marriage and family 1

15% of the reason you get a job and keep it and move ahead in it

because of technical skills and knowledge

the other 85% of why you get a job and keep it

people skills and people knowledge

__% of adults lose job by inadequate interpersonal relational skills

72%

72% of employees lose job by

inadequate interpersonal relationship skills

picture media paints

bears little resemblance to most relationships and families

children spend more than ___ hrs a day w/ media devices

7.5cg

children spend more than 7.5 hrs with

media devices

children spend an additional 1.5 hours…

texting

children spend ½ hr on….

cellphones

___% of population will marry at least once

85

___% of teens say they will want to get married

80

__% teens undecided on marriage

5

___-__% of teens are pessimistic about chances of success in marriage

70-80

four major types of relationships

1. family

2. friends

3. casual

4. romantic

family

group of people with kinship, whether through blood, commitment, marriage, or adoption

friends

someone you regard with trust, affection, and respect

casual

relationships with people who aren’t friends or family

romantic

tends to be a more serious relationship built on trust, intimacy, affection, and commitment

features of healthy relationships

• respect

• honesty

• trust

• communication

• boundaries

• equality

• separate identities

• safety

• enjoyment

features of unhealthy relationships

• mixed priorities

• exclusivity

• physicality

• unrealistic

• dishonesty

• authenticity

• substance abuse

• jealousy and fear

• controlling nature

• abuse