2. What is family?
Book: “Blood ties
and legal ties, as
networks of
persons who live
together over
periods of time
supporting each
other, and as
groups of people
who have ties of
marriage and
kinship to one
3. What My Family Is
A close group of people that have shared past experiences, both good and
bad, and work together to care for, love and respect one another.
A big group of friends that can have a lot of fun together.
4. The Travis Family
and roles:
A two parent biological family.
My mom: was a registered
nurse at South Shore Hospital
until she got diagnoses with
MS. Her role is the caretaker
of the house and kids.
My dad: Owns and operates
his own sheet metal business.
Essentially, he is the
breadwinner and provides for
us but does not use that for
power.
5. Kait: Role Model
Oldest sibling and wants to be a good role model for us to follow.
Has frequent discussions with my mom because my mom was the
oldest of her siblings.
6. Chris: The Responsible One
The eldest son of the family and takes responsibility after my father.
He communicates a lot with my father to take after him because my
father was also the eldest son.
7. Sean: Middle Man
Laid back in my family and make sure everyone is at peace. I
frequently call/text my family seeing how things are going.
8. Jill: The Baby
She is the youngest sibling and takes the role of the baby.
Everyone, especially my parents communicate with her to check up
and make sure she is okay.
9. Together: Theory of Wholeness
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”
We all bring something to the table that is different but together we create something
distinct. The whole is more important than the individual, and if problems occur, we
discuss the problem as a whole.
10. Parents: Maintenance strategy
of: Assurances
“Stressing
love, support, and
commitment, implying
the partners are faithful
and the relationship has
a future.”
They communicate often
of how things are going
and make sure its
perfect.
13. Siblings: Maintenance strategy
of: Sharing Tasks
Jointly perform tasks Fair to one another
Clean the house/yard work-cook/dishes
14. Family Rituals
Try to do something as a family a few times a year to keep our family bond
strong and our communication up (all at college)
15. Bibliography:
Galvin, Kathleen M., Carma Lee Bylund, and Bernard J. Brommel.
Family communication: cohesion and change. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson
Allyn and Bacon, 2012. Print.
