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Identify 5 universal characteristics of families
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-a small social system
-perform certain basic functions -has structure -has its own cultural values and rules -moves through stages in its life cycle |
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Discuss the importance of parent-child and sibling relationships
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-providing children with food, shelter and safety; help children develop their own identity, self-confidence and creativity; siblings act as : protector, supporter, comforter, techer, social planner, friend, and disciplinanarian
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List the functions and tasks of families
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-providing for physical health
-providing for mental and spiritual health -socializing members -reproducing -providing economic well-being |
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Describe various types of family structures
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-single adult household
-nuclear family (2 generations: 2 adults and children) -dual career/dual worker -nuclear dyad (married couple, no child) -commuter family (one parent lives/works in another city) -extended family -single parent household -binuclear family (divorce) -reconstituted (blended) -gay/lesbian family (plus child) -communal family (several people) -foster family (child with paid caregiver) |
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Explain the influences of culture, ethnicity, and religion on the family
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Each culture or ethnic group sets standards for its members; networks provide support and helps maintain ethnic ideals. Some ethnic ideals may change. Marriages within own ethnic, racial or religious groups.
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Discuss the stages of family life cycle and important milestones and tasks of these stages.
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Transitional - single adults financially stable live alone, develop intimate relationships. Men/women have different goals.
Expanding: establish or set up household, includes childbearing and childrearing Contracting: Child launching, post parenting and aging |
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Identify common stressors on today's family.
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-socio-economic factors
-divorce/remarriage -family violence -addictions -acute/chronic illness |
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Differentiate between effective and ineffective family coping patterns.
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Adjustment: maintain status quo; deny or ignore problem; remove the demand or accept the demand
Adaptation: make changes in family structure; friends and community provide assistance; roles, boundaries, behaviors altered |
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Binuclear family
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separated or divorced, have joint custody of children
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Cohabitation
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unmarried individuals in a committed partership living together with or without children
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Communal family
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several people live together and strive to be self-sufficent
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Commuter family
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both adults are professsionals, living in different cities
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Dual career/dual worker family
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both parents work outside the home
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Dysfunctional family
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cannot cope with stress
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Extended family
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nuclear family and other related people, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. May live together in one house or in close proximity
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Family
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two or more people who are jointed together by bonds of sharing and emotional closeness, and who identify themselves as being part of that family
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Foster family
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children live in temporary arrangements with paid caregivers
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Functional family
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uses resources to cope with stress
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Gay or lesbian family
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intimate partners of the same sex live together or own property together
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Nuclear dyad
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married couple living together without children
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Nuclear family
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a two-generation unit consisting of a husband, wife and their immediate children, biological, adopted or both, living within one household.
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Reconstituted family
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newly married man and woman have custody of their children from previous relationships
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Siblings
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brothers and sisters
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Single-adult household
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live alone with no children
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Single-parent family
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adult head of household with dependents
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