QUESTIONS TO SHARPEN YOUR FOCUS

1		How many different synonyms and terms can you list that capture what Baxter and Montgomery mean by the word dialectic?
2		Which of the eight theories discussed in previous chapters would Baxter and Montgomery consider simplistic or antidialectical?
3		What conflicting pulls place the most strain on your closest personal relationship? What strategy do you and your partner use to deal with that tension?
4		Why wouldn't typical scale items like the one below reveal dialectical tension even if it exists? What do you want from your partner? Intimacy :____:____:____:____:____:____:____: Independence