –
- Affinity –
- Fictive kinship –
- Marriage –
- Adoption –
- Divorce –
- Disownment –
Peer group membership
Main article: Peer groupOrganization membership
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. There are a variety of legal types of organizations, including:
- Corporations –
- Governments –
- Non-governmental organizations –
- International organizations –
- Armed forces –
- Charitable organizations –
- Not-for-profit corporations –
- Partnerships –
- Cooperatives –
- Universities –
Community membership
Main article: Community- Citizenship – membership in a country or nation.
- Neighbor – member of a neighborhood.
- Member of society – a society is a body of individuals outlined by the bounds of functional interdependence, possibly comprising characteristics such as national or cultural identity, social solidarity, language, or hierarchical organization.
Intimate relationships
Main article: Intimate relationship- Cohabitation –
- Committed relationship – interpersonal relationship based upon a mutually agreed-upon commitment to one another involving exclusivity, honesty, openness, or some other agreed-upon behavior. The term is most commonly used with informal relationships, such as "going steady," but may encompass any relationship where an expressed commitment is involved.
- Close friendship –
- Courtship –
- Long-term relationship (LTR) –
- Engagement –
- Marriage –
- Marriage partners –
- Types of marriage –
- Civil union –
- Domestic partnership –
- Familial relationship – relationship between members of a family. Family members tend to form close personal relationships. See family section above.
- Friendship –
- Extramarital affair –
- Love–hate relationship –
- Polyamorous relationship –
- Non-monogamy –
- Polygamous relationship – having multiple long-term sexual partners.
- Polyandry – having multiple long-term male sexual partners.
- Polygyny – having multiple long-term female sexual partners.
- Polyfidelity –
- Polyandry –
- Polygynandry –
- Polygyny –
- Romantic friendship –
- Relationship anarchy –
- Same-sex relationship –
- Casual relationship –
Professional relationships
Relations (relationship activities)
- Human bonding –
- Conflict resolution –
- Interpersonal communication –
- Social rejection –
- Christian relational care – religious approach of relating to those who are poor, marginalized, or considered to be outcasts from mainstream society.[2]
- Wedding –
Intimate relationship formation
Main article: MatingHuman mating is the process whereby an individual seeks out another individual with the intention of forming a long-term intimate relationship or marriage, but sometimes for casual relationship or friendship.
- Personal advertisement –
- Meet market –
- Flirting –
- Singles event –
- Courtship –
- Dating –
- Internet dating –
- Going Dutch –
- Dating –
- Endogamy – the practice of marrying within a specific ethnic group, class, or social group, rejecting all others.
- Hypergamy – act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status, or caste status than oneself.[3]
Sexual relations
Dysfunctional relations
- Dysfunctional family –
- Relational transgression – violation of implicit or explicit relational rules.
Abusive relations
Main article: Abuse- Child abuse –
- Elder abuse –
- Dating abuse –
- Domestic violence –
- Infidelity – breach of the expectation of sexual exclusivity. Also called "cheating".
- Nagging –
- Spousal abuse –
End of a relationship
- Breaking up –
- Divorce –
- Legal separation –
- Widowhood –
Reasons for ending a relationship
- Dysfunctional relations – see Dysfunctional relations section above.
- Irreconcilable differences –
Theories of interpersonal relations
- Socionics – theory of intertype relations[4] incorporating Carl Jung's work on personality types with Antoni Kępiński's theory of information metabolism.
- Attachment theory – describes the dynamics of long-term relationships between humans. Its most important tenet is that an infant needs to develop a relationship with at least one primary caregiver for social and emotional development to occur normally.
Relationship characteristics
Aspects of relationships include:
- Attachment in adults –
- Attachment in children –
- Interpersonal attraction – force acting between two people that tends to draw them together and resist their separation, which leads to friendships and romantic relationships. It is distinct from physical attraction.
- New relationship energy (NRE) – state of mind experienced at the beginning of most significant sexual and romantic relationships, typically involving heightened emotional and sexual receptivity and excitement. It begins with the earliest attractions, grows into full force when mutuality is established, and slowly fades over months to years.
Stages of a relationship
- Stages presented in George Levinger's relationship model:
- Acquaintance
- Buildup
- Continuation
- Deterioration
- Termination
Feelings and emotions
- Compersion –
- Intimacy –
- Jealousy –
- Limerence –
- Passion –
- Platonic love –
- Psychology of sexual monogamy –
- Unconditional love –
Sexual orientation
- Bisexual –
- Heterosexual –
- Homosexual –
Relationship partners
Terms for partners in intimate relationships include:
- Boyfriend/Girlfriend
- Confidant or confidante
- Family member
- Friend or Companion
- Life partner/Partner
- Spouse
- Mistress
- Soulmate –
- Significant other
- Sexual partner –
Relationship management
- Bride price –
- Brideservice –
- Love contract –
Relationship intervention
Lacking an interpersonal relationship
References
- ^ "Social Groups." Cliffsnotes.com. Accessed June 2011.
- ^ Frame, John Christopher. Homeless at Harvard: Street Culture Relationships and a Theology of Relational Care (Thesis, Harvard University Divinity School).
- ^ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypergamy
- ^ Аугустинавичюте А. (1996). Социон, или Основы соционики. Соционика, ментология и психология личности, 4-5. (In Russian. Title can be translated as Augustinavichiute A. (1996). The Socion, or Socionics Basics. Socionics, Mentology, and Personality Psychology, 4-5).
External links
- "What are friends for?" - three-part article in UK Guardian newspaper
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