~FAMILIES~
What does family means to you? For some, the word FAMILY is
not in the dictionary of their life. Little do they know, family is the tree of
their life. So, what is family? Families normally follow a certain set of rules
or criteria such as defined roles, recognition of responsibilities shared
history and future, and a shared living space. There are many types of families and each family has their own uniqueness
and characteristics.
Traditional couples
This is a conventional form of
family. They share the basic values, beliefs, tolerance for one another and
philosophy of life. Besides that, they believe in mutual sharing and seldom do
things separately.
Independent couples
Individuality is stressed as the
main theme in the family. Individuals spend more time with outside friends.
Conflict in the family is engaged openly.
Separate couples
Individuals in this family stay
together for a common benefit such as paying the rent and bills. Living
together is just for convenience not because of closeness or mutual love. Each
person would see himself or herself as a separate individual. There is no “we”
in their vocabulary.
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| Source:http://ckuw.ca/programs/detail/family-matters/ |
In a family, there are certain principles of communication.
There are for general communication patterns in a family.
Equality
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§ Individual in families would often seek an equal terms of
respect, love and understanding with one another.
§ Conflicts may happen but they are not threatening to the
relationship.
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Balanced split
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§ There is a balanced amount of responsibilities among the family members.
§ For instance, the man goes to work to earn money while
the woman stays at home to take care of the children.
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Unbalanced split
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§ In this case, one is seen to dominate more than half of
the expertise areas in communication.
§ Example: A mother has to work for money and simultaneously
take care of the home but the father
just stay at home unemployed without lending a helping hand at the house
work.
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Monopoly
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§ One person is the authority
§ This is a very traditional and conventional family
setting.
§ Arguments and bitter conflicts happens when authority is
challenged.
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A family is greatly influenced by culture, gender
and technology.
Family and culture
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– Highly
individualist cultures would not have a conductive setting for a healthy
family.
– They
would often be prepared to accept changes and self-disclosure.
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Family and technology
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– research
showed that while the participants in the family are more active in
conversation, with one another via media such as text message, email and Facebook
– However,
the quality and value of those conversations are actually diluted, almost
meaningless and lack of sincerity
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| Source:http://www.ppmapartments.com/blog/new-years-resolutions-you-can-actually-keep/family/ |
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