Exam 3.2 Privacy and Family Comm

Question 1

what is private info

Answer 1

sensitive info ppl don’t share w/ everyone

Question 2

is telling private information and self disclosure the same? why? why not?

Answer 2

no, because it can be info about oneself or other as well

Question 3

what does CPM theory suggest about people’s right to private information?

Answer 3

ppl believe they have a right to own and regulate access to their private info

Question 4

what are the 6 core arguments of communication privacy theory

Answer 4

1. dialectical tension of revealing/concealing
2. ppl believe they own their private info
3. ppl develop/acquire rules for how they share their private info
4. receiver of private info becomes co-owners
5. rights/responsibilities of co-owner
6. boundary turbulence exist when rule not followed and info shared w/ others

Question 5

what are the two criteria for making up rules on how private info is shared

Answer 5

1. explicit rules: dont tell anyone, clear/concise

2. implicit rules: not making direct statement. nature of relationship can be reason.

Question 6

name 3 rule properties when sharing private info

Answer 6

1. rules grow and change w/ relationship
2. can b stable for guiding judgments on privacy
3. can become routine and highly dependable

Question 7

when making rules in sharing private info, what are the 5 development criteria

Answer 7

1. cultural
2. gendered (if woman receiver, share more. women disclose a bit more than men)
3. motivational
4. contextual (more/less likely to reveal info)
5. risk-benefit ratio

Question 8

what are the 3 different components of co-ownership

Answer 8

1. boundary linkage
2. boundary ownership
3. boundary permeability

Question 9

what is boundary linkage

Answer 9

connection btween you and person u show the info w/. link between u two

Question 10

what is boundary ownership

Answer 10

info shared w/ other, become co-owner

Question 11

what are the 3 different types of co-owners

Answer 11

1. deliberate confidant - person seeks out private info
2. inferential confidant - person expects private info cuz of relationship
3. reluctant confidant - person receive info but doesn’t want it

Question 12

what is boundary permeability

Answer 12

the bubble of people who are allowed in/out of that info. how thin (share info easy) / thick (don’t share info easy) we allow private info.

Question 13

when do you experience boundary turbulence in privacy matters

Answer 13

if someone learns info that they weren’t supposed to learn

Question 14

what are the 6 different types of boundary turbulence

Answer 14

1. intentional rule violation
2. boundary rule mistake
3. fuzzy boundaries
4. dissimilar boundary orientation
5. boundary definition predicaments
6. privacy dilemmas

Question 15

explain fuzzy boundaries

Answer 15

not sure whose private info it is.

feel it was yours to share but it wasn’t

Question 16

explain dissimilar boundary orientation

Answer 16

related to cultural privacy rules

Question 17

explain boundary definition predicaments

Answer 17

personality trait where ppl treat public place as if it were private (ex. FB)

Question 18

explain privacy dilemmas

Answer 18

issue that keeping private info will cause problems but sharing info will too

no positive outcome

Question 19

what are some research findings about communication technologies and privacy

Answer 19

• some ppl don’t care turbulence cause. post willingly and create co-owners
• ppl can write in code or change privacy settings

Question 20

how can we conceptualize family communication into two main variables

Answer 20

1. integration (cohesion)

2. adaptability (ability to change structure, roles, and rules in response to stress)

Question 21

explain cohesion in family communication

Answer 21

the emotional bond among family members

Question 22

explain the range of cohesion in family communication

Answer 22

range from disengaged enmeshed.

• disengaged- low
• separated - low/moderate
• connected-moderate/high
• enmeshed-high

Question 23

at what level (high/low) cohesion do families work best at

Answer 23

separated or connected

Question 24

explain the range of adaptability in family communication

Answer 24

range from rigidchaotic

• rigid-low
• structures-low/moderate
• flexible-moderate/high
• chaotic-high

Question 25

at what level (high/low) does adaptability work best for family communication

Answer 25

between structured/flexible.

Question 26

explain the positive communication role in family communication

Answer 26

-positive- enable couples/fam to share w/ each other their changing needs/preferences as they relate to cohesion&adaptability

Question 27

explain the negative communication role in family communication

Answer 27

impairs the ability of couple/fam members to share feelings and restricts their movement on those dimensions

Question 28

what is the definition of the family systems theory

Answer 28

a general systems perspective examines the way components of a system interact w/ one another to form a whole

(ie. brothers, cousins, parents [components] form the family [whole])

Question 29

what is the family as an open system

Answer 29

the family receive input from environment and gives output back to environment

Question 30

what is the family as an ongoing system

Answer 30

the family as past, present, future.

Question 31

explain what all open and ongoing family systems are (6)

Answer 31

1. patterned, interactive processes
2. emergent
3. rules/regularities
4. hierarchical
5. rules regulate relationships among the elements
6. rules also regulate relationships btween system& environment

Question 32

what are the 8 characteristics and processes of families

Answer 32

1. interdependence
2. mutual influence
3. wholeness
4. patterns and rules
5. calibration and feedback
6. adaptation
7. information processing
8. organizational complexity

Question 33

explain family mutual influence

Answer 33

things that occur are a trigger for new behavior (ie. snowball effect)

Question 34

explain family wholeness

Answer 34

family is greater than the sum of its parts (not as one individual unit)

Question 35

explain calibration and feedback in families

Answer 35

check to make sure rules are being followed, if not, possible feedback

Question 36

what are the two functions of family communication

Answer 36

1. internal

2. external

Question 37

explain the internal functions of family communication (providing to the family, 5)

Answer 37

1. providing care
2. socialization
3. intellectual development
4. recreation
5. emotional support

Question 38

explain the external functions of family communication (2)

Answer 38

1. transmission (carry on generations)

2. accommodation (encourage to adjust)

Question 39

what is a centralized family structure

Answer 39

single member

• wheel network
• Y network

Question 40

what is a decentralized family structure

Answer 40

no center

• everyone talks to eveyone
• chain network (relay message to other fam. members)
• all-channel network (can comm. w/ everybody)

Question 41

What is Ducks outlook on Human Relationships

Answer 41

1. families are violent
2. communication is a predictor for satisfaction
3. parental stress

Question 42

explain parental stress in Ducks outlook

Answer 42

• transition to parenthood is great stress

- rules/regs need to change.

Question 43

what are the components of divorce must be dissolved for divorce to happen according to Duck

Answer 43

1. love for the partner
2. attachment to routine w/ partner
3. attachment to role of being a husband or wife
4. legal commitment

Question 44

what is the difference between a orderly vs. disorderly divorce

Answer 44

• orderly, all 4 components must be gone

- disorderly, a minimum of 1 must exist