HS102 Chapter 8 Vocabulary

State of "close union, contact, association, or acquaintance."

Argues that children develop bonds-either secure or insecure-with family members

Is a set of expectations about how to communicate.

A group of interdependent individuals that interact and adapt together as a whole.

How open families are to discussing a range of topics.

Refers to how strongly a family enforces the uniformity of attitudes, values, and beliefs.

Involves a promise-sometimes implied and sometimes explicit-to remain in a relationship and to make that relationship successful.

Transformative events that alter the relationship in a fundamental way