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In this chapter, I take a design approach to the study of marital argumentation. Two marriage education programs, the prevention and relationship enhancement program (PREP) and the practical application of intimate relationship skills (PAIRS) program are examined. Each curriculum presents communication tools/guides/procedures for either directly improving argumentation behavior or by indirectly improving arguments by enhancing the partners’ commitment and intimacy. After discussing specific communication tools from each program, I identify design hypotheses underlying the programs that can then be applied to more general issues related to argumentation theory.
Keywords
- Marital Argumentation
- Prevention And Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP)
- Design Hypothesis
- Fair Fight
- Marital Interaction
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Weger, H. (2017). What Can Studying Designed Marital Argument Interventions Contribute to Argumentation Scholarship?. In: Arcidiacono, F., Bova, A. (eds) Interpersonal Argumentation in Educational and Professional Contexts. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59084-4_2
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