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Ch 3 Ecology of the Family - Coggle Diagram
Ch 3 Ecology of the Family
basic structures of family
nuclear family
husband
wife
children
extended family
kin related to nuclear family who are emotionally and sometiems economically dependent on each other
can be matriarchal, patriarchal, or egalitarian
Family structural transitions that affect family functions
death
divorce
ramarriage
adoption
dual earners
divorce
Variables divorce that affect parents and children
emotionally (love loss
socially (loss of marriage role models for child
economically (division of income changes socioeconomic status)
Custody arrangements effects
parent's relationship after divorce
age and gender of the child
whether or not there is a support system
kin custody, usually grandparents , affects children's sense of stability and belonging
stepfamilies
new relationships
acceptance of new rules and values
still have to deal with old relationships, rules, and values
Adopted
misunderstandings about their adoption
fears of abandonment
identity issues
Dual-earner socialization effects
age
gender
temperament of child
socioeconomic status of the family
quality of parent's marriage
mother's satisfction with her job
father's satisfaction with his job
fathers's invovlement with the children
availability of child care and social support
Family Basic functions
nurturance/emotional support
economic support
assignment of social roles
socialization/education
reproduction
Divers parents include: parents who are unmarried, families of interethnic and interfaith parents, and same sex parents
Macrosystem influences on family depend on the society
traditional social status is ascribed, inherited and it is difficult to move upward in status
modern societies: status obtained through education, hard work, talent, social mobility
Chronosystems
political: affect socialization immigration, foreign, and domestic policies
economic: terms of available resources
technological: access to information and personal relationships