chapter 4 Flashcards
1
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functions of secrets
A
bonding avoiding external evaluations ensuring privacy protecting from outsiders isolate fam members
2
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partners have equal status in the system
A
horizontal communication
3
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partners have real or perceived power/status differences
A
vertical communication
4
Q
networks are developed to
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manage connection
5
Q
key person channels info from one person to another
A
Y-network
6
Q
one person is the clearing house for messages
A
wheel network
7
Q
exchanges between and among all
A
all channel network
8
Q
communication networks regulate our family
A
closeness and distance
9
Q
two types of narratives
A
stories
accounts
10
Q
- provide history
- sharing memories
- recounting immediate experiences
A
stories
11
Q
- explanations
- reasons for behaviors
- reasons for a situation
A
accounts
12
Q
functions of stories
A
- to remember
- to create belonging and family identity
- to teach expected behavior and deeply held values
- to develop family culture
- to provide stability across generations
- to entertain
13
Q
___________ serve as the foundation for family identity
A
communication patterns
14
Q
communication shapes and alters
A
family structure
15
Q
communication forms a
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relational culture
