SOC 030 Lecture Notes - Gesture, Name Calling, Situation Two
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When the conversation begins with criticism or sarcasm. When discussing a problem both people say that the other person is the problem rather than the actual problem itself (ex: division of housework) 96% of the time you can predict how a 15 minute conversation will end after the first 3 minutes. When your spouses negativity is so sudden and so intense that it leaves you shell shocked and. When you just stop talking, it means you no longer care about what i"m saying . I can"t say anything when all you"re doing is screaming at me the whole time. Increases in blood pressure, heart rate and adrenaline. Also cause poor problem solving, and inability to concentrate. Men are biologically more easily overwhelmed by marital conflict than their wives. Men were originally hunters and women were originally child nurturers. When you or your spouse attempts to repair the relationship but it doesn"t work.
