Human Sexual Behavior: Relationships

This is not comprehensive so please read the book

• Dialectics of Conflict (e.g., autonomy and connection)
• Rate of conflict
• Attributional Conflict
• Negative Responsibility Attributions
• Mastering  Anger
• Direct and Indirect Conflict Tactic
• Termination Stage of Conflict
• Active and passive modes of conflict resolution
• Types of Conflict Couples and rate of success
• Gottman’s conflict management advice
• Speaker-Listener Technique
• Interdependency view of Power
• Priniciple of lesser Interest
• Types of Power
• Power in verbal and nonverbal communication
• Equality in Relationships
• Rates of Assault
• Intimate Terrorism vs Situational Couple Violence
• Cohabitation and violence
• Why people stay in violent relationships
• Divorce rate in US
• Separation rates for gay/lesbian couples in civil unions
• financial independence and divorce rate
• levinger’s Barrier Model of break-ups
• Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation Model
• PAIR Project
• Emergent Distress Model
• Leslie Baxter’s study of college students break ups
• Pattern of Interaction post-break up
• Post divorce effect on income
• Parental conflict and child wellbeing
• Cognitive Interdependence
• Perceived Superiority
• Pre-Marital Programs and Communication
• Effectiveness of Marital Therapy
• Cycle of Violence, Characteristics of Victims and Perpetrators

50 questions, multiple choice, bring a scantron and #2 pencil