Learning Objectives
- Discuss the functions and needs relationships serve
- Identify characteristics distinguishing one relationship from another
- Describe factors influencing interpersonal attraction
- Explain the relationship spectrum using Rawlins’s friendship model, Sternberg’s triangle of love, and Knapp and Vangelisti’s relationship model to distinguish among acquaintanceships, friendships, and romantic relationships
- Identify how culture, gender, and media and technology impact the nature of our relationships
- Apply specific techniques to facilitate mastery of relationship dynamics