Communication Throughout The K Household

I pledge to support the honor system of Old Dominion University. I will refrain from any form of academic dishonesty or deception, such as cheating or plagiarism. I am aware that as a member of the academic community, it is my responsibility to turn in all suspected violators of the honor system. I will report to Honor Council hearings if I am summoned.” By attending Old Dominion University you have accepted the responsibility to abide by this code. This is an institutional policy, approved by the Board of Visitors.

If they did not have family to lean back on during troublesome times they would not be the family they are now; strong and reputable. Honor is what keeps our families striving to do better.

Each family member will be taught on the importance of listening to the issues raised other members of the family. This will lay down the foundation for the future sessions. I will also coach the members of the Kline household on how to provide suitable feedback on issues raised by other family members. The session shall also entail a discussion of the expectations of each family member. It is a good point to begin instructing the family on the necessary required in order for those changes to be achieved.

Family identity is important to develop who they will be in the world, a family's values, goals and vision help build a strong foundation that will mold someone into a productive member of society. Family relationships are the building blocks that lead to strong moral values. Respect, honesty and trust are all developed with family members. The stronger the bond in the family, the stronger the moral values will be as a person grows up. If the family doesn’t have strong values, skills will develop based off the environment. This can be a tough thing to learn, not

The strengths of this family include many generations living together which can help the family unit because the parents are having to work several jobs to pay the bills and the grandparents can provide childcare for the children. In addition, the culture has the belief of familism and this is an important part of who they are and “familism is generally regarded as good because an extended family provides emotional strength at times of

The content of this paper is to thoroughly analyze the relationships and functionality of the family chosen to be studied and assessed. By assessing, incorporating the lessons taught throughout the past five weeks in this class and inter-relating the family’s sociocultural background, communication patterns, physical environment setting, values and beliefs, power and role structure, communication patterns, adaptation and level of development as well as their

The greatest and most prominent strength of the family is their ability to adapt to differences in culture and expectation. Although they are having their struggles in America, they are still ultimately successful in making a living for themselves in a different world. Along with the stress, the parents are still in conjunction with one another with regards to family values and it is clear that each member deeply cares for one another. This aspect of resilience is crucial because it has positive implications as to their willingness to change as a family unit for the better. Additionally, it is clear that the family is a set of very hardworking individuals, who have hope for a better life despite all the obstacles faced, and the very definition of resilience is the ability to see have hope in situations that others (non-resilient individuals) would not. Again, this particular set of strengths is important in allowing and assisting in the family altering their problems. With hope, it will help the family work towards their goals if they truly believe that their family can change

The children in this family unit comply willingly with the rules, communicate well with one another, and show respect and cooperation in performing daily routines. There is a high degree of structure and orderliness in every aspect of this household. Education and hard work are highly valued and each family member strives to succeed in whatever endeavor they pursue whether it be sports or running for class President. Group identification is valued over individuality. Religion is not practiced. The family unit as a whole seems satisfied with their respective roles.

My first impression of this family is that they are very close to one another. The children are very respectful of their father’s advice, suggesting that their family is very strong and loving of one another. They each care about each other’s well being very

Growing up my father was a very hard working man. He was the breadwinner , and worked

When observing the Chacaltana Veliz Vardanyan family, the social worker analyzed two different behaviors to better understand the family dynamics. The first behavior that was detected was the communication style and patterns of the family. Communication is the process of conveying information with verbal and non-verbal signals (Freeman, 1978, p. 278). A non-verbal signal would be how Jennifer bites her nails when she is nervous and stressed, while Johnny Jr. utilizes his facial expressions to convey his needs and feelings. (J. Veliz, personal communication, October 1, 2016). It has been observed in the household that the women feel more comfortable, compared to the men, to verbally express their concerns and frustrations from work or school. Typically, when Mirna and Jennifer come home from work, they vent to their partners about the obstacles they encountered throughout the day (M. Veliz, personal communication, October 7, 2016).

In chapter 10 week 9 of interpersonal communication, the chapter covered is about interpersonal communication in close relationships. In class we are focusing on close relationships like intimate and family relationships. In this exercise I am asked to look at the categories of communication patterns used in families and determine what best describes my family of origin. The family communication patterns have four modes, consensual, pluralistic, protective, or laissez-faire. How families communicate can vary significantly between two ways, by the types of communication and the levels of conformity. Conversation orientation is defined as how open families are to discuss topics, families with a high conversation orientation interacts more freely, often and more spontaneously. The second way families communicate is by conformity orientation and this is how strongly the family deals with the uniformity of attitudes, family values and beliefs.

Christian and Victoria sit down with the kids at the dinner table to discuss their day. When the parents have a problem are disagreement they try their best to not do so around the children. They are both very interactive with children. If there is something the need of the other one to do the call or text each other. With their children they are a little more of protective style with communication because of their age, as they grow older they are hoping more open to conversation on different topic like they are with other family member and friends. The couple have a pluralistic pattern with each other as well as others. One external variables that effects communication is time. In some instances, Victoria is focused on her work grading papers, and making lesson plans. Christian’s sometimes bring home his work or during certain periods of the year has to stay late at work. Another source is technology, Victoria may be on the phone and Christian may be watching some game on TV. The family conversation include activities planed for the children, bills, random topics like TV, updates on family

9. A family’s ability to love, multiply, care, endure, laugh, and other aspects of a family’s integrity are something that is essential to a community and must not be hindered by the society and state.

In addition, a healthy family also help each other as well as accepting each other for whom they are. Nevertheless, the family’s power to adapt while going through these challenges will solely depend on the ordinary and extraordinary stresses and strains it encounters and its available resources such as, family and friends (Anderson & Sabatelli, 2011).