My Participant For this assignment I decided to interview one of my roommates who I met last year. To keep his identity a secret I used a pseudonym, Warren Moore. Warren is a mid-sized male, around 5’10”, he has black hair, blue eyes, and is physically fit. Warren is a very outgoing person, constantly meeting and making new friends where ever he goes. He is liked by almost everyone he meets because he’s caring and relatable. Warren was one of the first people I met when I came to school, and I’ve met his family several times. The one thing I’ve noticed about his family is that they treat me like I’m one of their kids, even though I’ve only met them several times.
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My participant’s family consists of my participant, his mother and father, his sister, his brother, and his grandparents. The rank order for my participant’s family with respect to age goes as follows: grandparents, father, mother, sister, my participant, and brother.
There are several subsystems within my participant’s internal family. The first subsystem consists of my participant his father and his grandfather. Another subsystem includes my participant’s mother and the sister. The last subsystem includes my participant and his brother.
Warren’s family type based on the boundaries found within the internal family would be classified as an open family. When asked about their internal family subsystems Warren stressed how they were comprised of love and respect, values that are found within open families. They are engaged in each other’s lives, but not enmeshed. Warren described how everyone’s opinions were valued within his family, and everyone’s input was taken into account before major decisions were made. Warren explained how his parents allow him to make as many friends as he wants, and bring them around their family as long as they don’t break any rules (Smith & Hamon …show more content…
Warren is close with most of his extended family, but he is extremely close with his grandfather and his oldest cousin. Warren has been close with his grandfather since he was a kid, they only lived several miles apart so they were always together as Warren grew up. Warren’s grandfather showed him how to play football, and ultimately developed his love for the sport. Warren looks up to his grandfather because he came from a different country with only a suitcase full of clothes and little money. He worked hard every day of his life so his kids could live a better life than he had. He didn’t ask for anything in return except to see how happy his family
Integrity Practice Throughout this assignment I took several steps to protect …show more content…
My participant’s family consists of my participant, his mother and father, his sister, his brother, and his grandparents. The rank order for my participant’s family with respect to age goes as follows: grandparents, father, mother, sister, my participant, and brother.
There are several subsystems within my participant’s internal family. The first subsystem consists of my participant his father and his grandfather. Another subsystem includes my participant’s mother and the sister. The last subsystem includes my participant and his brother.
Warren’s family type based on the boundaries found within the internal family would be classified as an open family. When asked about their internal family subsystems Warren stressed how they were comprised of love and respect, values that are found within open families. They are engaged in each other’s lives, but not enmeshed. Warren described how everyone’s opinions were valued within his family, and everyone’s input was taken into account before major decisions were made. Warren explained how his parents allow him to make as many friends as he wants, and bring them around their family as long as they don’t break any rules (Smith & Hamon …show more content…
Warren is close with most of his extended family, but he is extremely close with his grandfather and his oldest cousin. Warren has been close with his grandfather since he was a kid, they only lived several miles apart so they were always together as Warren grew up. Warren’s grandfather showed him how to play football, and ultimately developed his love for the sport. Warren looks up to his grandfather because he came from a different country with only a suitcase full of clothes and little money. He worked hard every day of his life so his kids could live a better life than he had. He didn’t ask for anything in return except to see how happy his family