Analysis Of Winston And The Blackmore Family

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Winston and the Blackmore use a variety of strategies and rituals to maintain relationships. One example is shown through marital/partnership maintenance with Winston and his wives and between the wives themselves and everyone in the family. According to the text, “the eight behavioral characteristics are: positivity, openness, assurance, understanding, networks, relational talks, self-disclosure, and tasks” (Galvin, Braithwaite, & Bylund, 2014). I also feel that the Blackmore family makes great use of intergenerational rituals. Is states in our text, rituals serve as a way to bond family members of all ages across generations, providing a sense of family identity and connection” (Galvin, Braithwaite, & Bylund, 2014). Since their family is …show more content…

According to the textbook, “in interdependence parts are so interrelated as to be dependent on each other for their functioning” (Galvin, Braithwaite, & Bylund, 2014). I think that the wives of Winston show this a great deal because they have to depend on each other to take care of all the children and their duties as mothers and being house wives. In wholeness, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts” (Galvin, Braithwaite, & Bylund, 2014). Their family wouldn’t be successful or be able to function in the way that it does if everyone did things just for themselves. The Blackmore family shows openness with the fact that Winston has 21 wives and those ladies have to be very open to sharing Winston and just being open in general in everything they …show more content…

If two are fighting, they can turn to the other(s) in the relationship for their opinion. There is also more love and support for everyone. One weakness of polygamous families as portrayed in the film is the lack of relationship with father and child. For example, Winston was there for his 121st child’s birth but left right after and let the experienced mother and family do their thing where in non-polygamous families that is not norm. Another weakness shown in the film is the relationship Winston Blackmore has with his

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