The combinations of relationships in blended families can get very confusing. Using the symbolic interactionist perspective, explain how members of blended families might reduce this confusion in their own minds

What will be an ideal response?


Social interactionism emphases the meaning of behavior and relationships for the actors. To avoid being constantly confused about relationships in blended families, the members are likely to de-emphasize the complex legal and biological connections and focus on the content of their relationships with one another (e.g., whom they will live with, who can be depended on for assistance, how often they see one another).

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