Week 11a - Family

Question 1

What does the family provide? 5 examples

Answer 1

• security
• love
• support
• care
• intrumental resources

Question 2

What is the role of the family influenced by? 2 examples

Answer 2

is learnt through:

• socialisation
• reflective with goals, values and sentiments

Question 3

How do children understand roles in families?

Answer 3

identify with adults and imitate social roles, tasks and personal characteristics

Question 4

What is the Conservative family?
Structure
Function

Answer 4

Conservative family
STRUCTURE
heterosexual couple w/ children

FUNCTION
reproduction and nurturing children

Question 5

What are the changes in family? (3 sources)

Answer 5

1. ) Public health, medicine, technology - life expectancy, reproduction
2. ) Legislation - divorce family act 1975
3. ) Religion - Catholics=no pill

Question 6

What are the 6 stages in the Family Life-Cycle Changes?

Answer 6

1. ) Leaving home (single adults)
2. ) Forming a family (marriage)
3. ) Family with young children
4. ) Family with adolescents
5. ) Launching young adults (empty nest)
6. ) Later life (Mother and son)

Question 7

What are the family assessment tools? 5 examples

Answer 7

• genogram
• depiction of family tree
• health history
• social history
• ecomaps (identifies needs)