Family Communication

Final Paper
Introduction
In today’s society many families communication has become a burning issue. Families spend most of their time in communicating, for the execution of routine activities everyone needs assistance and support from others. Then communication process starts, no one can communicate alone. There‘s always a sender and one or more receivers.
Communication is a source of delivering messages from one to another. Through communication people share their ideas, feelings, thoughts and emotions. Communication plays a vital role in the working in families. Family Systems theory attempts to explain a way of explaining family interactions. It’s also a way of analyzing the way families communicates with one another. Family systems have many different systems properties. These properties include wholeness, Interdependence, Non- Summaitry, Openness/closeness, homeostasis, morphogenesis and Equifinality. Social Construction Theory is a theoretical perspective that centers upon the importance of meanings from human behavior. (Turner & West, 2006 pg.26). This theory contributes a focus on the meaning-making function of communication that is lacking in the systems explanation.
Relational Dialectics Theory refers to the book titled A Handbook of Personal Relationships, edited by Steve Duck. The title "A Dialectical Perspective on Communication Strategies in Relationship Development," written by Lesile Baxter, presents the basic strategies for an ideal relationship.
The theories in which Baxter discusses describe the communication actions that a couple must use to establish, maintain, and dissolve their personal relationships. In this paper it will explain the different perspectives on family communication.
Relationship:
Family Systems attempt to explain a way of explaining family interactions. It’s also a way of analyzing the way families communicates with one another. Family systems have many different systems properties. These properties include

Cited: Baxter, Lesile A. "A Dialectical Perspective on Communication Strategies for Relationship Development," in A Handbook of Personal Relationships. Ed. Steve Duck. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1988. 257-272. Griffin, Em. A First Look at Communication Theory. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997. Turner, L. H. & West, R. (2006). Perspectives on Family Communication. NY: McGraw-Hill Summary Reflecting back to the different theories that were discussed in this paper. It has opened made me look at things differently, how my family communicate with each other. I have learned that not one family is perfect. Although they might encounter some conflicts power struggles or whatever the case maybe. Everyone families have some type of tensions between them. I have also learned that communication is vital in any family, because there are a lot of misunderstandings with families who do not communicate with each other. Conflict and misunderstandings can make it hard for a family to function as a unit. How each member relates to the others affects how the group functions as a whole, as well as how each member functions as an individual. Family sessions are intended to improve interactions between group members through the use of successful communication skills. What I find to be most interesting is that how my family uses the interdependence approach of the family systems theory. It took for someone to put a gun to my head for them to communicate with me. I felt so hurt by that because we should have a better communication system every day. Something else I learned was how families considered who are in there and family and who is not. I found this to be very interesting because my family considers my uncle and brother in this approach simply because of their drug addiction. I feel like we are all family, this is where we could improve by helping them seek help. While doing my genogram it was very interesting because our communication systems are not good at all. For Example, in my genogram single parenting is the dominant factor here. Although single parenting families support may seems to be a little vague. My family has strong background of making ends meet. Cohabitation exists a lot in my family. My grandmother communicates more with my aunt Versie more than she does any of other children. Carlester, Sandra and Sheila are very close to each. Even though they do not communicate with each on a regular basis but they are closer than any of their siblings. When we talk about distance my whole family is distant toward one another. When a death or something tragic in my family we all come together. My family is difficult to deal with. Family is important. It takes commitment and hard work to improve family relationships. With all the negative influences around us, we struggle to hold our families together. But it 's a battle that is well worth it. Taking this course and writing papers has truly has given me a broader perceptive on my family and how I can use the different theories to help my family.