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| Family definition highlights five characteristics |
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1. families create a sense of family identity through their interpersonal communication
2. We forge family relationships through an early and impressionable period in our lives
3. Families use interpersonal communication to define boundaries
4. families share history
5. families often share genetic material |
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| wife, husband, and their biological or adopted children |
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| relatives living together in a common household: aunts, uncles, parents, children |
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| at least one child who is not biological offspring of both adults |
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| living together not married |
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| only one adult resides in the household, possessing sole responsibility as caregiver for the children |
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| family communication patterns |
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| beliefs about how a family should communicate and interact |
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| the degree to which family members view communication as the principle vehicle for maintaining family bonds |
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degree in which families believe that communication should emphasize similarity or diversity in attitudes, beliefs, and values
High: use their interactions to highlight and enforce uniformity of thought
Low: communicate in ways that emphasize diversity in attitudes, beliefs, and values |
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| high in both conversatiion and conformity |
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| high in convo low in conformity |
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| low in convo, high in conformity |
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| low in both convo and conformity |
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| Maintenance strategies for families |
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1. positivity: comm. up beat
2. openness: consistent, trustworthy, ethical
3. assurances: assuring how much your family means to you
4. tech: multitude of options for maintaining family ties |
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creating your own identity and connecting with your family
sharing activities, tasks, and cultivating social networks |
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| Balancing Openness and Protection |
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share personal info and protect ourselves from negative consequences of sharing
Family communication rules: boundary conditions governing what family members can talk about |
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| narrative accounts shared repeatedly within a family that retell historical events |
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| tell how two parents fell in love |
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| coping strategies family members have used to deal with major challenges |
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| three aspects of frienships |
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1.friendships are voluntary
2. rooted in liking
3. enjoyable |
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| friendships differ from other interpersonal relationships in several ways: |
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1. easier to break off we aren't as attached
2. expected to be more loyal to romantic and family
3. friends less likely to show public affection |
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| try to get together as often as possible, encouragement and emotional support |
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| value sharing time but only if they are available |
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-US frienships between women communal, men agentic
-women joy of companionship, men task oriented
cross sex friendships |
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| Friends with benefits relationships |
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| engage in sexual activity but not with the purpose of transforming the relationship into romance |
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| maintenance strategies for friends |
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sharing activities: friends structure their schedules to enjoy hobbies and interests
communicating openly: self disclosure |
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1. show support
2. seek support
3. respect privacy
4. keep confidences
5. defend your friends
6. avoid public critism
7. make your friends happy
8. manage jealously
9. share humor
10. maintain equity |
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