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Social Health
Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter in the text, the student should be able to:
1. Discuss the influence of social support on the social dimension of health.
2. Describe the skills that must be mastered to enhance communication.
3. Summarize the aspects of relationship building.
4. Discuss the ways in which digital communication has drastically changed the
dynamics of relationships.
5. Comment on the trends of physically intimate behaviors that have become
popular in recent times.
6. Describe the forms in which relationships can exist.
7. Discuss the signs of dysfunctional relationships.

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8. Summarize the different forms of partnering that people adopt during their
lifetime.
9. Explain the ways in which a modern family differs from a traditional one.

Chapter Summary

Social health can enrich our lives through healthy relationships. The ability to
communicate, develop satisfying relationships, and live in harmony with others is
an important factor contributing to social health.

Lecture Outline

I. The Social Dimension of Health

A. Social Health
1. Refers to the ability to interact effectively with other people and with
the social environment, to develop satisfying interpersonal
relationships, and to fulfill social roles.
a. Supportive relationships buffer us from stress and disease.
b. Social support refers to the way in which we provide information
or assistance, show affection, comfort, and confide in others.
c. More than any other component of social support, a sense of belonging may
have the greatest impact on college students’ health.
d. Social contagion is the process by which friends, friends of friends,
acquaintances, and others in our social circle influence our behavior and
health.
II. Communicating
A. Learning to Listen
B. Being Agreeable But Assertive
C. How Men and Women Communicate
D. Nonverbal Communication
III. Forming Relationships
A. Friendship
B. Loneliness
C. Shyness and Social Anxiety Disorder
D. Building a Healthy Community
E. Doing Good
IV. Living in a Wired World
A. Social Networking on Campus

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B. Facebook
C. Self-Disclosure and Privacy in a Digital Age
D. Digital Sexual Disclosures
E. Problematic Cell Phone and Internet Use
V. Dating on Campus
A. Hooking Up
1. Why Students Hook Up
2. Consequences of Hooking Up
B. Friends with Benefits
VI. Loving and Being Loved
A. Intimate Relationships
B. What Attracts Two People to Each Other?
C. Infatuation
D. The Science of Romantic Love
1. A Psychological View
2. An Anthropological View
3. A Biochemical View
E. Mature Love

VII. Dysfunctional Relationships

A. Intimate Partner Violence
B. Emotional Abuse
C. Codependency
1. Signs of Codependency
2. Enabling
D. When Love Ends
VIII. Partnering Across the Life Span
A. The New Transition to Adulthood
B. Cohabitation
C. Long-Term Relationships
D. Marriage
1. Preparing for marriage
2. The benefits of marriage
3. Marriage equality
4. Issues couples confront
a. Money
b. Sex
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c. Extramarital affairs
d. Two-career couples
5. Conflict in marriage
6. Saving marriages
E. Divorce
IX. Family Ties
A. Diversity Within Families
B. Unmarried Parents

Discussion Questions

• Discuss the concept of social contagion. Ask students if they have observed
this phenomenon and to share examples.
• Discuss the differences between the way men and women communicate. Ask
students to share their experiences communicating with the opposite sex.
• Discuss social networking. Have students give pros and cons of using social
networks in their own lives.
• Discuss the importance of friendships. Have students rate their top-five
valued traits in friends and share their results.

Classroom Activities

Activity #1: Social Support Groups

Purpose: To assist students in identifying the importance of their social support groups.

Time: 15–20 minutes

Introduction: Introduce students to the importance of supportive, healthy relationships.

Methods: Have students identify the five most important people in the last five years of
their lives. Ask students to categorize their relationships as positive/healthy or
negative/unhealthy relationships.

Discussion:
1. Ask students to share examples of the positive and/or negative ways people have
influenced their lives.

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2. Have students reflect on their past experiences and identify ways to choose healthy
relationships and/or maintain healthier relationships.
3. Relate relationships to overall health.

References, Readings, and Resources

Books
Robinson, Jonathan. Communication Miracles for Couples: Easy and Effective Tools to
Create More Love and Less Conflict. Conari Press, 2009.
Provides exercises for couples looking to enhance an already good
relationship or troubleshoot relationship problems.

Rainey, Dennis and Barbara. Starting Your Marriage Right: What You Need to Know in
the Early Years to Make It Last a Lifetime. Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2007.
The Raineys offer an upbeat and practical manual for marriage to guide
couples through the challenges they face as they start their lives together.

Bernstein, Jeffery. Why Can’t You Read My Mind? Overcoming the 9 Toxic Thought
Patterns that Get in the Way of a Loving Relationship. Da Capo Press, 2003.
This guide is the missing link for couples who want to beat the relationship
odds and sustain a loving marriage or long-term relationship.

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Audiovisual Resources
After Happily Ever After. DVD. New York: Films Media Group, 2010.
With half of American marriages ending in divorce, why does 90 percent of
the nation still enter into matrimony? Is the Western notion of permanent,
monogamous marriage entering a new phase, a more flexible and adaptable
one, or is it becoming obsolete? Are there alternatives that make sense? This
film presents an eclectic mix of couples (both male-female and same-sex) who
discuss how and why their unions have succeeded, no matter how quirky,
elusive, or poignant the reason.

Teen Romance: What’s Risky, What’s Not? DVD. New York: Films Media Group, 2009.
It’s safe to say that dating, sex, and socializing preoccupy most teenagers—
but how often do young people really benefit from and participate in their
relationships? This video enables students to see teen romance in a clear
light—exploring love, sex, friendship, and how easily all three can get mixed
up. With candid discussions about jealousy, trust, peer pressure, and effective
communication, the program focuses on the mental and emotional aspects of
teenage sex and romance, as well as the best ways to cope with rejection and
break-ups.
Viewers also delve into “cyber relationships,” both friendly and romantic, examining
what is gained and lost when technology mediates human connections.

Think b4 u Post: Your Reputation and Privacy on Social Networking Sites. DVD. New York:
Films Media Group, 2011.
Think b4 u Post uses a light touch to deliver some very serious information on how
people can protect their reputation and guard their privacy online while still having a
good time using social networking sites.

Internet Resources
CDC: Family Health: College Health and Safety
College is full of exciting new things, from meeting people to living away from home.
But, college can also be stressful as you try to develop new routines, live on a limited
budget, and manage responsibilities on your own. This website provides tips and
information to helps students stay safe and healthy in college. Specific information on
healthy relationships. Downloadable brochures.
http://www.cdc.gov/family/college/

National Healthy Marriage Resource Center

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Clearinghouse for high quality, balanced, and timely information and resources on
healthy marriage. The NHMRC's mission is to be a first stop for information, resources, and
training on healthy marriage for experts, researchers, policymakers, media, marriage educators,
couples and individuals, program providers, and others.
http://healthymarriageinfo.org/about/index.aspx

Social Support: Tap This Tool to Beat Stress

Having close friends and family on whom you can count has far-reaching benefits for your
health. This website shows how to build and maintain these essential relationships. (Mayo
Clinic)
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/social-support/art-
20044445

World Health Organization: Social Determinants of Health

The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live,
work, and age including the health system. These circumstances are shaped by the
distribution of money, power, and resources at global, national, and local levels, which
are, themselves, influenced by policy choices. The social determinants of health are
mostly responsible for health inequities—the unfair and avoidable differences in health
status seen within and between countries.
http://www.who.int/social_determinants/en/
Answers to Selected MindTap Activities
Global Health Watch
1. b
2. a
3. Internet regulations to protect other users from social ostracizing
Video Quiz
1. a
2. b
3. New York and New Jersey

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