Exam 3 - EDUC study Flashcards
family strengths
relationships, patterns of interaction, and support systems that protect families (especially during hardship)
strengths-based perspective
focusing on family strengths (focus on what’s right), maximize the strengths
deficit-based perspective
focuses on dystfunction, ignores supports and inner strengths
family identity
- family members share values + beliefs
- work together for the good of family unit
family processes
patterns of interactions and relationships in a family’s daily actions
boundaries
shared understanding of responsibilities and duties of family memberes, helps establish clear expectations
enmeshed
boundaries are unclear, children overly involved in issues that should only be in parental relationships
cohesion
built through shared times (meals together, holidays/rituals/traditions)
characteristics of a strong family
- individual characteristics (calm temperament, confidence, positive outlook)
- family processes: relationships and patterns of interactions
- culture and community
Neighborhood cohesion
neighbors help each other, families feel close, participate in community member activities
family resilience
ability of a family to withstand and rebound from adversity
family adversity
unemployment, poverty, separation, divorce, illness, death and loss, trauma, stigma and discrimination among others
strong families
children feel safe and secure, warmth and care, good communication, strong connections to nonfamily members
expressive vs receptive communication
expressive: ability to use language, oral/written so you are understood as intended
receptive: ability to understand what someone else is trying to say
implicit bias
unconscious collection of stereotypes/attitudes that we develop towards certain groups of people
explicit bias
individuals are aware of prejudices/attitudes toward certain groups
innate tendencies that shape our biases
- categorize objects/people into groups
- prefer things and people because they are familiar
- simplify a complex world
- rationalize inequities
collectivist values
emphasize importance of group to which one belongs:
obedience, conformity, security, reliability
individualism
independence, exploration, creativity, self reliance
immigrant def
person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country
mixed status family
family with different immigration status
naturalized citizen vs immigrant
naturalized citizen: person who was born outside US and obtained US citizenship
immigrant:
origin of US immigrant population TODAY
european/canadian: 13%
south/east asia: 27%
mexicans: 25%
latin american: 25%
other: 9%
immigrant share of total US population 2021
13.6%
DACA
-not a pathway to citizenship, but a status
-In 2023, Texas federal judge ruled DACA to be unlawful: No new DACA applications (applications cannot be processed)
culture
unpublished book of rules/options that dictates much of how we live our lives
surface culture
culture that exists within view of others: language, food, dress, music, art, literature, customs, holidays, etc
deep culture
often unconscious: learned patterns of communication, value systems, orientation toward time/personal space, roles, responsibilities, compentencies, approahces to things such as religion, marriage, sexuality, parenting, etc.
john berry’s two dimensional acculturation model
assimilation to a different country
assimilation
cultural absorption of smaller ethnic/racial groups into majority culture: cultural uniqueness of ethnic group given up and dominant culture’s characteristics adopted
integration
ethnic and dominant culture characteristics are blended and maintained
intergenerational conflict
practices of 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants vs. 1st gen immigrants clash
John Berry?
john berry’s 2-D acculturation model: asks how much does a person seek to maintain connection with culture of origin vs learn and adopt new culture
draw the acculturation model
role reversal
someone adopts a role reverse of that which they normally assume
think child taking on parenting responsibilities
average life expectancy for americans
77 years old
development in what three areas
PIE
DACA
deferred action for childhood arrivals
what comprises your cultural identity
family, language, place, culture
what is the primary focus of FLE
teach individuals and families skills about healthy family functioning to strengthen indviidual and family development
3 things you need to do to be a CFLE (certified family life educator)
- passing score on national exam
- complete coursework
- document work experience
fact of fiction:
- FLE, family case management, family therapy have no similarities are unique areas with no overlap
- family law and public policy is one of the 10 NCFR content areas
- key components of all FLE programs include sexuality education
- a personal philosophy of FLE develops over time and is never in a final state
F, T, F, T
what are the sessions for FLE
welcome session, 3 core sessions, goodbye session
