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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > communication theory > interpersonal concepts > family and marital schemas and types
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family and marital schemas and types  

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  • The way people think about and act in marital and family relationships can be represented in terms of Schemas and types. On the individual level, Schemas determine communication behaviors in these relationships and a person's psychological and behavioral responses to these relationships. [Source: Encyclopedia of Communication Theory; Family and Marital Schemas and Types]

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