Exam 3.2 Privacy and Family Comm Flashcards
what is private info
sensitive info ppl don’t share w/ everyone
is telling private information and self disclosure the same? why? why not?
no, because it can be info about oneself or other as well
what does CPM theory suggest about people’s right to private information?
ppl believe they have a right to own and regulate access to their private info
what are the 6 core arguments of communication privacy theory
- dialectical tension of revealing/concealing
- ppl believe they own their private info
- ppl develop/acquire rules for how they share their private info
- receiver of private info becomes co-owners
- rights/responsibilities of co-owner
- boundary turbulence exist when rule not followed and info shared w/ others
what are the two criteria for making up rules on how private info is shared
- explicit rules: dont tell anyone, clear/concise
2. implicit rules: not making direct statement. nature of relationship can be reason.
name 3 rule properties when sharing private info
- rules grow and change w/ relationship
- can b stable for guiding judgments on privacy
- can become routine and highly dependable
when making rules in sharing private info, what are the 5 development criteria
- cultural
- gendered (if woman receiver, share more. women disclose a bit more than men)
- motivational
- contextual (more/less likely to reveal info)
- risk-benefit ratio
what are the 3 different components of co-ownership
- boundary linkage
- boundary ownership
- boundary permeability
what is boundary linkage
connection btween you and person u show the info w/. link between u two
what is boundary ownership
info shared w/ other, become co-owner
what are the 3 different types of co-owners
- deliberate confidant - person seeks out private info
- inferential confidant - person expects private info cuz of relationship
- reluctant confidant - person receive info but doesn’t want it
what is boundary permeability
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.
when do you experience boundary turbulence in privacy matters
if someone learns info that they weren’t supposed to learn
what are the 6 different types of boundary turbulence
- intentional rule violation
- boundary rule mistake
- fuzzy boundaries
- dissimilar boundary orientation
- boundary definition predicaments
- privacy dilemmas
explain fuzzy boundaries
not sure whose private info it is.
feel it was yours to share but it wasn’t
explain dissimilar boundary orientation
related to cultural privacy rules
explain boundary definition predicaments
personality trait where ppl treat public place as if it were private (ex. FB)
explain privacy dilemmas
issue that keeping private info will cause problems but sharing info will too
no positive outcome
what are some research findings about communication technologies and privacy
- some ppl don’t care turbulence cause. post willingly and create co-owners
- ppl can write in code or change privacy settings
how can we conceptualize family communication into two main variables
- integration (cohesion)
2. adaptability (ability to change structure, roles, and rules in response to stress)
explain cohesion in family communication
the emotional bond among family members
explain the range of cohesion in family communication
range from disengaged enmeshed.
- disengaged- low
- separated - low/moderate
- connected-moderate/high
- enmeshed-high
at what level (high/low) cohesion do families work best at
separated or connected
explain the range of adaptability in family communication
range from rigidchaotic
- rigid-low
- structures-low/moderate
- flexible-moderate/high
- chaotic-high
at what level (high/low) does adaptability work best for family communication
between structured/flexible.
explain the positive communication role in family communication
-positive- enable couples/fam to share w/ each other their changing needs/preferences as they relate to cohesion&adaptability
explain the negative communication role in family communication
impairs the ability of couple/fam members to share feelings and restricts their movement on those dimensions
what is the definition of the family systems theory
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])
what is the family as an open system
the family receive input from environment and gives output back to environment
what is the family as an ongoing system
the family as past, present, future.
explain what all open and ongoing family systems are (6)
- patterned, interactive processes
- emergent
- rules/regularities
- hierarchical
- rules regulate relationships among the elements
- rules also regulate relationships btween system& environment
what are the 8 characteristics and processes of families
- interdependence
- mutual influence
- wholeness
- patterns and rules
- calibration and feedback
- adaptation
- information processing
- organizational complexity
explain family mutual influence
things that occur are a trigger for new behavior (ie. snowball effect)
explain family wholeness
family is greater than the sum of its parts (not as one individual unit)
explain calibration and feedback in families
check to make sure rules are being followed, if not, possible feedback
what are the two functions of family communication
- internal
2. external
explain the internal functions of family communication (providing to the family, 5)
- providing care
- socialization
- intellectual development
- recreation
- emotional support
explain the external functions of family communication (2)
- transmission (carry on generations)
2. accommodation (encourage to adjust)
what is a centralized family structure
single member
- wheel network
- Y network
what is a decentralized family structure
no center
- everyone talks to eveyone
- chain network (relay message to other fam. members)
- all-channel network (can comm. w/ everybody)
What is Ducks outlook on Human Relationships
- families are violent
- communication is a predictor for satisfaction
- parental stress
explain parental stress in Ducks outlook
- transition to parenthood is great stress
- rules/regs need to change.
what are the components of divorce must be dissolved for divorce to happen according to Duck
- love for the partner
- attachment to routine w/ partner
- attachment to role of being a husband or wife
- legal commitment
what is the difference between a orderly vs. disorderly divorce
- orderly, all 4 components must be gone
- disorderly, a minimum of 1 must exist
