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Communications chapter 12
interpersonal communications ch 12
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Undergraduate 1
12/08/2008

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family
Definition
self-defined unit made up of any number of persons who live or have lived in relationship with one another over time in a common living space and who are usually, but not always, united by marriage and kinship
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natural family
Definition
mother, father, and their biological children
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blended family
Definition
two adults and their children. because of divorce, separation, death, or adoption, the children may be the offspring of other parents, or of just one of the adults who is raising them
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single-parent family
Definition
one parent raising one or more children
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extended family
Definition
relatives such as aunts, uncles, cousins, or grandparents and/or unrelated persons who are a part of a family unit
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family of origin
Definition
family in which a person is raised
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circumplex model of family interaction
Definition
model of the relationship s among family adaptability, cohesion, and communication
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adaptability
Definition
family's ability to modify and respond to changes in the family's power structure and roles
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cohesion
Definition
emotional bonding and feelings of togetherness that families experience
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computer-mediated communication (CMC)
Definition
communication between and among people through the medium of computers (includes e-mail, chat rooms, bulletin boards, and newsgroups)
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social or psychological copresence
Definition
state of mind that occurs during computer-mediated interactions or text messaging, in which partners think and act as though they were face to face
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synchronous interaction
Definition
interaction in which participants are actively engaging at the same time
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asynchronous interaction
Definition
interaction in which participants send and receive messages from each other with delays between reception and response
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hyperpersonal relationships
Definition
relationships formed primarily through CMC that become more personal than equivalent FtF relationships
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quid pro quo
Definition
latin phrase that can be used to describe a type of sexual harassment. The phrase roughly means "you do something for me and I'll do something for you"
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upward communication
Definition
communication that flows from subordinates to superiors
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downward communication
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communication that flows from superiors to subordinates
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hostile environment
Definition
type of sexual harassment in which an employee's rights are threatened through offensive working conditions or behavior on the part of other workers
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horizontal communication
Definition
communications among colleagues or co-workers at the same level within an organization
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