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Week 4: Ecology of the Family - Coggle Diagram
Week 4: Ecology of the Family
Family definitions:
Family: Any two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption, who reside together.
Nuclear Family
Consists of husband/wife+children
Family of Orientation
The family who you're born to
Family of Procreation
Family that develops when you marry+have children
Extended Family
Relatives of nuclear family. Economically/emotionally dependent on each other.
Matriarchal Family
Mother has formal authority/dominance
Patriarchal Family
Father has formal authority/dominance
Egalitarian Family
Both sides of extended family viewed as equal
Binuclear families
Children are part of two homes & two family groups
What do families do?
Nurturance/Emotional support
Economic support
Assignment of social roles
Socialization/Reproduction
Reproduction
Events that effect socialization most:
Divorce
Effects of divorce on children
Deep sense of loss
Develop divided loyalties
Feel helpless against things out of their control
Single-parenting
Custodial Parent has responsibilities double
Step parenting
Cohabitation
Reasons for choosing to adopt
Desire to care for a special needs child
Desire to care for a child without sanction of marriage
Inability to conceive
Make foster care arrangement permanent
3 Fearful attitudes people have about children being raised by same-sex parents:
Children will become homosexual
They will be sexually molested
Psychological damage will occur from being raised by homosexuals
Society's ways for ranking people:
Socioeconomic Status
Rank based on economic/social factors
Ascribed Status
Determined by family lineage, gender, birth order, or skin color
Achieved Status
Determined by education, occupation, income, and/or place of residence
Social Class
Capitalist Class 1%
Upper Middle Class 14%
Middle Class 30%
Working Class 30%
Underclass 12-13%
Implications of Socioeconomic Status Research for Professionals
Delaying Gratification
Socializing Methods
Enhancing unique qualities of individuals
Diverse socialization patterns in U.S.
Interpersonal
Orientation toward time
Valued personality
Relationship of humanity to nature
Most cherished values
Major faith traditions in U.S.
Protestant
Catholic
LDS
Jewish
Buddhist
Muslim
Hindu
Most Religions Provide
Divine Ideology
Coping Mechanisms
A concept of death
Establishment of identity
Stress
Physical Stressors
Disease, overexertion, allergies, abuse
Sociocultural Stressors
Crowding, traffic, noise, bureaucracies, crime
Psychological Stressors
Personal reactions to real/imagined threats, reactions to real/imagined pressure to achieve
Key characteristics to help families cope with stress:
Display of love & acceptance
Communicativeness
Cohesiveness
Communication of values/standards
Ability to cope effectively with problems