HD 204 1st Edition Lecture 14 Outline of Last Lecture I Domestic Violence II The Role of power and control III Barriers to Leaving Outline of Current Lecture I Family Stress II Developmental Perspective III Life Course Perspective IV Stressors V Stages of Life Cycle and Stress Current Lecture I Family Stress a Universal experience found in families b Stress can emerge As a result of common life and family life events As a result of unexpected events Example Death of a child When common life events happen at unexpected time II Example Having a child Example Teenage daughter having a child Developmental Perspective a Communication behaviors adapt over time Individual changes Relational changes b Marker events 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 Examples Driver s license moving out marriage divorce first grandchild c Response to change depends on pre existing III Organizational structure Life Course Perspective a Time Individual Generational Historical b Diversity IV On time vs off time Less emphasis on linear sequence of life transitions Stressors a Vertical Stressors Hand we re dealt when we re born Society Community Extended Family Immediate Family Individual b Horizontal Stressors move with time V Developmental Unpredictable Historical Stages of Life Cycle and Stress Starts years 1 Single Adulthood Tasks o Establishing yourself in the work world and creating financial independence o Developing intimate relationships Success requires o Tolerance of separateness and independence o Tolerance of differentness and ambiguity in young adult s career path o Tolerance of emotional attachments outside immediate family Variations o Boomerang generations o SES o Ethnicity 2 Coupling marriage Tasks o Separating further from the families of origin o Negotiating roles rules and relationships o Creating shared meanings o Investing in a new relationship Couples must resolve 3 challenges for later satisfaction o Commitment o Power o Closeness Variation o Culture parent child bond intercultural couples o Timing of childbearing o Some never marry 3 Child bearing years Three stages 1 Transition to parenthood o Tasks Reorganizing marital relationship Relationship satisfaction decrease Conflict opportunities increase Renegotiate roles Often become more traditional Coordinate transmission of culture Manage Intergenerational connections o Factors Related to success Desire o be a parent How prepared they are for the role Realistic Expectations Social Support o Variations Unmarried mothers Adoption Same sex parents No kids 2 Families with small children preschoolers o Defining a parental role identity o The child s evolving identity Parents may expect different things of their children Child may not be who the parent wants them to be o o Siblings Extended Family 3 Families with school age children o Common issues Child has new influences from outside world Managing school and community activities Ability to persuade parents Media 4 School age years 5 Adolescence 6 Launching 7 Empty Nest 8 Retirement Not everyone goes through these in a linear fashion Will finish this lecture on Thursday
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