chapter Flashcards
What is a family
A family is a unit where members strive to meet the needs of other members while maintaining the family for a period of time
Why do we study family
The family is always in transition, due to it being politicized.
What are the two types of family
Traditional and Non traditional
What are resources
Resources are goods used to get a need
What are basic needs
Food, water, shelter, clothing
The identification of resources to meet specific needs is guided by ____ _____ and ______
culture, availability and accesibility
What is availability
the ability to be used as needed
What is accesibility?
the ability to obtain something when needed
The larger the pool of resources, the higher the probability that needs will be met with ____ and ____
efficiency and effectiveness
What is efficiency
being or involving the immediate agent in producing an effect
What is effectiveness
producing a decided, decisive or desired effect
What is sufficiency
judged as being adequate
What is substitute
to replace something with another another similar product
What is cohabitation?
To live together as if you are married couple
What are the three decision making processes
- Janis: rationale model: involves searching for alternatives, assesing concequences, for high and long lasting impacts of the family. eg which college are we going to.
- Pfeffer: bureaucratic model: relies on habitual way of doing things, for low risk and uncontested decision situations. eg grocery shopping
- Pfeffer: Political method: Produces outcomes related to power of individuals within the group. Not everyone will agree with decision. example of this is relocating of the family
What is the five step decision making process
it is flexible
- recognize the need
- identify alternatives for that need
- evaluate identified alternatives
- select and implement alternatives
- reflect and evaluate alternative selected.
What are contextual influences?
- Historical influences: things like war, recession, terrorist attacks can impact the family moving forward. like industrial revolution forced women to work resulting in the way family shifted, immigration
- Environmental influences: factor deals with avaiabiity
- Cultural influences
What is culture
Culture is a set of learned beliefs, values and behaviors of the way of life shared by a particular group of people
What is diversity
The inclusion of different races or cultures in a group or organization
What is Worldview
Created by Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck, The common concept of reality shared by a paticular group of people.
What are the assumptions underlying( Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck’s work)
- Limited number of common human problems for which all people at all times must find a solution
- There is variability in solutions to all problems
- All alternatives of all solutions are present in all societies, but are differentially preffered
What is orientation
an awareness of self in relation to time, place and person, integrated set of attitudes and beliefs.
what are the 5 orientations
- Human Nature: evil, good or both
- Humans and nature: subjugated, harmony or mastery
- Time orientation: Past, present or future
- Human Activity: being, becomming or accomplishments
- Human relations: Lineal, collaborative or individualistic decision making.
