HD 204 1st Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture I What are family roles II Role expectations III Acting the Role IV Gender Socialization Outline of Current Lecture I Decision Making II Power Current Lecture I Decision Making a Defined Process through which families make choices and develop solutions Usually involves sub groups rather than the whole family Often highlights addresses differences between members b Decisions can be Instrumental the daily workings of family E g how to meet developmental or material needs Affective Related to feelings emotions E g resolving conflict or making choices that involve values or feelings c Types of Decision Making Consensus Everyone in agreement Accommodation Some family members give into the decision De Facto d Styles of Decision Making 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 Zero sum decisions Decisions via rules Decisions based on principle e Factors affecting decision making Gender May impact the domain of influence Also depends Men in positions that allow autonomy self direction group problem solving Women who work have more influence f Factors Affecting Decision Making Outside influences Institutions policies agencies Individual investment Some members may not be concerned about results Agenda setting g Communication skills in Decision making II Problem solving strategies and negotiation Allowing speaking Avoiding negative messages Seeking multiple options Communicating clearly Power a What is power Power is property of a relationship not an individual Power develops through a transactional process Power dynamics have system wide effects b Variations in Power Dynamics Power dynamics vary over time Power processes operate differently across families Perceptions of power vary within families c Important aspects of Power McDonald 1 Power Bases Resources Normative Economic Affective Personal Cognitive Perception of resource interest in resource is important 2 Power processes 3 Power Outcomes d Power Processes Communication practices that affect the outcomes of arguments decision making and crisis situations Examples Being loud interrupting talking for a long time silence Important to analyze both content and relationship level messages e Power Outcomes f Who makes the final decisions who wins Extreme imbalances related to dissatisfaction Hierarchies Orchestration power Implementation 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 a parent g Power and Communication Strategies Confirming Disconfirming Rejecting Information as power One up one down subsystem h Influence Use of power to try to modify or change behavior or beliefs Strategies Direct Asking bargaining reasoning Indirect Hinting emotional etc i Differences in perception Factors Affecting Influence Strategy use Gender Age Marital Satisfaction Culture