Chapter 3 Flashcards
Basic needs (Safety, health, food, clothing, shelter & development) and preparing, passing values
Functions of family
Mother& father, one child (2 incomes)
Nuclear family
Mother or father, child (less income)
Single parent
Single parent married marries someone with or without children.. (Step family
Blended family
Relatives live with them
Extended family
Series of stages that families go through
The family cycle
Couple establish & marriage relationship
Beginning stage
Preparing to adjust to parenthood
Parental stage one (expanding)
Children grow, parents work for children’s needs and help them gain independence
Parental stage 2 (developing)
Children leave home support themselves, parents help children adjust
Parental stage 3 (launching)
Renew relationship and prepares for retirement “empty nest stage”
Middle age
Mobility, cultural diversity, aging population, economic changes, work place changes, technology
Trends affecting families
Families may have to move. Can’t rely on family. Must rely on close friends and themselves
Mobility
Transition to new society, language barriers
Cultural diversity
Families care for children as well as parents
Aging population
Struggle to support, Working, having fewer kids
Economic changes
Demand for high education. More parents are going back to school
Work place changes
Cell phones, tracking apps . Less face to face. Impact on families
Technology
Having child. Birth or adoption
Parenthood begins
Desire to want kid. Enjoy their presence
What you need to know before being a parent
Health ability to raise child, financial stability, time management, emotionally mature
Things to consider before parenthood
New responsibility, personal freedom
Changes after becoming parent
Fear poor parent, frustrating lost of freedom, worry money, depression
Emotional adjustments
Different relationship dynamics, different friends
Changes in relationships
Quit job, home with kid when sick, cut back hours
Changes at work
