Family and Marital Typologies and Communication
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Family Communications
- Grade Level: Adult
- Subjects: Relationships / Family / Parenting, Sociology
- Produced By: Governors State University
- Year: 1997
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Running Time: 29m 35s
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Describes the characteristics of various family and marital typologies. Lehr's family types - open, closed and random - are explained. Discussion explores three types of couple/partner relationships: traditional, independent, and separate. Topics also include the question of whether couple types shift over time and whether the same models can be applied to homosexual couples. Featured interview: Professor Mary Anne Fitzpatrick (University of Wisconsin - Madison).