PERSONAL

RELATIONSHIP

Ni Kadek Yuli Widyastuti

I Gede Wira Wiguna
Putu Eka Jaya Famugi
Virginia Helzainka
Cross Cultural Understanding
English Education Department
Ganesha University of Education
Singaraja – Bali
2015
Definition of Personal
Relationship
The concept of relationship is very broad
and complex. In our model, personal
relationships refer
to close connections between people,
Personal Relationship is the relation
between people, especially those between
friends, lovers and family members.

Example :
a). Mothers and their children.
b). Husband and wife or parent and child
 Interpersonal VS Intrapersonal
"interpersonal" refers to relationships or
actions that take place between two or
more people.
"intrapersonal" refers to things that go on
exclusively within one person.
Types of Personal Relationship
1. Family
Family (from Latin: familia) is
a group of people affiliated by recognized
birth, marriage and shared consumption.
The concept of "family" is an essential
component in any discussion of
relationships but this varies greatly from
person to person.
2. Friendship
Friendship is a relationship of
mutual affection between two or more people.
Friendship is a stronger form of interpersonal
bond than an association. Characteristic of the
friendship such as affection, sympathy, empathy,
honesty, mutual understanding and compassion,
enjoyment of each other's company, trust, and the
ability to be oneself.
3. Partnership
A partnership is the relationship existing
between two or more persons who join to
carry on a trade or business. Each person
contributes money, property, labor or skill,
and expects to share in the profits and losses
of the business. The partners in a partnership
may be individuals, businesses, based
organizations, schools and governments.
Circles of Friends
The Circle of Friends approach is a method designed to increase
the socialization and inclusion of a disabled person with their
peers.
Types of Circles Friends
a). Intimate Circles consist of two to seven people —
perhaps spouses or close friends. The group is already
bonded and members feel free to disclose their deepest
feelings to each other.
b). Intentional Circles consist of eight to twelve people
who are drawn together by shared desires and purposes.
c). Open Call Circles are open to anyone who is
interested. Your publicity explains what the circle will
do and mentions a meeting time and place.
Mobility and friendship
In other to make a connection, a
person tend to move to the place
where they can get friends.
Kinds friendship
 According to the article” Friendship and
Mobility” by Eunjoo Cho, Seth A. Myres, and
Jure Leskovec there are 2 kinds of friendship:
1. friendship created before the movement
2. the friendship created after the movement
Based on the book “Beyond
Language”
 A relationship that based on common activity
may end when the activity ends.
For example:
Student meet in classes and remain friends for
the duration of the course and then stop
seeing each other after the final examination.
 Instant Friendship

Instant is something that can be made very

quickly and easily.
Friendship is the feeling or the relationship
that friends have. Friendship can be thought
of as a close tie between two people that is
often built upon mutual experiences, shared
interest, and emotional bonding.
 Instant Friendship

• Characterizing instant friendships is the

appearance of two people becoming close
but, in reality, there is no strong bond
between them.
 Male – Female Relationship
• Equality issue
• Feminism
• Workplace  colleagues
• Informal  just friends
• Relationship
• Degrees of intensity: Casual - 3 dates rules - Move in
• Marriage
• Monogamous / Polyamorous
• Mixed race
• Same-sex
 Intercultural Relationship
Althen, G., & Bennett, J. (2011) Because of the inherent differences between
the message sender/encoder and the message receiver/decoder, the risk of
misunderstanding is particularly high in intercultural situations

Better communication with various cultures:

• Understand your own culture and communication variables: social
role/symbolism/thought patterns etcƒ
• Learn the communication rules for the other culture by reflecting on its
approach to nonverbal and other aspects of communication. Be sensitive to
verbal and nonverbal language codes, and use language appropriate for the
culture ƒ
• Avoid error interpretation that rely on the basis of your own social and
cultural values.
• lookout for cues that suggest you should change your own communication
style or your interpretation.
Intercultural Relationship
• Approaching Americans
– First move
– Time
• Approached by Americans
– Open
– Straight Forward
– Eye contact
 CONCLUSION
• when you are in a community where has
varied kinds of race, religion, believes and
other background of the member, being open
minded to different ideas is a must in order to
have a good relationship with each other and
grow friendship.
 THANK YOU

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