CMN 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Wedding Cake
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Family of origin: family that you are born into, or who raised you, key: how much they put into raising you. Family of procreation: family you choose to create, whatever means it takes. Integration (cohesion: the emotional bond among family members, range from low to high: Disengaged (low): focused on pursuing personal interests. Separated (low to moderate): some individualization, some family connections, family identity. Connected (moderate to high): more family connection than individuality. Enmeshed (high): high cohesion, emotion bond with each other. Family always first: often family problems arise if extreme on either end. Adaptability: ability to change power structure, role relationship, and relational rules in response to stress. Ex. deaths, births, new/loss job: range from low to high ability: Rigid (low): low ability to adapt to stressors, often occurs when traditional gender roles are in place, lots of rules and structure. Structured (low to moderate) : few rules, can adjust a little.
