Family Communication

Catalog description

This course examines and analyzes the patterns, issues and systems that impact the relationships in a family. Identifying and understanding these concepts and systems will provide students with the tools and means to interact successfully within their families while providing insight into how family relationships impact our understanding of the self and others. Emphasis is also placed on examining how our cultural, ethnic, and generational expectations about family shape the way we enact and experience family life. Understanding and knowledge of these communication patterns, systems, and styles will enable successful and meaningful relationships in our ever-changing contemporary family culture. Prerequisite: None.