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A Systems Approach to Marital Process
Author(s) -
Bockus Frank
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1975.tb00092.x
Subject(s) - negotiation , interpersonal communication , cybernetics , computer science , process (computing) , component (thermodynamics) , event (particle physics) , relation (database) , psychology , interpersonal relationship , process management , social psychology , sociology , artificial intelligence , engineering , social science , physics , quantum mechanics , database , thermodynamics , operating system
An event of marital communication and negotiation is conceived as a cybernetic system composed of many parts and stages, following the framework of general systems theory. Couple communication is presented as a feedback loop based on the congruent transmission and effective reception of personal and interpersonal information. Couple negotiation is viewed as a system in development. Connections between component subsystems are mapped along with the pathways of progression from one stage to the next. No subsystem is taken as final but is constantly reworked in relation to the system as a whole. Implications for counseling, education, and research are suggested.