Marriage and Family Life Unit 4: Describing the Family

Objective 1: Identify functions of families. Provide for physical needs of all family members Provide for the socialization of children Provide for the psychological well-being of all family members

Objective 2: Match types of family structures to their descriptions. Adoptive Blended or reconstructed Communal Cooperative Couple Extended Foster Nuclear Single parent Single person

Objective 3: Identify potential substitutes for families. Church groups Roommates and dormitory neighbors Foster families Friends Group homes Residences for the elderly Rehabilitation centers Shelters

Objective 4: Select factors that put families at risk. Abuse Crime Death of a family member Delinquency Divorce Financial problems Addictions Damage or destruction of home Homelessness Illness or disability Job loss or unemployment Moving to a new city Neglect Teen parenting Violence

Objective 5: Report about current and future issues affecting the family.

Objective 6:. Identify roles in families. Wage earner Spouse Parent Child Sibling Student Homemaker Worker Caretaker Housekeeper Shopper Nurse Cook Chief decisionmaker Financial manager Chauffeur

Objective 7: Identify how family roles have evolved. Childhood can play a big part in learning our roles. Children learn roles from their personal experiences at home, in school, in the community, from television, from movies, and from what they read. A person’s roles change during the life cycles of a family. A person may have many roles at one time. Role conflict happens when a person does not fulfill the role or does not want to fulfill the role that he/she is expected to fulfill.

Objective 8: Characterize families past and present. Families in the past The mother took care of the home and the family. The father was the breadwinner and provided financial resources for the family. Children were expected to do some household work. Farming families worked together and shared responsibilities.

Objective 8: Characterize families past and present. Families in the present More women work outside the home. Men assume greater responsibility in childcare. Older children and teens are often responsible for caring for siblings and for completing household duties. The increase in divorce has created more single- parent and blended families. Family expenses are higher.

Objective 9: Distinguish among stages of the family life cycle. Independence stage Coupling stage Parenting stage Middle-age stage Empty nest stage Retirement or senior life stage