1. Researching interactions within families Lecturer: Peter Stratton

2.  Definition of a family  Types of families  SCORE15  Role play  Analysis STRUCTURE

3. = a group of people related by blood, marriage or a strong common bond = in most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children What is a family?

4. nuclear family extended family blended family dysfunctional family single-parent family skewed family family of origin Types of families

6. Role play 1: The Millers  Mother: Robin  Father: John  Child: Miranda

7.  Mother: Sarah  Father: Michael  Child: Celine Role play 2: The Smiths

8.  Survey in Nordhausen with questionnaires SCORE 15  Role plays based on results  Want to show most positive and most negative answers  Not a representative survey Analysis

9.  Feels good in the family  Nice  Look after each other  Trust Most positive answers (The Millers)

10.  Bad at finding new ways to deal with difficult situations  Things seem to go wrong  Lie to each other Most negative answers (The Smiths)

11. Thank you for your attention!