Relationship Paper

Instructions: The purpose of this assignment is to describe and explain a relationship hush you hate had with another person using some of the variables that govern and define relationships. Choose an individual with whom you have a social, personal or professional relationship of some duration. Answer the following questions based upon concepts discussed in the textbook and in class lectures. The evaluation of your answers will be based upon:

1) Appropriate application of the concepts

2) Specific Detail

3) Thoroughness of the explanation

4) Research done in the area of relationships

The length should be 3-4 pages (double spaced, no longer than 12pt. font). The Relationship Paper is due April 28.2016, and w ill he presented in class on that

1. Describe the nature of the relationship. Personal, social, professional etc., length of the duration and basic expectations.

2. Discuss some of the important rules that govern and define your relationship. Explain how they were developed.

3. Draw a Johari Window that characterizes your relationship. Discuss factors that are responsible for it.

4. Discuss ways your relationship operates as a defensive or supportive one. Consider some of the specific factors that contribute to that in various situations.

5. What means do employ to resolve conflict? What did the conflict involve? Discuss the length of time this conflict has persisted. Discuss strategies used to resolve the conflict. To what degree were these methods satisfactory?

6. Use at least two sources outside of your text (other than the internet). Be sure to identify your sources through a bibliography. You may sometimes paraphrase, but if you quote you must always make it clear that these are not your words, in your text.