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CMN 124 Exam 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

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Why is it important to study family communication? Correct Answer: - There are rarely any relationships that are more important, salient, long lasting, and central to peoples well being than their fa ... mily relationships - Families are constantly evolving and very much part of our identity, contribute to our health aka families are important - Don't presume that means things like genetic ties, because there are ways to define families that don't include that. - Although these relationships are often defined by genes and institutionalized ceremonies such as marriage, they are built, maintained, and destroyed by communication; thus communication is central to relationships Defining family by form (structure) Correct Answer: - Family is defined by objective criteria (e.g. blood, legal ties); Subjective feelings DON'T matter; Genetics, marriage, legal ties; objective clear ways to express someone is a part of the family - "a group of two people or more (one of who is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together" (U.S. Census Bureau); Householder: suggesting someone is a bread-winner; Doesn't include intimate partners that aren't in legally recognized relationship - "defined by the presence of a dependent" (Popenoe, 1993) Children are objective criteria for what makes a family Narrow definition, excludes many other "familial" options Advantages of defining family by form Correct Answer: - Its simple - appealing to people who need to make decisions about what makes a family (e.g. demographers, policy makers, legal bodies, etc.) [Show More]

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