'Theoretical Perspectives on the Family\r'

'Theoretical Perspectives on the Family • agency of viewing reality •Identify why family patterns and practices are the way they are 1)Family Ecology •How family is allured by the night club around it •Family choices/lives affected by economy, education, religion and separate cultural institutions •Ex: Great Depression †economically, hoi polloi can’t afford kidren even if they precious more than kids 2)Family Development •How family changes over time •Family life sentence Cycle: Addition/subtraction of members (death in a family, moving out) oVarious stages children go through and through (children start school, go to high school, then college, then marriage) oChanges in family connections with opposite social institutions (retirement, or getting fired) •Develop psychological Tasks moldiness be mastered in order to transformation to the next •Role Sequencing †major transitions to adulthood •prescr iptive Order Hypothesis †work-marriage-parenthood sequence is vest for mental health and happiness )Structure Functional Theory •Functions performed by the family as a social institution 1)Raise child responsibly 2)Economical support 3)Emotional support •Roles patterned by beliefs, values, attitudes, norms †serve as essential social functions that enables cabaret to survive 4) Interactionist Perspective •Interactions within family members •Do they lapse effectively? •If they don’t = doesn’t intromit for unique qualities to develop •MAJOR CONCEPTS: oSelf-concept †feelings people expect about themselves Concepts of identity †sense of uniqueness , â€Å"the ego is developed initially in a family telescope” oRole taking †expected behavior for each family member (associated with a social position) †Children learn appropriate behavior roles that they may play in adulthood through watching their p arents, siblings assume that role †INTERNALIZED AND INCORPORATED TO self 5) Exchange Theory •Exchange of resources that affect formation, continuation, genius of a relationship •Rewards vs.\r\nCost †shapes might and influence in the family and dedication to the relationship •Should central resources orthogonal the group. If not, develops materialism (dependence) instead of independence •Relationships based on exchanges that are equal or equitable (fair, if not equal) thrive •Whereas, those in w/c the exchange balance feels consistently one sided are more comparablely to be unhappy •Principle of to the lowest degree Interest †partner w/ less commitment to the relationship is the one who has more power including the power to exploit the other •Person who maintain strength †people who are willing to break-up/refuse to be the first to make up ) Family Systems •Use family as a whole more than the sum of its part (members) •â€Å"Everybody knows what they need to do to make this work” †impuissance: no room for change •A family functions regularly in a certain way; delirious expression and behavior of family tend to persist 7) infringe and Feminist Perspective •Central Issue †womens rightist †gender issues specific to women •Because woman brings attention w/ woman duties -> it conflicts -> â€Å"Doesn’t mean because I’m a woman, I should be the one cooking. • charr dispels tradition †conflict happens w/in the family •And/or woman is not getting to do handed-down duties and causes conflict (Traditional homemaker wife now is difference to work) 8) Biosocial Perspective (Charles Darwin) •Depending how you’re raised is how you survive • individual Gene †determines if family is successful •â€Å"You’re just like your father. ”\r\n'