Chapter 10

2. families low on conversation and high on conformity
4. the degree to which family members are encouraged to participate in unrestrained interaction about a wide array of topics
5. two dimensions underlie the communication between family members
6. overt, hostile interactions between parents in a household
7. loyalty conflicts that arise when a coalition is formed, uniting one family member with another against a third person
8. families high in conversation but low in conformity
10. families low in both conversation and conformity
13. the degree to which families believe that communication should emphasize similarity or diversity in attitudes, beliefs, and values
16. where one or both parents allocate an unfair amount of valuable resources to one child over others
17. the conditions governing what family members can talk about, how they can discuss such topics, and who should have access to family-relevant information
18. at least one of the adults has a child or children from a previous relationship

1. emotions, affect, and mood from the parental relationship "spill over" into the broader family, disrupting children's sense of emotional security
3. consist of two unmarried, romantically involved adults living together in a household, with or without children
4. individuals create informational boundaries by carefully choosing the kind of private information they reveal and the people with whom they share it
9. a network of people who share their lives over long periods of time and are bound by marriage, blood, or commitment; who consider themselves family; and who share a significant history and anticipated future of functioning in a family system
11. only one adult reside in the household, possessing sole responsibility as caregiver
12. narrated accounts shared repeatedly within a family that retell historical events and are meant to bond the family together
13. families high in both conversation and conformity
14. when relatives such as aunts, uncles, parents, children, and grandparents live together in a common household
15. a wife, husband, and their biological or adopted children; the most common family type North America 60 years ago