COMM 414 Exam 2 correctly answered
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ecological systems approach - correct answer ✔✔an individual's (e.g., child's) development is
contingent on many social and cultural factors and events
microsystem - correct answer ✔✔the system in which the child lives (e.g., family, neighborhood,
school)
mesosystem - correct answer ✔✔the relationships between and among the different
microsystems (e.g., a mother's relationship to her child may affect how the child learns in
school)
exosystem - correct answer ✔✔the connection between an individual and a social setting in
which that individual has no control (e.g., having a parent who gets fired at work will affect the
family communication at home)
macrosystem - correct answer ✔✔the culture in which the family member lives (e.g., cultural
values, customs, laws, socioeconomic status)
chronosystem - correct answer ✔✔the effect and patterns of time upon a family member (e.g.,
parental divorce may affect a child more profoundly in the first year that it occurs than in
subsequent years).
What does the research say about families use of remote controls. What does the research say
about power in families. What does the research say about gender? How does the information
on remote control use relate to family communication? - correct answer ✔✔males usually
control the RCD, and this control can be seen as a symbol of who has the most power in the
family. In his study, Morley discovered that while males were very attentive to television,
, females were more likely to integrate domestic responsibilities and conversation into television
viewing.
In "socio-oriented" families, or families in which there is an attempt to control or reduce
conflict, females were more likely to retain control of the RCD.
In families with a greater perceived problem-solving ability and more open communication
patterns, females were more likely to control the RCD.
There is a modest difference between men and women in their remote control usage.
Specifically, men were somewhat more inclined to change channels during prime-time viewing
than women
What are the four themes that characterize communication in television families? How are
families portrayed as they related to these themes?
1. an emphasis on parental rationality and problem solving - correct answer ✔✔Parents are
depicted as calm and rational and capable of working as a team to help children solve their
problems.
Through communication patterns that show them answering children's questions, approaching
problems calmly and rationally, joking but retaining their authority, and summarizing moral
lessons for their children
2. a value placed on harmony and low levels of familial conflict - correct answer ✔✔When
conflict did arise, it was portrayed in such a manner as to reinforce values of harmony, love, and
trust
3. a large proportion of self-disclosive talk - correct answer ✔✔relational partners are not
reticent in expressing their intimate thoughts and feelings.
eg. daughters frequently self-disclose concerns about romantic relationships to their mothers →
mothers are able to offer advice when their daughters disclose romantic problems because they
understand their daughters so well
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ecological systems approach - correct answer ✔✔an individual's (e.g., child's) development is
contingent on many social and cultural factors and events
microsystem - correct answer ✔✔the system in which the child lives (e.g., family, neighborhood,
school)
mesosystem - correct answer ✔✔the relationships between and among the different
microsystems (e.g., a mother's relationship to her child may affect how the child learns in
school)
exosystem - correct answer ✔✔the connection between an individual and a social setting in
which that individual has no control (e.g., having a parent who gets fired at work will affect the
family communication at home)
macrosystem - correct answer ✔✔the culture in which the family member lives (e.g., cultural
values, customs, laws, socioeconomic status)
chronosystem - correct answer ✔✔the effect and patterns of time upon a family member (e.g.,
parental divorce may affect a child more profoundly in the first year that it occurs than in
subsequent years).
What does the research say about families use of remote controls. What does the research say
about power in families. What does the research say about gender? How does the information
on remote control use relate to family communication? - correct answer ✔✔males usually
control the RCD, and this control can be seen as a symbol of who has the most power in the
family. In his study, Morley discovered that while males were very attentive to television,
, females were more likely to integrate domestic responsibilities and conversation into television
viewing.
In "socio-oriented" families, or families in which there is an attempt to control or reduce
conflict, females were more likely to retain control of the RCD.
In families with a greater perceived problem-solving ability and more open communication
patterns, females were more likely to control the RCD.
There is a modest difference between men and women in their remote control usage.
Specifically, men were somewhat more inclined to change channels during prime-time viewing
than women
What are the four themes that characterize communication in television families? How are
families portrayed as they related to these themes?
1. an emphasis on parental rationality and problem solving - correct answer ✔✔Parents are
depicted as calm and rational and capable of working as a team to help children solve their
problems.
Through communication patterns that show them answering children's questions, approaching
problems calmly and rationally, joking but retaining their authority, and summarizing moral
lessons for their children
2. a value placed on harmony and low levels of familial conflict - correct answer ✔✔When
conflict did arise, it was portrayed in such a manner as to reinforce values of harmony, love, and
trust
3. a large proportion of self-disclosive talk - correct answer ✔✔relational partners are not
reticent in expressing their intimate thoughts and feelings.
eg. daughters frequently self-disclose concerns about romantic relationships to their mothers →
mothers are able to offer advice when their daughters disclose romantic problems because they
understand their daughters so well
