Read Balswick, Fourth Edition, Part 5 (chapters 13 and 14) and answer the following questions. Single space acceptable, but leave a space between questions.
- Discuss why communication is the heart of healthy family life. Pages 239-240
- What factors in recent years have increased the individual sense of alienation and loneliness? Illustrate from your own experience. Page 242
- Discuss the effects of expressions of love, both verbal and non-verbal. Pages 242-245
- What keeps some people from expressing love? Pages 246-247
- What do the authors say about the problem for both boys to learn expressions of love and intimacy? Pages 247-248
- Explain the difference between how mothers and fathers typically express love toward sons and daughters. Pages 248-249
- Summarize the discussion on expressing love in marriage. Pages 249-250
- Summarize and explain what the authors call “a biblical model for expressiveness.” Pages 250-251
- Discuss four levels of conflict that typically damage family relationships. Pages 254-255
- What forms of denial often occur in family conflict? Page 255
- List and comment briefly on the fourteen rules of fair fighting. Pages 256-261
(This answer should be longer than the others) - Describe each of the various styles of conflict management. Pages 262-269