Intimate part

However, some people may think that as we age our need and desire to love and be loved is diminished. After viewing the movie “The Age of Love” my eyes have really been opened to some new concepts about love in older adults. We viewed this movie as part of an assignment for our gerontology class. After the movie there was a panel discussion and we were able to ask questions. “The Age of Love” During…

Knapp (Glavin 152) states that relationships go through ten stages, five stages of development and five stages of decline. The model helps map out the growth and progress in interpersonal relationships. One part of the model is the five stages of coming together or escalation model The second part of the model is the five stages of coming apart or termination model ((Fox, Warber and Makstaller 2013). Using the escalation model I will explain the development of the interpersonal relationship…

satisfaction within the early stage of marriage, particularly when they suddenly encounter sex-typed roles after the birth of a child and when their intimacy needs are not being met. During the transition to parenthood, individuals who are in the middle part of adulthood report “having less time for friends than at any other time in their lives.” (Page 166) People who are in late adulthood tend to experience a revival in intimacy after adolescent children are launched. Compared to middle-aged…

In the story To Kill a Mockingbird, many events take place in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama during The Great Depression. A young woman named Mayella Ewell has an everyday battle with others views against her race, class, and gender. The argument is made to decide whether or not she is powerful, despite the fact that Mayella won the case in court. The amount of control she has over her own life, and others is what truly measures the amount of power she is believed to have. Mayella has very…

Technology is an integral part of most people’s lives today. Recent studies report that approximately 62.5% of the world’s population are smartphone users (Boal). This number is only expected to increase, reaching a whopping 90% by the year 2020 (Mlot). Another study shows that 58% of smartphone users do not typically go more than one hour without checking their phones (“Lookout”). Whether for work or entertainment, the majority of people use some form of technology at least one time per day.…

(Goldsmith 2010) An example of how to compromise is not trying to be the winner of a conversation, it is about hearing what your partner has to say and trying to see the other persons point of view. Bringing up past arguments or keeping a tally is not part of the compromising process either. It only escalates the disagreement. One of the major aspects of being able to compromise is to accept and follow through with the changes that should be made on the previous commitment. Do not make false…

illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship" (Turkle 1). Intimate relationships are decreasing because "[people] bend to the inanimate with new solicitude (xii).” Users tend to rely more on technology than on people, which increases the value one puts on social media versus the value put on intimate friendships. In addition, the verbal and nonverbal indications associated with face-to-face interactions are more intimate. For example, backchanneling, like saying the word…

Throughout the movie Her and through Theodore’s relationship with Samantha, Jonze emphasizes the downfalls of having a relationship solely through technology, with a lack of physical connection. In the movie Her, the protagonist Theodore develops an intimate relationship with his operating system, which has a female voice and has named itself Samantha. Their relationship evolves, from starting off…

Public being 12ft., Social being 4-12ft., Personal being 18in.-4ft., and Intimate being 0in.-18in. (Flottemesch 2017). We see in Say Anything an example of all of these. Public proxemics would be when Diane is giving a speech towards her class. While she was on the stage giving her speech, her classmates were in the stands listening…

Groups are an essential part of our social life. Groups provide intimate relationships and a sense of belonging, something that we all need. There are two focus groups in which you can specifically place people in; these groups are called primary and secondary groups. An example of a primary group would be family; family can be a small group of people who have given you a sense of identity. Within this group, you typically would have more of an intimate or face-to-face relationship. The second…