Chapter 6 Flashcards
Resource (Hamilton 1992)
anything people use or might want to use to achieve and end
Resources availability
People use resources to meet physical and psychological needs
Nothing becomes a resources unless
There is a use for it
Someone determines that it has value
Utility
A resources must have a purpose
Accessibility
A resources must be available for use
Transferability
Allows consumers to move assets to where they are needed the most
Interchangeability
Money can be exchanged for goods or services
Any resources can be substituted to gain assets
Manageability
Allows consumers to make decisions about how resources are
Used
Transferred
Exchanged
Foa resource theory
Theory has roots in social psychology
People try to meet their needs in the context of social interaction
People gather resources through relationships
6 types of resources exchanged in relationships
Love
Status
Information
Money
Goods
Services
Human Resources
Resources that are unique to people
Each of us has a variety of assets that enrich your life and those around you
Cognitive
Mental
Economic resources
Acquire (working)
Benefit packages→provide resources
Social security
Medicare
Unemployment insurance funds
Inheritance
Wage differences between genders historically favor males

Environmental resources
Nature provides resources through the physical environment
Earth’s resources are needed to live and work
Renewable resources
Can be used
Won’t be depleted
Use over-over-over-over again
Un-renewable resources
Available in limited quantities
Social resources
Resources that be felt
Found inside the family
Caring for others and meeting the needs
Relationship skills
Effective communication with others
Archival family function
Come from outside the family but affect the family
Family archiving
Passing down history through
Photos
Jewelry
Heirlooms
Sense of belonging
Can’t get this through any other group
