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1
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communication serves to _____ and _______family relationships

A

construct

reflect

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2
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communication serves as the

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process by which family members create and share their meaning with each other

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3
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families _________members into their values and belief systems

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socialize

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4
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family members develop the capacity to

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adapt
create connections
manage conflict

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5
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what is a family

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a family may be viewed more broadly as a group of people with

  • a past history,
  • a present reality
  • a future expectation of interconnection mutually influencing relationships

members often, but not necessarily are bound together by

  • heredity
  • legal marital ties
  • adoption
  • committed voluntary ties
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6
Q

persons feel and act like a family

persons represent themselves socially as a family

persons are emotionally connected as a family

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role lens

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7
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law and regulations define family relationships

formally sanctioned by law

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sociolegal lens

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8
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relationship is reproductive or potentially reproductive

sharing of genetic materials

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biogenetic lens

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9
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the family is socially constructed through

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communication

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10
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external boundaries managed through

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  • labeling
  • explaining
  • legitimizing
  • defending shielding from attack, justifying or maintaining validity; response to direct challege
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11
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identifying familial tie through introduction or referral

“this is my younger brother garrit”

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labeling

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12
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elaborating on a labeled relationship as response to an inquiry

“he was born when I was 20”

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explaining

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13
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positions relationships as genuine and conforming

he is my full blooded brother

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legitimizing

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14
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internal boundaries managed through ….

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  • naming
  • discussing
  • narrating
  • ritualizing
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15
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development of internal family identity

“sister” often given to first born in past generations

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naming

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16
Q

occurs when families have few role models for their form

naming when child adopted within the family

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discussing

17
Q

the emergence of family stories how families define themselves

passed on through oral tradition

courtship stories, birth stories

A

narrating

18
Q

tending to the families “emotional business” as it relates to its identity

includes major celebrations

A

ritualizing

19
Q

galvin et al.’s definition of family

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networks of people who share their lives over long periods of time bound by ties of marriage, blood, law, or committment, legal or otherwise, who consider themselves as a family and share a significant history and anticipated future of functioning as a family

20
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types of families

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  • two parent biological
  • single parent
  • blended family ( includes adoptive)
  • same sex partner family
  • foster families
  • extended or intergenerational family
  • intentional family( may be fictive, voluntary, or chosen)
  • committed partners
21
Q

types of family experiences

A

family of origin

family of procreation

current family

22
Q

children have replaced older people as the nation’s _______

A

poorest

23
Q

ave number of persons per US household

A

2.56

24
Q

Majority of americans will marry at least

A

once

25
Q

number of legal marriages has ________50% over 30 years

A

declined

26
Q

males (27) and Females(26) are _____ at first marriage

A

older

27
Q

average length of first marriages _______

A

8 years

28
Q

divorce rate is ______

A

stabilizing

29
Q

divorce rate of rate for second marriage is

A

60%

30
Q

only _____of US adults are married

A

51%

31
Q

most common form of adoption

A

open adoption

32
Q

how have communication technologies added another dimension to family communication

A

working parents use cell phones to check on children

nonresidential parents and geographically dispersed family members use social media and real time technology

33
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cultural influences

A
  • definition of family
  • family traditions and celebrations
  • values
  • occupations
  • problem solving strategies
34
Q

_______ of immigrants live in homes where no one over the age of 13 speaks english “very well”

A

28%

35
Q

___will soon be the largest minority group

A

hispanics

36
Q

what ethnicity group has the highest divorce rate?

A

american indians

37
Q

what ethnicity group reports the highest percentage of married persons?

A

asians

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