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Written Assignment: Analyzing Interpersonal Relationships & Conflict Styles

Part I:

Review the Skill Development Experience on page 152 of your textbook. For the four questions provided, write a concise reflection for each question.

•       Do the popular media approve of certain types of relationships and not others?
• ● How do the media “define” friendship, love, and family?
• ● What do the media say about the rules for relationships?
• ● How do the media deal with the dark side of interpersonal relationships,
• such as relationship violence and spousal abuse? 

Part II:

On page 161 of your textbook, different conflict styles are described. Using the questions provided in Table 8.1, write a concise reflection about which style describes you best. Consider how adopting a different style may be positive or negative for you.

Both Parts I & II should be included in the same Word (.docx) file and should total about one double-spaced page in length.

As you can appreciate, the avoiding style does little to resolve any conflicts and may be viewed as an “I lose, you lose” philosophy. If a couple can’t agree about where to spend their vacation, but each person refuses to negotiate a resolution to the disagreement, the pair may not take any vacation at all; both sides lose. Interpersonal problems rarely go away of their own accord; rather, if they exist, they need to be faced and dealt with effectively. Avoidance merely allows the conflict to fester and probably grow, only to resurface in another guise.