chapter 1 Flashcards
communication serves to _____ and _______family relationships
construct
reflect
communication serves as the
process by which family members create and share their meaning with each other
families _________members into their values and belief systems
socialize
family members develop the capacity to
adapt
create connections
manage conflict
what is a family
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
persons feel and act like a family
persons represent themselves socially as a family
persons are emotionally connected as a family
role lens
law and regulations define family relationships
formally sanctioned by law
sociolegal lens
relationship is reproductive or potentially reproductive
sharing of genetic materials
biogenetic lens
the family is socially constructed through
communication
external boundaries managed through
- labeling
- explaining
- legitimizing
- defending shielding from attack, justifying or maintaining validity; response to direct challege
identifying familial tie through introduction or referral
“this is my younger brother garrit”
labeling
elaborating on a labeled relationship as response to an inquiry
“he was born when I was 20”
explaining
positions relationships as genuine and conforming
he is my full blooded brother
legitimizing
internal boundaries managed through ….
- naming
- discussing
- narrating
- ritualizing
development of internal family identity
“sister” often given to first born in past generations
naming
occurs when families have few role models for their form
naming when child adopted within the family
discussing
the emergence of family stories how families define themselves
passed on through oral tradition
courtship stories, birth stories
narrating
tending to the families “emotional business” as it relates to its identity
includes major celebrations
ritualizing
galvin et al.’s definition of family
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
types of families
- 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
types of family experiences
family of origin
family of procreation
current family
children have replaced older people as the nation’s _______
poorest
ave number of persons per US household
2.56
Majority of americans will marry at least
once
number of legal marriages has ________50% over 30 years
declined
males (27) and Females(26) are _____ at first marriage
older
average length of first marriages _______
8 years
divorce rate is ______
stabilizing
divorce rate of rate for second marriage is
60%
only _____of US adults are married
51%
most common form of adoption
open adoption
how have communication technologies added another dimension to family communication
working parents use cell phones to check on children
nonresidential parents and geographically dispersed family members use social media and real time technology
cultural influences
- definition of family
- family traditions and celebrations
- values
- occupations
- problem solving strategies
_______ of immigrants live in homes where no one over the age of 13 speaks english “very well”
28%
___will soon be the largest minority group
hispanics
what ethnicity group has the highest divorce rate?
american indians
what ethnicity group reports the highest percentage of married persons?
asians
