Communication Studies A100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Sensemaking
28 Dec 2020
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Communication patterns and the creation of family identity. Formation of family relational culture through communication. The development of meaning through 4 key communication patterns. A private world of rules, understandings, meanings, as well as patterns of acting and interpreting that partners create for their relationship (wood, 2007, p. As families add members, cultures become > complex. Since all are interdependent of one another, you"re changing the dynamic of the culture. As you move individuals, you"re also changing the dynamic of the culture; shifts just a little. Shared understanding of what is appropriate in various situations. Rules that guide our actions but why we do what we do. All channel network: everyone talks to everyone. Chain network: relay message through series or chain of members. Wheel network: central member at hub connects the rest of the members. Ex: think of mom and how she talks with everyone about everything.
