HD 204 1nd Edition Lecture 20 Outline of Last Lecture I Acting the Role II Gender Socialization III Role Functioning IV Maintenance and Management V Carework Outline of Current Lecture II Power III Power and Communication Strategies IV Influence V Decision Making Defined VI Phases in Decision Making VII Factors in Decision Making Current Lecture Power o Power is property of a relationship between two or more persons not belonging to an individual o Power develops through a transactional process o Power dynamics have system wide effects o Variations Power dynamics vary over time Family structure Development stages of members Transitions and stressors Economic resources Power processes operate differently across families Perceptions of power vary within families o Aspects of power Power bases Resources used by family members to increase chances of exerting control in a specific situation Resources These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o Normative normal cultural expectation of family roles obligations o Economic use of money to control who earns the money who controls the budget or who inherited the money o Affective who in the family nurtures others and meets their needs for feeling loved or belonging to the system o Personal interpersonal factors like charm looks competence humor etc o Cognitive awareness of how to use power and intellect to see the logic of power usage Perception of resource interest in resources in important Power processes Family communication practices that affect family discussions arguments decision making and crisis situations o Examples being loud interrupting talking for a long time and silence o Important to analyze both content and relationship level messages o Goal is to Influence Persuade Assert self over others Power outcomes Who makes the final decision who win o Extreme imbalance related to dissatisfaction o Hierarchies Orchestration power who makes the decision Implementation power who carries out the decision o Spouses and power Martial power reflects the extent to which one spouse loves or needs the other One spouse dominant o Husband dominant o Wife dominant Syncratic shared authority and joint decision making in most areas Autonomic about equal authority but in different areas of life Principle of least interest the one who cares the least has the most power o Children and power Screaming avoidance non compliance are power attempts by children Parents typically have more power than children Child power grows stronger with age Children can gain power through alliances with others Siblings parents etc Power and Communication Strategies o Confirming o Disconfirming o Rejecting o Information as power o One up one down subsystem Influence o Use of power to try to modify or change behavior or beliefs Strategies Direct o Asking bargaining reasoning Indirect o Hinting emotional etc Differences in perception o Factors affecting influence strategy use Gender Age Marital satisfaction Culture Decision Making Defined o Process through which families make choices and develop solutions o Usually involves subgroups rather than the whole family o Often highlight addresses differences between members o Instrumental decision are the daily workings of family How to meet developmental or material needs o Affective decisions are related to feelings emotions Resolving conflict or making choice that involve values or feelings o Types Consensus involves discussion that continues until agreement is reached Accommodation some family members give in to a decision they don t agree with it but they don t think continuing to talk about it will lead to a decision everyone will feel good about De facto a decision where there is not family approval but one member makes it to keep the family functioning o Styles Zero sum driven by self interest and requires coercive power or punishment Decisions via rules involves three types of rules used in family decision making Dividing resources how do families distribute resources Designated authority who has authority for what in the household Negotiation how will the family go about negotiating differences of solving problems Decisions based on principle fairness and concern for other is most important Phases in Decision Making o Identity clarify the problem o Alternatives o Building consensus o Putting the decision into action Factors in Decision Making o Role of children and adolescents Depends on Moods Developmental appropriateness Purchase decisions o Outside influences Institutions policies and agencies o Individual investment Some members may not be concerned about result Agenda setting