Deck 10: Friendships in Our Lives

Question 1

For individuals socialized in feminine speech communities, closeness in interpersonal relationships is primarily achieved through:

A) dialogue.
B) sharing activities.
C) providing practical assistance.
D) confiding secrets.
E) nonverbal communication.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The dimensions of trust include:

A) a willingness to invest.
B) natural spontaneity.
C) emotional reliability.
D) intimacy.
E) positive regard

Answer 2

C

Question 3

People socialized in masculine speech communities tend to achieve closeness in interpersonal relationships primarily through:

A) dialogue.
B) sharing activities.
C) providing practical assistance.
D) confiding secrets.
E) nonverbal communication.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The nature and dynamics of friendships change throughout life. All of the following statements are supported by research about these dynamics EXCEPT:

A) toddlers may grieve when a friend moves away
B) adolescent females tend to define their friends as groups of people.
C) friendships in middle adult years tend to be difficult to sustain
D) elderly people tend to value long term friends with whom they can relive memories.
E) adolescent males have closer relationships with fewer friends.

Question 5

During this stage, each person checks out with other to see whether common ground and interests exist.

A) nascent friendship.
B) role-limited interaction.
C) moving toward friendship.
D) stabilized friendship.
E) friendly relations.

Question 6

Before marriage, only ____% of Japanese say they have closer friends of the opposite sex.

A) 90
B) 70
C) 20
D) 30
E) 5

Question 7

Friendships generally begin with:

A) nascent friendship.
B) role-limited interaction.
C) moving toward friendship.
D) stabilized friendship.
E) friendly relations.

Question 8

Ngoc and Nikole have been friends for many years and share a high level of trust. Their friendship is best described as being in the ____ stage.

A) nascent friendship
B) role-limited interaction
C) moving toward friendship
D) stabilized friendship
E) friendly relations

Question 9

The clearest indication that a friendship is in the waning stage is:

A) less quality and quantity of communication.
B) attempts to seek common ground during conflict.
C) involving others in activities and conversations.
D) relying more on general stereotypes and scripts.
E) working out rules for interacting.

Question 10

"Friends of the heart" are friends

A) who stay friends in spite of time and distance.
B) who mean a great deal to us at a particular time in our life and then remain in our hearts, but not as part of our lives.
C) with whom we do activities together.
D) from the past whom we remember fondly.
E) who we love more than other friends.

Question 11

Frank says he wants to go out to dinner and suggests a pizza at Mario's. His best friend Stan replies, "Ah, that's where we always go. I'm bored with Mario's. Let's go somewhere different tonight." Frank says, "But I feel really comfortable at Mario's-it's so familiar." According to your book, Frank and Stan should do all the following except:

A) engage in dual perspective
B) communicate honestly
C) grow from differences
D) don't sweat the small stuff
E) engage in stereotyping behaviors

Question 12

One indication that a friendship is in the nascent stage is that participants:

A) have less quality and quantity of communication.
B) attempt to seek common ground during conflict.
C) involve others in activities and conversations.
D) rely more on general stereotypes and scripts.
E) work out private rules for interacting.

Question 13

All of the following are external pressure to friendships except:

A) competing demands
B) sexual attraction
C) changes
D) geographic location
E) c and d

Question 14

According to a recent study, college students reported that the ____ of them have had sex with a friend of the other sex at least once.

A) 70%
B) 33%
C) 62%
D) 51%
E) 22%

Question 15

Women tend to provide more ____ emotional support for their friends than men.

A) diversionary
B) humorous
C) instrumental
D) nonverbal
E) verbal

Question 16

During this stage, friends tend to rely on general scripts and stereotypes, because they don't have enough personal knowledge of each other to engage in dual perspective.

A) nascent friendship.
B) role-limited interaction.
C) moving toward friendship.
D) stabilized friendship.
E) friendly relations.

Question 17

According to your book, all of the following is included in the nature of friendship except:

A) Willingness to invest
B) Emotional closeness
C) Acceptance
D) Assertion
E) Trust

Question 18

During this state, interactions are often awkward and laced with uncertainty because people haven't worked out patterns for relating to others.

A) nascent friendship.
B) role-limited interaction.
C) moving toward friendship.
D) stabilized friendship.
E) friendly relations.

Question 19

During this stage, we tend to rely on standard social rules and roles. We tend to be polite and limit personal disclosures.

A) nascent friendship.
B) role-limited interaction.
C) moving toward friendship.
D) stabilized friendship.
E) friendly relations.

Question 20

The initial meeting is the first stages of interaction and possibly of friendship.

A) nascent friendship.
B) role-limited interaction.
C) moving toward friendship.
D) stabilized friendship.
E) friendly relations.

Question 21

Compared to friendships sustained through face-to-face contact, friendships sustained via e-mail or the Internet are less personal and committed.

Question 22

An example of this phase is: A businessperson may joke or engage in small talk to see whether an associate wants to move beyond the acquaintance level of relating.

A) nascent friendship.
B) role-limited interaction.
C) moving toward friendship.
D) stabilized friendship.
E) friendly relations.

Question 23

An example of this phase is: One person in an Internet newsgroup invites another member of the group to engage in individual exchange of ideas.

A) nascent friendship.
B) role-limited interaction.
C) moving toward friendship.
D) stabilized friendship.
E) friendly relations.

