Lecture 9 January 28, 2013 Berarducci, Nari FAD2230 2013 Spring Week 4Outline of Last Lecture I. Family Theoriesi. Exchange Theoryii. Two PrincipleOutline of Today’s LectureII. Theoretical Perspectives on the Familyi. Family Development Theoryii. Stages of Family Life Cycleiii. Family Development Tasksiv. Family Development Conceptsv. Systems Theoryvi. Systems Theory Conceptvii. Ecological System Theoryviii. Microsystemsix. Mesosystemsx. Exosystemsxi. Macrosystemsxii. ChronosystemsToday’s LectureFamily Development Theory• Describes and explains the processes of change in families over the time of the lifespan.•Consists of stages that build upon each other. -- marriage,birth/adoption, growth,leaving home and retirement designate - designate new stages•Determined by age of the oldest child Stages of Family Life Cycle•Married couples (without children)•Child bearing families (oldest children up to 30 months)•Families with preschool children (oldest child between 30 months and 6 years)•Families with school aged children (6years-13 years)•Families with teens (13-20)•Families with launching centers (1st child gone to last child leaving)•Middle aged parents ( empty nest to retirement )•Aging family members (retirement to death)Lecture 9 January 28, 2013 Berarducci, Nari FAD2230 2013 Spring Week 4Family Development Tasks •Tasks for individuals and the family which arise within each developmental stage•Have certain themes- negotiating family roles and boundaries- economics- housing- romance/ sex- developmental needs of children Family development concepts•Role: A set of behavioral expectations for an individual In a group over time•Position: A certain location in social groups to which we are assigned rights and duties ex. Wife/sister/daughter/mother/auntSystems Theory•A system is a set of elements standing in interactions put together in such a way that whatever effects one part also affects other parts. A family is a system made up of individuals. Each individual is unique and serves his/her own functions to contribute to the overall family identity. Systems Theory Concept• Boundaries: define who/what is allowed in or out of a certain system - physical, psychological, emotional- closed, open, random•Subsystems: part of the system that carries out its own unique function- spousal- parent-child- sibling-siblingEcological Systems Theory•Explains how humans develop in their various environment/systems/context•Systems are nested within each other - the individual is the smallest system- individual is nested within a family system - individual and family system is connected to each others system (work or school)these " other systems" relate to each other- individual, family, and " other systems " are nested within the largest systemLecture 9 January 28, 2013 Berarducci, Nari FAD2230 2013 Spring Week 4Microsystems•The individual and what they are directly in contact with •Experience by the developing/ person in face-face setting- activities/social roles/ interpersonal settings Ex. Family, school, peer groups, workplace Meso Systems•Linkages and processes taking place between 2 or more settings containing the developing person Ex. Interaction between home and school, school and workplaceExosystems•Linkages and processes taking place between two or more settings, but - at least one which does not contain directly the developing person- that one indirectly influences the immediate setting of the developing personEx. How the parents work place affects a child Macrosystems •Overarching patterns of micro-, meso- and exosystems characteristic of a given culture or subculture Ex. Belief systems, body of knowledge , material resources, customs,life-styles, life courses option.Chronosystems•Passage of time•Chronological age•Life course•Historical
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