...representation of how the family structure was throughout society. Made up of father who worked, a mother who stayed at home to raise the children and family dinners every night. Today in 2012, the family dynamic has changed dramatically. There are several factors that can be attributed to these changes and these changes could continue to change society for future generations. However, perhaps from researching the past and how we got here, we can find ways to strengthen families in the future. Family Changes Since 1960 the family dynamic has changed. Over these mere 52 years families have gone from having both parents in the home, usually with a father who works and a mother who stayed at home to raise the children. Today, many families are broken; children are shuffled between the mother’s home and the father’s home every other weekend. With this broken foundation the family structure itself is becoming weaker, thus creating a difference in society today compared to when our parents and grandparents were being raised. As previously mentioned, the Cleavers made up the traditional family in the 1960’s. This dynamic accounts for less that 15% of families today in the United States (Mintz, N.D). Another drastic change we have seen since 1960 is the divorce rate that has doubled since 1966. Another difference that has grown dramatically since as early as 1970 is the number of homes where couples cohabitate, yet never marry. This type of family dynamic has tripled over...
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...of Work and Change - The Family Sveinbjorg E. Olafsdottir Sociology-SSCI205 7th July, 2013 This essay will demonstrate the weakening of the modern family and how the weakening of the modern family is a cause for some of the social problems America and other western countries are facing today. What important or significant changes have been in families since 1960 and what factors are responsible for that change? Are families becoming weaker or simply different? And what can be done to straighten the modern family? Among the significant changes that have accrued in families since the 1960 are that there has been a dramatic rise in divorce rate and the ideal family structure has changed from the typical nuclear family. Families today can be combined of same sex parents, single parents, one parent and his/her partner where children have stepsiblings and children born out of wedlock. Since the 1960s women have become more financially independent and the society has become more inclusive. Women have their own career and therefore leave the home for work while in the 1960s women mostly stayed at home to take care of the children and the home. This change has caused more tension with in marriages and children get less time with a parent. (Editorial Board, 2012) Another factor for the change in families since the 1960 can be all the new technology, which brings more expenses for the families, and therefore to be able to afford everything that the modern family needs or is...
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...The Family Changes through Television Media has always operated as a reflection of society. The same can be said with about families and television. Television and other forms of media have been serving as a platform to showcase what is socially acceptable at any given time. This means that while society has gone through changes, television shows have changed to accommodate new social norms as they develop in society. The socially accepted definition of the word “Family” has changed and will continue to change over time (Berman and Francis). This ever changing definition has been, and will always be displayed through television shows. At its most basic roots, a family is a group of people that share common ancestors either through blood...
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...Using the Material from Item 2b and Elsewhere, Assess the View That the Growth of Family Diversity Has Led to the Decline of the Traditional Nuclear Family Using the material from item 2B and elsewhere, assess the view that the growth of family diversity has led to the decline of the traditional nuclear family In the past, traditionally families have mostly been the ‘traditional nuclear family’ made up of a married man and woman and at least one child. However there has recently been a decline in the amount of traditional nuclear families and an increase in the amount of diverse families. There are now less people following the traditional view that the nuclear family is the ‘normal’ way to live. The diverse families now include families such as, lone parent families, reconstituted family, extended family, lone person households, cohabiting couples and same sex couples. In this essay I will discuss the view that the traditional nuclear family has decline as a result of the growth of family diversity and the reasons why people are no longer following past tradition. New right believe that the incline in family diversity is a cause of many social problems. They believe that the increase in family diversity is the reason for economic problems. Charles Murray believes that there is now a ‘perverse incentive’ for young girls to get pregnant. He believes that there are young girls purposely getting pregnant with the knowledge that the government are going to give them a house...
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...Changes in Families Since the 1960’s Abstract Everything changes as time goes by. One major thing that has changed in particular is family structure. From the way children are being raised, to higher divorce rates, and teen pregnancy. These are all factors that have immensely changed over time, more for the worse than better. Introduction There have been many changes in families since the 1960’s to today. In this paper I will discuss some of the numerous drastic changes that have occurred, and the impact this has. I will also be discussing how families are weaker but also ways we could prevent this from continuing happening. Changes in Families since the 1960’s One major change that there has been in families is that more women have careers now. In the 60’s it was not a common thing for a women to have a job, let alone a career. The role that women played was to stay home with the children, cook, and clean. The women that had careers usually were the ones that did not have families, and this was extremely uncommon. Educated women was a very rare thing to come across. Men were the ones that made the money and supported the family. That has drastically changed since then. In 2010, more American women were employed than men (Castelloe). