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13 Cards in this Set
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Life Course Approach
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1) focuses on transitions and trajectories
2) Provides a valuable way to understand change 3) Individual life trajectories are linked with trajectories of others, especially family members 4) Recognizes that individuals and families are dealing with stresses unique to this historical period (ex. Environmental concerns, economic uncertainties, homelessness, concerns about adequate medical care, globalization, etc.) |
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The six stages of the family life cycle.
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1. Leaving home: single young adults
2. The joining of families through marriage: the new couple 3. Families with young children 4. Families with adolescents 5. Launching children and moving on 6. Families in later life |
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Developmental stress experienced in stage one: (Leaving home: single young adults)
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Accepting emotional and financial responsibility for self
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Developmental stress experienced in stage two:(The joining of families through marriage: the new couple)
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Commitment to new system
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Developmental stress experienced in stage three: (Families with children)
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Accepting new members into the system
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Developmental stress experienced in stage four: (Families w/ adolescents)
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Increasing flexibility of family boundaries to permit childrens independence and grandparents' families
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Developmental stress experienced in stage five: (Launching children and moving on)
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Accepting a multitude of exits from and entries into the family system
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Developmental stress experienced in stage six: (Families in later life)
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Accepting the shifting generational roles
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Developmental Stress
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---Life cycle Transitions
---Migration ---Horizontal Stressor |
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Horizontal Stressor
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includes the anxiety produced by the stresses on the family as it moves across time
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Reasons why Life Course Development can vary between races/cultures
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Cultures have different backgrounds, norms, and traditions. Although life courses differ for races/cultures they go through variations of the same phases
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Example of how racial/cultural differences would IMPACT how families from two different cultures would handle developmental stress differently
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In stage four (Families with adolescents), "some parents perceive completeness of information as a sign of deception, while others see incomplete answers as an indication of lying."
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Three factors that affect the communication in that family system (Based on Stage three: Families with Children)
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1) Parental responsibilities and restrictions
2) The gratification child rearing holds for them as a couple 3) The marital intimacy and stabilty All affect the communication in the family system. |
