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%