Question 24

The milestones of this stage are that people begin to think of themselves as friends and to work out their own patterns for interaction.

A) nascent friendship.
B) role-limited interaction.
C) moving toward friendship.
D) stabilized friendship.
E) friendly relations.

Question 25

Geographic distance is the reason the majority of high school friendships dissolve when students begin college.

Question 26

Friends on the job help workers cope with pressures.

Question 27

Since there are no formal standards for friendships, there are also no consistent ideas for what counts as a friend or patterns of interaction between friends.

Question 28

An example of this phase is: After class, Jean makes a comment about the teacher to Paula. If Paula responds with her impressions of the teacher, she conveys the relationship-level message that she's interested in interacting.

A) nascent friendship.
B) role-limited interaction.
C) moving toward friendship.
D) stabilized friendship.
E) friendly relations.

Question 29

Women are more likely than men to sustain ties with friends who live at a distance.

Question 30

Although during the ____ stage friends are working out rules for their relationship, often they are unaware of the rules until later.

A) nascent friendship.
B) role-limited interaction.
C) moving toward friendship.
D) stabilized friendship.
E) friendly relations.

Question 31

In this third stage, we start moving beyond social roles.

A) nascent friendship.
B) role-limited interaction.
C) moving toward friendship.
D) stabilized friendship.
E) friendly relations.

Question 32

Women are more willing to tolerate less than ideal circumstances for being with friends.

Question 33

Women don't engage in instrumental activities such as doing favors with their friends.

Question 34

Many friendships never move beyond this phase.

A) nascent friendship.
B) role-limited interaction.
C) moving toward friendship.
D) stabilized friendship.
E) friendly relations.

Question 35

Friends settle into patterns of getting together for specific things like watching games or shopping and never expand those boundaries.

A) nascent friendship.
B) role-limited interaction.
C) moving toward friendship.
D) stabilized friendship.
E) friendly relations.

Question 36

Disclosures tend to be limited as are investments and expectations of support.

A) nascent friendship.
B) role-limited interaction.
C) moving toward friendship.
D) stabilized friendship.
E) friendly relations.

Question 37

We might make a small self disclosure to signal that we'd like to personalize the relationship or meet outside of contexts that naturally occur.

A) nascent friendship.
B) role-limited interaction.
C) moving toward friendship.
D) stabilized friendship.
E) friendly relations.

Question 38

People who have friends in their workplace are more likely to stick with a job.

Question 39

Men don't disclose personal feelings or vulnerabilities to their friends.

Question 40

When friendships deteriorate or suffer serious violations, communication changes in unpredictable ways.

Question 41

Identify the following:
Stabilized friendship

Question 42

Identify the following:
Waning friendship

Question 43

Women tend are more willing to tolerate less-than-ideal circumstances for being with friends.

Question 44

Women tend to be more willing than men to adjust schedules and priorities to make time for friends.

Question 45

Identify the following:
Role-limited interaction

Question 46

Identify the following:
Investments

Question 47

It takes money to finance trips and long distance calls and to pay for computers and Internet access. Thus, friends with greater economic resources are better able to maintain their relationships than are friends with less discretionary income.

Question 48

Identify the following:
Trust

Question 49

Mothers who sustain long-distance friendships report that, when they visit, they are seldom alone because their children need attention and care. Even though these mothers say they miss the intimacy of uninterrupted conversations, they value each other enough to sustain friendships under the terms that are possible.

Question 50

Friendships that survive distance involve frequent e-mail contact, phone calls, letters, and visits.

Question 51

Identify the following:
Nascent

Question 52

Identify the following:
Relationship rules

Question 53

Identify the following:
Dual perspective

Question 54

Research supports that employees who experience less social support in workplace networks are more likely to leave.

Question 55

Identify the following:
Friendly relations

Question 56

Another reason women and men differ in how likely they are to maintain long-distance friendships is that the sexes tend to have different views of the nucleus of closeness.

Question 57

Most friendships face the challenge of distance, and many don't survive it.

Question 58

The likelihood of sustaining a long-distance friendship also depends on other factors, such as socioeconomic class and sex.

Question 59

Sex and gender also affect the endurance of long-distance friendships.

Question 60

Identify the following:
Friends of the road

Question 61

How do friendships vary over time?

Question 62

Identify the following:
Internal tensions

Question 63

Identify the following:
Moving toward Friendship

Question 64

Bill Rawlins identified six developmental stages of how friends develop. Identify each stage in sequence and discuss characteristics of each stage. Feel free to use a real or hypothetical example to illustrate this general developmental path.

Question 65

Explain workplace friendships.

Question 66

Discuss the nature of friendship and give examples of each element.

Question 67

How do friendships vary around the world?

Question 68

According to the discussion in Chapter 10, members of the working class are less likely to sustain friendships over long distances. Explain why this is so. Your answer should integrate previously studied information about how class affects identity, lifestyle, and values.

Question 69

What are common expectations for friendships? Give examples of each.

Question 70

What are the principles of interpersonal communication in regards to friendships?

Question 71

Identify and discuss differences in the ways women and men, in general, communicate support to their friends. Relate the differences to what you have learned about feminine and masculine gender speech communities.

Question 72

Discuss all the challenges of friendships discussed in your book.