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42 Cards in this Set
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Morphogenic System
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Open System
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Open to growth and change
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Morphostatic System
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Closed System
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Maintain the status quo
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Marriage
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The emotional and legal commitment of two people to share emotional and physical intimacy, various tasks, and economic resources.
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Family (Book)
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Two or more people who are committed to each other and who share intimacy, resources, decision-making responsibilities and values.
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Family (Census)
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Two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together in a household.
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Cultural Identity
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shared beliefs, values, and attitudes of a group of people
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Ethnic Identity
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geographic origin of a minority group within a country or culture
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Cultural Group
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set of people who embrace core beliefs, behaviors, values, and norms
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Ethnocentrism
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the assumption that one’s own culture is the standard by which to judge other cultures
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Kinship
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relatedness of individuals within a group
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Nuclear Family
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smallest kinship unit, consisting of parents and dependent children
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Conjugal Family
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emphasis on relationships formed through marriage
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Consanguineal Family
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emphasis on blood relationships
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Matriarchy
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females are dominant and exercise authority within kinship groups
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Patriarchy
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Males are dominant and exercise authority within kinship groups
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Egalitarian
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Authority and power shared between the genders
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Family Cohesion
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emotional closeness a person feels to other family members
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Family Flexibility
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ability to change and adapt when necessary
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Family Communication
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the sharing of information, ideas and feelings with each other
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Etnocentrism
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assumption that one’s own culture is the standard
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Acculturation
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the inter meshing of cultural traits and values with those of the dominant culture
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Assimilation
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adopting the cultural traits and values of the dominant culture
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Segregation
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process in which an ethnic group isolates itself of is isolated within a dominant culture
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Conceptual Framework
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set of interconnected concepts, ideas, and assumptions
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Theory
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general principles that are interrelated conepts
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Hypotheses
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presumed relationships among variables
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Centrifugal interactions
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push family members apart; increasing seperateness
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Centripetal interactions
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pull family members together; increasing togetherness
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Positive feedback
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intended to create change
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Negative feedback
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designed to minimize change and keep things the same
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Mixed messages
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discrepancy between the verbal and nonverbal components
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Double Bind
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verbal and nonverbal messages result in questioning relationship in relationship or conflict
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Metacommunication
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communicating about communication
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Open communication
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ability to share feelings and ideas with others
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Positive communication
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communication that lacks conflict and difficulties
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Assertive
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expression of one’s thoughts, feelings, and desires as a right
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Passive
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unwillingness to say what one thinks, feels, or wants
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Aggressive
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Aims to hurt or put down the other person
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Assertiveness
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person’s ability to express his or her feelings and desires
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Self-confidence
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a person’s feelings about self and ability to control things in life
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Avoidance
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person’s tendency to minimize issues and a reluctance to deal directly with issues
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Partner dominance
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degree to which partner is felt to be controlling and dominant
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