RELATIONSHIPS

Duck’s phase model of dissolution – Task

• Listen to the podcast on Duck’s phase model of dissolution and answer the following questions

1] What percentage of marriages end in divorce?

2] In 2013 what was the financial cost to the economy of family breakdown?

3] Outline Duck’s three general reasons for relationship failure

4] What other factors does Duck believe are involved in relationship break-ups?

5] Explain why the reasons people give to others about why their relationships fail are more informative than the real reasons

6] Name and outline Duck’s four phases of relationship dissolution

7] Name and outline the fifth phase that Duck & Rollie added to the theory in 2006

8] Explain why the addition of the fifth phase is a good example of how science works

9] What evidence is there for the existence of the intrapsychic phase?

10] What evidence is there for gender differences in reasons for relationship dissolution?

11] Explain why Duck’s theory could be argued to have face validity

12] Explain what negative criticisms can be made of Duck’s theory?

• You may find that you need to listen to the podcast more than once to achieve this