Perspectives On Family Communication 5th Edition By Lynn Turner – Test Bank

CHAPTER TEN – TW 5e

Multiple Choice

1. Any communication behavior can have various meanings depending upon which of the following?
2. the language in which it was spoken
3. the clarity of the message
4. the cultural context*
5. the intention of the sender

2. By identifying and understanding which pair of dialectical tensions can we better understand the tensions that affect culture and family communication within a multicultural society.
3. tolerance and chauvinism
4. likeness and difference
5. liberation and oppression
6. integration and segmentation*

3. Which theoretical perspective has shifted from an interpretive theory to a critical theory with an emphasis on uncovering how competing dialogues convey differing power and privilege?
4. Relational Dialectics Theory (RDT)*
5. Communication Privacy Management Theory (CPM)
6. Relational Turbulence Theory (RTT)
7. Social Exchange Theory (SET)

4. The majority of family communication research is grounded in which intellectual tradition?
5. critical
6. humanistic
7. positivist/empirical*
8. interpretive/hermeneutic

5. These are examples of underrepresented or neglected families in family communication research EXCEPT which of the following?
6. homeless families
7. bi-racial families
8. aging-families
9. nuclear families*

6. Caring for aging and elderly family members is something that should be addressed by communication researchers for which of the following reasons?
7. Ninety percent of care for elderly persons comes from the family.
8. Caring for elderly family members may have been easier in the past than today.
9. Families who care for ill family members experience stress and strain.
10. All of the above are valid reasons.*
11. Even though the grandparent relationship is prevalent in families, one of the reasons it has been understudied is which of the following?
12. It is too complicated to study effectively.
13. Studying the elderly involves too much risk.
14. There is an emphasis on the nuclear family.*
15. There are not enough grandparents to study.

8. Which of the following is NOT true of family communication?
9. Family communication socializes members.
10. Family communication must always be direct and open.*
11. Family communication creates and maintains identity.
12. Family communication allows members to accomplish critical tasks.

9. When biological parents ask a close friend or relative to assist in the lifelong care of their child, they are engaging in which type of parenting?
10. pseudo-parenting
11. co-parenting*
12. bio-parenting
13. public-parenting

10. Recently, Sarah moved into her daughter’s house to help take care of her grandson, Tommy. Tommy and Sarah take daily walks to the park and make cookies on Sunday. Sarah loves being so close to her grandson and Tommy loves spending time with his grandmother. Sarah and Tommy are part of which type of relationship?
11. intergenerational relationship*
12. interactional relationship
13. intellectual relationship
14. institutional relationship