HD 204 1nd Edition Lecture 12Outline of Last Lecture I. Social ConstructionismII. Symbolic InteractionIII. Relational DialectsIV. Narrative TheoryV. Narrative Performance Theory Outline of Current Lecture II. Relation CultureIII. Communication Pattern: RulesIV. ExamplesV. Adapting RulesVI. Importance of RulesVII. Beyond Communication RulesCurrent Lecture- Relational Culture:o A private world of rules, understandings, meanings, and patterns of acting and interpreting. o Emerges as families develop patterns of communication and systems of meaning. Family of origin influence Patterns from same culture is easier than those from different cultures.- Communication Pattern: Rules:o Rules. Interpreting, responding to family members’ messages. Create meaning and define relationship. Constitutes what is being communication. Regulate how and when it should be communication.o Rule formation. Explicit; directly stated and clearly negotiated. Implicit; not talked about. Intergenerational transmission; carrying rules. Ethnic background.o Types of rules. What can be discussed? How can it be discussed?These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. With whom can it be discussed with? Meta-rules; rules about rules.- Examples:o Don’t disagree with dad unless he’s in a good mood.o Don’t fight with mom about appearance.o Don’t talk about family finances.o Don’t talk about politics with grandpa.o Don’t discuss sex with anyone but siblings.o Never mention Aunt Bea’s cancer.o Don’t talk about grandma death.o Mom’s pregnancy when she got married is not acknowledge.- Adapting rule:o Flexibility, flexible or not.o Feedback.o Hierarchy, important or not.- Importance of rules:o Provides predictability.o Helps coordinated shared meanings.o Set limits of cohesion, adaptability, and boundaries.- Beyond Communication Rules:o Rules regulate and direct family life.o Rules emerge from. Family of origin. Blending with partner. Culture. Trial and error, conflict, and resolution. Finding what works.o Purpose of rules. Accountability. Boundaries. Distance regulation. Implementation. Exceptions. Violation.o Managing rules. Adaptability is helpful. Developmental appropriateness. Rule rigidity. Disabling rules. Implicitness is
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