In the first stage of Knapp’s Stages of Relational Development is Initializing. It is the beginning of a relationship in which you met each other as acquaintance. It is also known as the coming together in Knapp’s stage of Relational development. Initializing is the beginning of a new relationship and it is a stage that all relationships go through. (Alder, Rodman, & du pre, 2014, p.208). Being part of a team is part of forming a relationship. In 5th grade I joined the little league soccer team, the first practice, in which we all met, was the initializing of my relationship. We were all there for a reason and that reason was to play soccer and we all share that same common interest.
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The Integrating stage is similar to the Intensifying stage expect for that in the Integrating stage the friendship is more united (p. 208). The friendship is more united and each individual feels that they have a sense of belonging within the group. We all shared the same culture in my soccer team. Culture is a concept that applies to the Knapp’s stages of Relational Development. Culture is where each induvial share the same norms, traditions, and values. The sense of belonging is there because all of us in the soccer team shared the same Hispanic culture (p. 79-85).In my relationship with my soccer team, no one felt left out. As a team, in this stage and concept of culture, we figured out who played what positions and who went where, it united us as a whole team and we played together as one. Our culture united us as one.
Bonding is the next stage of the Knapp’s stages of Relational Development. Bonding is when the relationship takes the next level by showing the world that the relationship exist and is going steady (p. 208). At the moment, in this stage, all of us entered a new stage in our life called, high school. We all decided to be part of the high school soccer team. We went to high school together showing the world, in my case showing the high schoolers, that there was an unbreakable bond in our group and as friends. The bond was strong and was noticeable in this …show more content…
Circumscribing is when the communication of the relationship gets difficult. It’s not that the communication is misunderstood, but there is a lot of conflict and trust issues at this point (p.209). Many of the conflicts in my relationship, happened mostly in the soccer games. For example, one of the teammates may have missed the ball, causing the other teammate to think that that teammate has not put enough effort, and that started a conflict right there.
Stagnating happens next in the Knapp’s stage of Relational development. Stagnating is when the relationship keeps on going but the individuals are not happy. The feelings that once were felt now feel old and useless (p.209). Stagnating is a tough step in which my relationship suffered the most. Many fights, drama, and blaming happened in this stage. Mostly all of us were unhappy in the group and the desire to not continue with the group crossed our minds. Many could not stand each other, but still gave the attempt to work
The next stage in the Knapp’s stages of Relational Development …show more content…
The Integrating stage is similar to the Intensifying stage expect for that in the Integrating stage the friendship is more united (p. 208). The friendship is more united and each individual feels that they have a sense of belonging within the group. We all shared the same culture in my soccer team. Culture is a concept that applies to the Knapp’s stages of Relational Development. Culture is where each induvial share the same norms, traditions, and values. The sense of belonging is there because all of us in the soccer team shared the same Hispanic culture (p. 79-85).In my relationship with my soccer team, no one felt left out. As a team, in this stage and concept of culture, we figured out who played what positions and who went where, it united us as a whole team and we played together as one. Our culture united us as one.
Bonding is the next stage of the Knapp’s stages of Relational Development. Bonding is when the relationship takes the next level by showing the world that the relationship exist and is going steady (p. 208). At the moment, in this stage, all of us entered a new stage in our life called, high school. We all decided to be part of the high school soccer team. We went to high school together showing the world, in my case showing the high schoolers, that there was an unbreakable bond in our group and as friends. The bond was strong and was noticeable in this …show more content…
Circumscribing is when the communication of the relationship gets difficult. It’s not that the communication is misunderstood, but there is a lot of conflict and trust issues at this point (p.209). Many of the conflicts in my relationship, happened mostly in the soccer games. For example, one of the teammates may have missed the ball, causing the other teammate to think that that teammate has not put enough effort, and that started a conflict right there.
Stagnating happens next in the Knapp’s stage of Relational development. Stagnating is when the relationship keeps on going but the individuals are not happy. The feelings that once were felt now feel old and useless (p.209). Stagnating is a tough step in which my relationship suffered the most. Many fights, drama, and blaming happened in this stage. Mostly all of us were unhappy in the group and the desire to not continue with the group crossed our minds. Many could not stand each other, but still gave the attempt to work