Baxter and Montgomery (1998) referenced Conville saying, “According to Conville, relationships spiral through four phases of relational transition based on these two metadialectics of change: security to disintegration, disintegration to alienation, alienation to resynthesis, and resynthesis to security” (pg. 7). Praxis is when a person is a member of a relationship and they are acted upon. Baxter and Montgomery (1998) further explain as “A focus on praxis obligate dialectical researchers to address temporality: past, present, and future are inextricably linked…” (pg. 9). Totality is referred to as “the inseparability of contradictions; one contradiction cannot be considered in isolation of other contradictions with which it is integrally linked” (Baxter and Montgomery, 1998, pg. 10-11). Contradictions are when two opposing poles exist and they allow dialectical tensions to exist. For example, connection and autonomy is the desire to be with one person and connect yet remain apart to have control over one’s own
Baxter and Montgomery (1998) referenced Conville saying, “According to Conville, relationships spiral through four phases of relational transition based on these two metadialectics of change: security to disintegration, disintegration to alienation, alienation to resynthesis, and resynthesis to security” (pg. 7). Praxis is when a person is a member of a relationship and they are acted upon. Baxter and Montgomery (1998) further explain as “A focus on praxis obligate dialectical researchers to address temporality: past, present, and future are inextricably linked…” (pg. 9). Totality is referred to as “the inseparability of contradictions; one contradiction cannot be considered in isolation of other contradictions with which it is integrally linked” (Baxter and Montgomery, 1998, pg. 10-11). Contradictions are when two opposing poles exist and they allow dialectical tensions to exist. For example, connection and autonomy is the desire to be with one person and connect yet remain apart to have control over one’s own