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  2. Human bonding - Wikipedia

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    Human bonding is the process of development of a close interpersonal relationship between two or more people.It most commonly takes place between family members or friends, [1] but can also develop among groups, such as sporting teams and whenever people spend time together.

  3. Relational models theory - Wikipedia

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    The four relational models are as follows: Communal sharing (CS) relationships are the most basic form of relationship where some bounded group of people are conceived as equivalent, undifferentiated and interchangeable such that distinct individual identities are disregarded and commonalities are emphasized, with intimate and kinship relations being prototypical examples of CS relationship. [2]

  4. Social connection - Wikipedia

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    Social support is the help, advice, and comfort that we receive from those with whom we have stable, positive relationships. [11] Importantly, it appears to be the perception, or feeling, of being supported, rather than objective number of connections, that appears to buffer stress and affect our health and psychology most strongly.

  5. Interpersonal ties - Wikipedia

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    In other words, the B–C tie, according to this logic, is always present, whether weak or strong, given the other two strong ties. In this direction, the "weak tie hypothesis" postulates that clumps or cliques of social structure will form, being bound predominately by "strong ties", and that "weak ties" will function as the crucial bridge ...

  6. Outline of relationships - Wikipedia

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    A family tree displaying the terminology of relationships between relatives. Household — one or more persons who share main residence, and share meals or living space [2] Single person; Family. Single parent; Nuclear family (immediate family) Spouse. Husband; Wife; Parent. Father; Mother; Legal guardian; Child. Son; Daughter; Sibling. Brother ...

  7. Interpersonal communication - Wikipedia

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    Consonant relationships are when two elements, such as beliefs and actions, are in equilibrium with each other or coincide. Dissonant relationships are when two elements are not in equilibrium and cause dissonance. In irrelevant relationships, the two elements do not possess a meaningful relationship with one another.

  8. Family - Wikipedia

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    [56] [57] When a man is married to more than one wife at a time, the relationship is called polygyny; and when a woman is married to more than one husband at a time, it is called polyandry. If a marriage includes multiple husbands and wives, it can be called polyamory, [58] group or conjoint marriage. [57]

  9. Storge - Wikipedia

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    Storge is a wide-ranging force which can apply between family members, friends, pets and their owners, companions or colleagues; it can also blend with and help underpin other types of ties such as passionate love or friendship.