Essay On Family Systems Theory

Every family has their own ways of doing and seeing things. Every family is different. Family systems theory can be seen in every family. Every family has their own roles, rules and goals they want to achieve. The families as show the theories concepts of boundaries, climate and equilibrium. A family does not work on an individual basis. It works together to produce one complete product, a functional family. Though all families are different, they share the characteristics of the family systems theory. And even though the theory clearly states in its’ title that it deals with families, the concepts and characteristics can not only be applied to families but also different groups thought out life.
Throughout these reading, the immediate family was the main view point, especially in the second reading (Davies, 2004). The view of big families was only brought up in the last reading (Christian, 2006), when a family was being invited to a school event. Most of the readings only gave that immediate view point, which would not consider all families. There are some …show more content…
Though the readings spoke about small families, immediate families, the theory can also be applied to bigger families and extended families. The theory could also be applied to groups outside of just families, just as I saw it being applied to groups of friends. Though it may not be to the full extent of the theory, friendships do have the general concepts being applied. While the analysis of these readings brought up may different ways that this theory could be applied, these were only two ways that the family systems theory could be applied. No matter what way you look at this theory, it is clear that a family, or friendships, does not consist of just an individual. A family and friendships consists of multiple individuals participating together and becoming one. No matter how small or how small, the family systems theory can be