Chapter 3 - Prelim Flashcards
Basic unit in society, and is shaped by all forces surround it.
Family
Is a unit of interacting persons bound by ties of blood, marriage or adoption.
Family
An organization or social institution with continuity (past, present, and future). In which there are certain behaviors in common that affect each other.
Family
Types
Family as a Client; family as a system;
A family is different from other family who lives in another location in many ways; A family who lived in the past is different from another family who lives at present in many
ways.
The family is a product of time and place
A family is different from other family who lives in another location in many ways; A family who lived in the past is different from another family who lives at present in many
ways.
The family is a product of time and place
Develop its own patterns of behavior and its own style in life.
The family develops its own lifestyle
the parents and children have their own areas of decisions and control.
Balance
one member gains dominance over the others.
Bias
A family is a unit in which the action of any member may set of a whole series of reaction within a group, and entity whose inner strength may be its greatest single supportive factor
when one of its members is stricken with illness or death.
The family operates as a group
An individual is unique human being who needs to assert his or herself in a way that allows him to grow and develop.
The family accommodates the needs of the individual members.
Family develops a stance with respect to the community:
The family relates to the community
Families pass through predictable development stages (Duvall & Miller, 1990)
The family has a growth cycle
Involves merging of values brought into the relationship from the families of
orientation.
Stage 1: MARRIAGE & THE FAMILY
Birth or adoption of a first child which requires economic and social role changes
Stage 2: EARLY CHILDBEARING FAMILY
This is a busy family because children at this stage demand a great deal of time related to growth and development needs and safety considerations.
Stage 4: FAMILY WITH SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN
A family allows the adolescents more freedom and prepare them for their own life as technology advances-gap between generations increases
Stage 5: FAMILY WITH ADOLESCENT CHILDREN
Stage when children leave to set their own household-appears to represent the
breaking of the family
Stage 6: THE LAUNCHING CENTER FAMILY
Family returns to two partners nuclear unit; Period from empty nest to retirement
Stage 7: FAMILY OF MIDDLE YEARS
is based on a theory introduced by Dr. Murray Bowen (The Family System
Theory) that suggests that individuals cannot be understood in isolation from one another, but rather
as a part of their family, as the family is an emotional unit. Families are systems of interconnected
and interdependent individuals, none of whom can be understood in isolation from the system.
family as a system
are met through parents providing food, clothing and shelter, protection against danger, provision for bodily repairs after fatigue or illness, and through
reproduction.
Physical functions of the family
the family is the primary unit in which the child tests his emotional reactions.
Affectional function
include providing social togetherness, fostering self-esteem and a personal
identity tied to family identity, providing opportunity for observing and learning social and
sexual roles, accepting responsibility for behavior and supporting individual creativity and initiative.
Social functions
include providing social togetherness, fostering self-esteem and a personal
identity tied to family identity, providing opportunity for observing and learning social and
sexual roles, accepting responsibility for behavior and supporting individual creativity and initiative.
Social functions
is a function, but with work or labor overtures assigned or demanded of the person
Task
provides food shelter, clothing, and health care to its members being certain that a family has ample resources to provide
Physical maintenance
involves preparation of children to live in the community and interact with people outside the family.
Socialization of the family
determines which family needs will be met and their order of priority.
Allocation of resources
task includes opening an effective means of communication between family members, integrating family values and enforcing common regulations for
all family members.
Maintenance of order
who will fulfill certain roles e.g., family provider, home manager, children’s caregiver
Division of Labor
6th task of family
Reproduction, Recruitment, and Release of family member
consists of selecting community activities such
as church, school, politics that correlate with the family beliefs and values
Placement of members into larger society
created when members serve as support people
to each other
Maintenance of motivation and morale
