9/7 and 9/14 class overview Flashcards
What is Family?
Any group of people united by ties of marriage, blood or adoption or any sexually expressive relationship in which:
- the adults cooperate financially for their mutual support
- the people are committed to one another in an intimate interpersonal relationship
- the members see their individual identities as importantly attached to the group
- group has an identity of its own
Family of two (or more) individuals being childfree voluntarily
Voluntarily Childless Family
Family with one singular parent
Single Parent Family
Referring to a family made up of a married hetersexual couple and their children
Nuclear Family
Referring to the significant caretakers and siblings one grew up with; often biological or adoptive family
Family of Origin
Family that extends beyond nuclear family; includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.
Extended Family
Family consisting of a couple and children both from current and previous relationships
Blended/Reconstituted Family
Post-divorce family with children or nuclear family divided into two families
Binuclear Family
One person with 2+ mates
Polygamous
One person with multiple women
Polygynous
One person with multiple men
Polyandrous
Where the father has authority over the family
Patriarchal Family
Where the mother has authority over the family
Matriarchal Family
Family with same-sex partners as the parents/caregivers
Gay/Lesbian Family
Individuals that live together yet are not married
Cohabitating Family
What is the overall fertility rate?
56.1 births per 1,000 women ages 15-44
What are the various reasons for entering workforce?
Financial, employment opportunities, personal fulfillment
Single parents continue on a steady _____
Incline
____ of those homes are headed by moms and ____ by fathers
16%; 3%
About _____ of children live in single parent households (2022)
25-30%
___ of children (about __ million) live in households headed by grandparents
6%; 6
What are the current life expectancies?
Men 76 and women 81
What is a Genogram?
A visual tool that allows you to visually map out and explore the intricate relationships, patterns, and influences within a family system
Who introduced Genograms?
M. McGoldrick and R. Gerson in 1970s
When to use Genograms for Therapy/counseling
As a diagnostic tool to help explore family patterns, unresolved issues, and better understand the client’s emotional well-being
When to use Genograms for Medical/healthcare settings
To gain insight into patients’ health history, genetic predispositions, and potential risk factors to make more informed diagnosis and treatment decisions
When to use Genograms for social work/family services
To guide interventions and develop effective strategies to address family issues
When to use Genograms for research
To study family systems, heredity traits, and the impact of relationships on individual well-being
When to use Genograms for Education
To help students understand their own backgrounds and promote self-reflection
When to use Genograms for personal growth and self-reflection
To understand relationships and explore the impact of one’s upbringing
Most common, includes basic info about family members (ex. names, dates of birth, relationships)
Standard or Family genogram
Focuses on health-related info, such as illnesses and genetic factors that run in the family
Medical genogram
Emphasizes the emotional relationships, communication styles, and behavior patterns within the family
Emotional genogram
Explores cultural & ethnic background of the family, including traditions and values
Cultural genogram
Specialized type of genogram, focusing on mapping and exploring career paths, achievements and influences within a person’s family
Career genogram
Emphasizes the function of the family as a social institution in meeting the needs of society
Structural-Functional Theory
Includes the production, allocation, distribution, and management of resources; such as money, material goods, food services, skills, care, time and space
Economic Cooperation
Idea that the only universal function of the family is the nurturance and socialization of their children
Nurture and socialization of children
- Common Residence
- Economic Cooperation
- Reproduction and sexual function
- Nurture and socialization of their children
Families Basic Functions
- Family life cycle divides the family experience into phases/stages over the lifespan and describes changes in family structure and roles during each stage
- Developmental tasks are defined as “growth responsibilities” that arise within certain stages in family cycle
- Role sequence and normative order
Family Development Theory
- Describes a family as a unit of interacting personalities
- Focuses attention on the way that family members interact through words, gestures, rules, and roles
- Family members develop roles
- Theory widely used in family therapy to help understand how those perceive others and how they can modify perceptions to develop more meaningful relationships
Symbolic Interaction Theory
- Emphasizes the interdependence of family members, and how those members affect one another
- What one does affects all other members (ex. someone with emotional instability may affect others in the family)
- Interdependence can involve money, shelter, food
Systems Theory
Parents act as role models for their children; children imitate their parents’ behavior, attitudes and perceptions
Social Learning Theory
- Based on the principle that we enter into relationships, that will allow us to maximize the benefits to us and minimize any costs
- People are usually satisfied with relationships that, at minimum, partially fulfill expectations
(Social) Exchange Theory
- Task is not to eliminate conflict but to learn to control it so that it becomes constructive
- Family disruption is only caused when conflict is not resolved constructively
Conflict Theory
- Considered more of a perspective since it reflects thinking across the feminist movement, includes a variety of viewpoints with the focus on inequality of power
- System that should not confine men and women to prescribed roles
Feminist Theory
Emphasizes the strengths of families rather than the problems
International Family Strengths Theory
- Appreciation and Affection
- Spiritual well being
- Commitment
- Communication and spending time together
Effective coping with stress and crisis
Qualities of Strong Families
