Outline of relationships

Outline of relationships
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to interpersonal relationships.
Interpersonal relationship – association between two or more people; this association may be based on limerence, love, solidarity, regular business interactions, or some other type of social commitment. Interpersonal relationships are formed in the context of social, cultural, and other influences.
Essence of relationships
Social relations – relationship between two (i.e. a dyad), three (i.e. a triad) or more individuals (i.e. members of a social group). Social relations, derived from individual agency, form the basis of social structure.
Social actions – acts which take into account the actions and reactions of individuals (or 'agents'). According to Max Weber, "an action is 'social' if the acting individual takes account of the behavior of others and is thereby oriented in its course" .
Types of relationships
Membership in a social group
Social group – consists of two or more humans who interact with one another, share similar characteristics and collectively have a sense of unity. By this definition, a society can be viewed as a large group, though most social groups are considerably smaller.
Dyad – group of two people. "Dyadic" is an adjective used to describe this type of communication/interaction. A dyad is the smallest possible social group.
Triad – group of three people. They are more stable than a dyad. Reduces intense interaction and is based less on personal attachments and more on formal rules and regulations.
Household membership
Household — one or more persons who share main residence, and share meals or living space
Single person
Family
Single parent
Nuclear family (immediate family)
Spouse
Husband
Wife
Parent
Father
Mother
Step-father
Step-mother
Legal guardian
Child
Son
Daughter
Step-son
Step-daughter
Sibling
Brother
Sister
Stepfamily
Extended family
Grandparent
Grandfather
Grandmother
Grandson
Granddaughter
Uncle
Aunt
Cousin
Nephew
Niece
Family-in-law
Father-in-law
Mother-in-law
Brother-in-law
Sister-in-law
Kinship
Consanguinity
Affinity
Fictive kinship
Relation change
Marriage
Adoption
Relation end
Breakup
Divorced
Disownment
Emancipation
Widowhood
Household aspects
Caregiver
Gender roles
Household economics
Breadwinner model
Peer group membership
Peer group
Special interest group –
Pen pals –
Organization membership
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. There are a variety of legal types of organizations, including:
Corporations –
Governments –
Non-governmental organizations –
International organizations –
Armed forces –
Charitable organizations –
Not-for-profit corporations –
Partnerships –
Cooperatives –
Universities –
Community membership
Community
Citizenship – membership in a country or nation.
Neighbor – member of a neighborhood.
Member of society – a society is a body of individuals outlined by the bounds of functional interdependence, possibly comprising characteristics such as national or cultural identity, social solidarity, language, or hierarchical organization.
Intimate relationships
Intimate relationship
Cohabitation – living together without being married.
Committed relationship – interpersonal relationship based upon a mutually agreed-upon commitment to one another involving exclusivity, honesty, trust or some other agreed-upon behavior. The term is most commonly used with informal relationships, such as "going steady", but may encompass any relationship where an expressed commitment is involved.
Close friendship – being close friends
Courtship
Long-term relationship (LT —R)
Monogamy – having a single long-term partner or marriage to one person.
Polyamory – having multiple long-term lovers and/or partners.
Polygamy – marriage to multiple partners.
Polyandry – the marriage of a woman to multiple men.
Polygyny – the marriage of a man to multiple women.
Polygynandry – the marriage of multiple men to multiple women.
Free union
Engagement or betrothal; the period of time between a marriage proposal and the marriage itself, sometimes accompanied by the formal Church announcement of the intent to marry known as banns.
Marriage
Marriage partners
Husband
Wife
Types of marriage
Arranged marriage
Forced marriage
Cousin marriage
Open marriage
Civil union
Domestic partnership
Boyfriend
Girlfriend
Familial relationship – relationship between members of a family. Family members tend to form close personal relationships. See family section above.
Friendship
Extramarital affair
Love–hate relationship
Romantic friendship
Relationship anarchy
Casual relationship
Female-led relationship – woman or wife led relationship (FLR)
Business and professional relationships
Employer-worker relationship
Employer and employee
Coworker
Contractor
Customer
Landlord and tenant
Other types of relationships
Conservatorship
Enemy
Frenemy – a person with whom an individual maintains a friendly interaction despite underlying conflict, possibly encompassing rivalry, mistrust, jealousy or competition.
Godparents
Mentorship
Neighbor
Relations (relationship activities)
Conflict resolution –
Human bonding –
Interpersonal communication –
Personal relationship skills –
Relationship education –
Social rejection –
Wedding –
Relationship formation
Human mating is the process whereby an individual seeks out another individual with the intention of forming a long-term intimate relationship or marriage, but sometimes for casual relationship or friendship.
Personal advertisement –
Meet market –
Flirting –
Pick-up line –
Singles event –
Courtship –
Dating –
Internet dating –
Going Dutch –
Endogamy – the practice of marrying within a specific ethnic group, class, or social group, rejecting all others; in contrast to exogamy.
Hypergamy – act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status, or caste status than oneself; in contrast to hypogamy.
