FAD2230 Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture I Family Theories i Exchange Theory a Key concepts ii Two principles Outline of Current Lecture II Family Development Theory III Stages of Family Life Cycle IV Family Development Tasks V Family Development Concepts VI Systems Theory VII Concepts VIII Ecological Systems Theory IX Microsystems X Mesosystems XI Exosystems XII Macrosystems XIII Chronosystems Current Lecture Family Development Theory Describes and explains the processes of change in families over the time of the lifespan Consist of stages that build upon each other Marriage birth adoption growth leaving home and retirement designate new stages Determined by age of the oldest child Stages of Family Life Cycle Married couples without children Child Bearing Families oldest child birth to 30 months Families with Preschool Children oldest child 30 months to 6 years Families with School age Children oldest child 6 to 13 years Families with Teenagers oldest child 13 to 20 years Families with Launching Centers first child gone to last child leaving home Middle aged parents empty nest to retirement Aging Family Members retirement to death Family Developmental 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 Wife sister daughter mother aunt Husband brother son father uncle Systems Theory A system is a set of elements standing in interaction put together in such a way that whatever affects one part also affects other parts A family is system made up of individuals Each individual is unique and serves his her own functions to contribute to the overall family identity Systems Theory Concepts Boundaries define who what is allowed in or out of a certain system Physical psychological emotional Closed open random Subsystems part of a system that carries out it s own unique function Spousal Parent child Sibling sibling Ecological Systems Theory Explains how humans develop in their various Environments systems contexts 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 other systems work school church these other systems relate to each other as well Individual family and various other systems are nested within the largest system Microsystems The individual and what they are directly in contact with Experienced by the developing person in face to face setting Activities Social Roles Interpersonal relations Ex Family school peer group workplace Mesosystems Linkages and processes taking place between two or more settings containing the developing person Ex Interactions between home and school school and workplace Exosystems 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 person Ex How the parent s workplace affects a child Macrosystems Overarching patterns of micro meso and ecosystems characteristic of a given culture or subculture Ex Belief systems body of knowledge material resources customs life styles hazards life courses options Chronosystems Passage of time Chronological age Life course Historical time
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