The answer to the question presented above would be 'the relative ages of the rock layers'. <span>While examining layers of rock, a geologist states that he sandstone is older than the limestone. The geologist has determined the relative ages of the rock layers.</span>
The connection–autonomy dialectic is where we want to be close to others but also seek to be autonomous; it is an internal struggle. The inclusion–seclusion dialectic is the external struggle between integration and separation.