FAD2230 Lecture 6 Outline of Last LectureI. Family Theoriesi. Exchange Theorya. Key conceptsii. Two principlesOutline of Current LectureII. Family Development TheoryIII. Stages of Family Life CycleIV. Family Development TasksV. Family: Development ConceptsVI. Systems TheoryVII. ConceptsVIII. Ecological Systems TheoryIX. MicrosystemsX. MesosystemsXI. ExosystemsXII. MacrosystemsXIII. ChronosystemsCurrent LectureFamily 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 childrenFamily 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/uncleSystems 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-siblingEcological 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, workplaceMesosystems- 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 childMacrosystems- 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
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