Sexual relations
Human sexual activity –
Sexual intercourse –
Swinging –
Dysfunctional relations
Dysfunctional family –
Relational transgression – violation of implicit or explicit relational rules.
Abusive relations
Abuse
Child abuse
Elder abuse
Dating abuse
Domestic violence
Emotional abuse
Verbal abuse
Gaslighting
Financial abuse
Infidelity – breach of the expectation of sexual exclusivity. Also called "cheating".
Extramarital affair
Adultery
Extramarital sex
Neglect
Spousal abuse
End of a relationship
Breaking up –
Divorce –
Legal separation –
Widowhood –
Reasons for ending a relationship
Dysfunctional relations – see Dysfunctional relations section above.
Irreconcilable differences –
Relational transgression – violation of implicit or explicit relational rules.
Theories of interpersonal relations
Socionics – theory of intertype relations incorporating Carl Jung's work on personality types with Antoni Kępiński's theory of information metabolism.
Attachment theory – describes the dynamics of long-term relationships between humans. Its most important tenet is that an infant needs to develop a relationship with at least one primary caregiver for social and emotional development to occur normally.
Social exchange theory – a social-psychological and sociological perspective that explains social change and stability as a process of negotiated exchanges between parties. Posits that human relationships are formed by a subjective cost-benefit analysis and the comparison of alternatives.
Relational models theory – a psychological theory authored by Alan Fiske proposing four elementary forms of human relations.
Relationship characteristics
Aspects of relationships include:
Attachment in adults –
Attachment in children –
Interpersonal attraction – force acting between two people that tends to draw them together and resist their separation, which leads to friendships and romantic relationships. It is distinct from physical attraction.
New relationship energy (NRE) – state of mind experienced at the beginning of most significant sexual and romantic relationships, typically involving heightened emotional and sexual receptivity and excitement.
Stages of a relationship
Stages presented in George Levinger's relationship model:
Acquaintance
Buildup
Continuation
Deterioration
Termination
Feelings and emotions
Love
Familial love
Parental love
Marital love
Brotherly love
Filial piety
Veneration
Romance
Infatuation
Intimacy
Jealousy
Limerence
Passion
Platonic love
Psychology of sexual monogamy
Unconditional love
Sexual orientation
Bisexual
Heterosexual
Homosexual
Asexual
Pansexual
Romantic orientation
Aromanticism
Homoromanticism
Heteroromanticism
Biromanticism
Panromanticism
Relationship partners
Terms for partners in intimate relationships include:
Boyfriend/Girlfriend
Confidant or confidante
Family member
Friend or Companion
Life partner/Partner
Spouse
Mistress
Soulmate
Significant other
Sexual partner
Relationship management
Bride price –
Dower –
Dowry –
Brideservice –
Love contract –
Relationship intervention
Family therapy –
Relationship counseling –
Relationship development
Terms for people who want to develop their relationships include:
People skills –
Communications training –
Emotional intelligence –
Emotional literacy –
Social intelligence –
Social skills –
Socionics
Lacking an intimate relationship
Spinster –
Celibate –
Romance and intimacy
Courtship –
Romance –
Pet names
Interpersonal communication
Face-to-face
Love letter
Telephone
Internet romance
Romanticism
Poetry
Drawing
Painting
Dating
Cooking
Couple dancing
Movies
Stargazing
Serenade
Intimacy –
Physical intimacy
Touching
Erogenous zones
Cuddling
Arm around shoulder
Arms around abdomen
Head on shoulder
Head on lap
Hugging
Eye contact
Holding hands
Kissing
Nuzzling
Emotional intimacy
Love
Acceptance
Jealousy
Empathy
Sympathy
Longing
Other
Emotional contagion – tendency to catch and feel emotions that are similar to and influenced by those of others.
Casual relationship – sexual relationship without the extra commitments of a more formal romantic relationship.
Relational disorder – mental disorder attributable to a relationship rather than to any one individual in the relationship.
Emotional tyranny –
Equal power relationship –
Fear of commitment –
Friend zone –
Internet relationship –
Quality time –
Reciprocal liking –
Respect –
Sexual capital –
Term of endearment –
Roommate –
Interpersonal attraction –
Broken heart –
Long-distance relationship –
Marriage – a socially binding commitment to a partner
Female-led relationship – romantic commitment where the woman is the lead and/or principle partner; often referred to as an FLR
Sexual infidelity – having a sexual relationship outside of a relationship that includes a commitment to have no other sexual partners
Sexual fidelity – not having other sexual partners other than one's committed partner, even temporarily
Serial monogamy – having a series of monogamous relationships, one after the other
Polyamory – encompasses a wide range of relationships, including those above: polyamorous relationships may include both committed and casual relationships
Relationship anarchy – a theory that questions the idea of love as a special, limited feeling that is only real if it is restricted to two people only, at any given moment.
Sexual promiscuity – having casual sexual partners at will (compare with chastity)
Affection –
Casual dating –
Kiss –
Kissing traditions –
Emotional intimacy –
Female bonding –
Life partner –
Limbic resonance –
MHC in sexual mate selection –
See also
Outline of human sexuality
References
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