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Family Collage
By: Sean Travis
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
another.”
What My Family IsA 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.
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.
Kait: Role ModelOldest 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.
Chris: The Responsible OneThe 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.
Sean: Middle ManLaid back in my family and make sure everyone is at peace. I
frequently call/text my family seeing how things are going.
Jill: The BabyShe 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.
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.
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.
Assurances:
Siblings: Maintenance strategy
of Positivity
Cheerful and upbeat Supportive
All shows through our communication
Siblings: Maintenance strategy
of: Sharing Tasks
Jointly perform tasks Fair to one another
Clean the house/yard work-cook/dishes
Family RitualsTry to do something as a family a few times a year to keep our family bond
strong and our communication up (all at college)
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.
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