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34 Cards in this Set
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Boundaries |
limits that a family sets on its members' actions, such as what topics are permissible to discuss, how to discuss them, and with whom family members may interact with outside of the family |
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Conformity Orientation |
the degree to which family communication stresses uniformity of attitudes, values, and beliefs |
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Conversation Orientation |
the degree to which families favor an open climate of discussion on a wide array of topics |
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Disengaged Family |
families with too little cohesion, in which members have limited attachment or commitment to one another |
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Enmeshed Family |
families with too much consensus, to little independence, and a very high demand for loyalty |
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Expectancy Violation |
an instance when others don't behave as we assume they should |
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Family |
a system with two or more interdependent people who have a common past history and a present reality and who expect to influence each other in the future |
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Family Communication Patterns |
typical interaction processes in a family, identified by these categories: consensual, pluralistic, protective, or laissez-faire |
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Friendship |
a voluntary interpersonal relationship that provides social support |
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Intimacy |
a state achieved via intellectual, emotional, and/or physical closeness as well as via shared activities |
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Love Languages |
methods of expressing affection to a romantic partner, such as words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, acts of service, and physical touch |
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Relational Commitment |
a promise, explicit or implied, to remain in a relationship and to make that relationship successful |
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System |
a group, such as a family, whose members interact with one another to form a whole |
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Triangular Theory of Love |
the notion that love is comprised of three interacting components: intimacy, passion, and commitment |
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Structural Definition of Family |
there is some kind of connection between you; DNA or legal contract - biological parents and children, spouses, adopted children |
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Social/Relational Definition of Family |
how you feel when you're around certain people that you consider "family" is all the justification you need |
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spouses, parent/child, siblings, grandparent/grandchild |
where is most of the scholarship focused in terms of family and interpersonal communication? |
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Maryanne Fitzpatrick; spousal relationships |
who is considered the "grandmother of familial communication" and what did she focus on? |
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-conflict avoidance -assertiveness -sharing (of time and space) -autonomy (independence) -ideology of traditionalism -temporal regularity (routines vs. spontaneity) |
what are the 6 main pieces of Fitzpatrick's study of spousal relationships? |
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Traditional Relationships |
Fitzpatrick: -conventional (Happy Days) -resist change -interdependent (do everything together) -not assertive, but don't avoid conflict -affectionate and expressive |
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Independent Relationships |
Fitzpatrick: -unconventional (esp. with gender roles) -accept change (enjoy trying new things) -share and respect autonomy -assertive, and engage in conflict |
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Separate Relationships |
Fitzpatrick: -reject sex-typed roles -enjoy routines (routines help ground them) -avoid conflict (aint no time for that) -express few emotions |
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traditionals - high independents - low separates - low |
what is the marital satisfaction for each type of Fitzpatrick's relationships? |
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Harrigan & Miller-Ott, 2013; mother/daughter relationships, and the differences between close relationships and distant relationships |
Harrigan did research with ___ on ____ |
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Consensual |
family communication pattern: high conversation, high conformity |
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Pluralistic |
family communication pattern: high conversation, low conformity |
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Protective |
family communication pattern: low conversation, high conformity |
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Laissez-Faire |
family communication pattern: low conversation, low conformity |
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Friendships of the Road |
Reuben: temporary friendships |
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Friendships of the Heart |
Reuben: lasting friendships |
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definitions are tied to culture, experiences are tied to gender |
how are definitions and experiences of friendship expressed? |
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1. Role-limited relations 2. Friendly relations 3. Moving towards friendship 4. Nascent friendship (the embryonic stage) 5. Stabilized friendships 6. Waning friendships (bc of scarce resources, personal change, distance, romance) |
List the six steps of friendship as defined by Rawlins, 1981 |
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-Mutual Romance -Strictly Platonic -Desires Romance -Rejects Romance |
List the four types of romantic relationships as defined by Guerrero & Chavez, 2005 |
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Friendshipping |
what is the term coined by Duck to describe a platonic relationship? |
