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Family Communication

Family Communication. April 2, 2007. Overview. Definition of family Family Interaction and Communication Meanings and Messages Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems Family Networks. Definition of family.

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Family Communication

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  1. Family Communication April 2, 2007

  2. Overview • Definition of family • Family Interaction and Communication • Meanings and Messages • Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems • Family Networks

  3. Definition of family • Families are “networks of people who share their lives over long periods of time bound by ties of marriage, blood or commitment, legal or otherwise, who consider themselves as family and who share a significant history and anticipated future of function in a family relationship.” • Inclusive of multiple types of “family” • Traditional blood ties • Blended families - adoption, step, grandparents raising grandchildren • Fictive kin

  4. Communication in the family “The family is a system constituted, defined, and managed through its communication. Family members regulate cohesion and adaptability to develop collective identity through the flow of patterned, meaningful messages within the network of evolving interdependent relationships located within a cultural context.”

  5. Role of communication in family interaction • Families co-create meanings • Relational world-view that characterizes the family • Context of race, religion, culture, gender, etc • These meanings are shared and created through communication • From the things that are said: family stories • From the things that are not said: family secrets • Families socialize their members • Families are part of multigenerational communication patterns

  6. Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems • Model to describe overall family function according to two features: • Cohesion • Emotional bonding of the family members • Independence vs. Dependence • Flexibility • Amount of change in leadership, role relationships, and relations by rules • How family relationships manage change

  7. Circumplex Model (cont.)

  8. Family Networks • Determines the “flow” of information/ messages among family members • “Centralized Interaction Networks” • Typically 1 person who acts as hub/gatekeeper • “Y” • “Wheel” • “Decentralized” • “Chain” • “All channel”

  9. Use of networks • Most families use a combination of these networks • Most functional families use more than one network • Move from wheel to all channel to wheel • Extended Networks • Networks can change as people change and include new people, e.g. grandparent • Combinations are more elaborate as more extended family members are included

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