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