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Interpersonal
Relationships
Objectives Listen to the Audio Chapter Messages in the Media
at MyCommunicationLab
The television series Dallas centers on the
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
complicated interactions of a large family, as
➊ Describe the advantages and disadvantages of interpersonal do many other dramas and sitcoms, and
relationships and assess your own relationships in light of these illustrates in clear terms, some of the ways
advantages and disadvantages.
family members communicate with one
➋ Explain the stages of interpersonal relationships and provide examples another, admittedly in an extreme form. Both
of the types of messages that occur at each stage. effective and ineffective interactions are
➌ Define friendship, love, family, workplace, and online-only relationships. regularly dramatized in the words and
➍ Explain the theories of interpersonal relationships and apply the gestures of a wide array of characters.
insights to your own relationships.
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