Family Communication

Question 1

structural (family definition)

Answer 1

uses sociolegal definitions of who law considers a family to define family

Question 2

functional (family definition)

Answer 2

the people who perform the tasks of family life, may be different than stereotypical roles

Question 3

transactional (family definition)

Answer 3

sees people as a group of people who interact and which form a sense of belonging as a family
Ex) sorority sisters
- College housing: each floor has different sections

Question 4

Family Communication Schema

Answer 4

helps us explain how communication influences family types

Question 5

schema (Family communication schema)

Answer 5

how families categorize relationship type

Question 6

conversation orientation (Family communication schema)

Answer 6

the degree to which families create a climate in which family members communicate on specific topics and encourage participation

Question 7

conformity orientation

Answer 7

stresses homogeneity

Question 8

consensual (FCS)

Answer 8

• high conversation/high conformity

- traditional in marriage orientation and low conflict

Question 9

pluralistic (FCS)

Answer 9

• high conversation, low conformity
• everyone participates
• Parents are less controlling
• Have unconventional views of relational types & marriage
• Cole’s family

Question 10

protective (FCS)

Answer 10

• high conformity, low conversation
• parents make decisions
• Adult figures live separate, independent lives
• Primary method of conflict: avoidance
• Traditional Indian families

Question 11

Laissez Faire (FCS)

Answer 11

• low conversation, low conformity
• Family members don’t judge
• Mixed views on the structure of family

Question 12

How do children perceive the ideal family? What is considered family to them?

Answer 12

a) married, heterosexual, with children
b) - grandparents & aunts
- stepfamilies
- same-sex couples with children

Question 13

normativity (Norms in Interpersonal Research)

Answer 13

when norms are used as a means for social control

Question 14

heteronormativity (Norms in Interpersonal Research)

Answer 14

the way sexuality is consciously/unconsciously responsible for arrangement of all areas of our life (in community values, perception)
- How we are only taught penis/vagina penetration instead of lesbian/ gay sex and reproduction

Question 15

stigma (Norms in Interpersonal Research)

Answer 15

What happens when individuals don’t conform to what’s normative

• manifest in inferior treatment
• give pressure to conform
• receive inaccess to resources

Question 16

norm (Norms in Interpersonal Research)

Answer 16

guiding practice for what should/ought to be