CMST 3115 : CMST 3115 Final Exam Review
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Gl: gendered close relationships: male deficit vs. alternate path model. Differences in masculine and feminine orientations to close relationships usually, but not always, coincide with male and female approaches to relationships. The male deficit model: maintains that men are less skilled in developing and sustaining personal relationships, assumption is that verbal, emotional, expressiveness and personal disclosures are the best ways to create closeness. It does not presume that masculine people lack feelings or that emotional depth is unimportant in their lives. Co-rumination: frequent and excessive talk about the same issues. Emotional contagion: bringing your friends down with your negative emotions: feminine vs. masculine friendships. A majority of women regard talk as the primary way to build and enrich friendships. By sharing details of lives, women feel intimately connected to one another. Women"s friendships are an evolving dialogue through which initially separate worlds are woven together into a common one.
