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Relationships
Prepare to discuss your model of relationship
breakdown
Breaking up is so hard to do…
Breaking up is so hard to do…Title: The breakdown of Romantic
relationshipsLO: To be able to describe (AO1) Rollie &
Duck’s model and Lee’s model of relationship breakdown
To be able to discuss evaluation (AO2) points of these models in a ‘burger’ style
Why do relationships breakdown?
Pre-existing Doom e.g. Romeo & Juliet
Mechanical Failure: Can’t live together
Sudden Death!! An Affair
Why do relationships breakdown?
More likely if…
•A young couple with children
•Lower Socio-economic status & low educational
attainment, different demographics
•Children of divorcees
Rollie & Duck (2006)&Lee (1984) Sort the stages
into the correct orderWhy have you put them in that order?
Lee (1984) 112 premarital relationships
1. Dissatisfaction2. Exposure: The reveal to the
partner3. Negotiation4. Resolution5. Termination
Rollie & Duck (2006)1. Breakdown: I cant stand this
anymore2. Intra-psychic: Justify breakup3. Dyadic: I mean it (Discussions
about saving it)4. Social Process: Inevitable &
public5. Grave Dressing: Story told to friends & new
life created
6. Resurrection: What I learnt, what will be different next time
Does it support or challenge the theory?
Tashiro & Frazier (2003) undergraduates surveyed after a recent break up They reported emotional distress & personal growth Grave dressing & resurrection helped them get over their relationship & get on with the rest of their life.
P AO1E Evidence: Outline the research AO2 LanguageE Explain how it supports the theory E Evaluate the researchL Link: Why does this matter…
Other evaluative issues: Culturally specific Retrospective data? Describe or explain? Femlee (1995) Fatal Attraction: We are ‘blinded’ by desirable qualities at the start of a relationship Sensitivity or Ethical issues with researching this type of information
Supporting or Challenging research
1. Choose an evaluation point from the previous slide 2. Create a burger paragraph (and 2 more for homework)
P AO1E Evidence: Outline the research AO2 LanguageE Explain how it supports the theory E Evaluate the researchL Link: Why does this matter…
Prepare this ESSAY!!: Discuss research into the breakdown of romantic
relationships (8+16 marks)
AO1: Rollie & Duck and Lee (2 paragraphs) AO2: Studies & Evaluation (4 PEEEL paragraphs)