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Broadest definition for defining families
Relationships are family based on if the partners act and feel like family
Opens up to less traditional families |
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Families are those that carry legal recognition of their familial status
Have established criteria for defining family
Definition evolves over time based on laws changing (gay marriage, adoption, common law marriage) |
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Family is based on DNA
Children are not definitive of families (potential for reproduction)
Consistent and simplistic definition of family
Doesn't look at the significance of the relationships |
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| The variable that explain family communication reside within each individual as well as within the family system |
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| Degree to which families create a climate in which all members can participate on any topic |
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| High conversation orientation |
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Decisions made as a family after open discussion
Frequent communication |
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| Low conversation orientation |
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| Less interaction among members |
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| Degree to which families stress a climate of uniformity of attitudes, values, and beliefs |
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| High conformity orientatin |
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Harmony, conflict avoidance, interdependence
Family first |
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| Low conformity orientation |
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Individuality
Less cohesive |
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| High conversation, low conformity |
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| High conversation, high conformity |
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| Low conversation, low conformity |
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| Low conversation, high conformity |
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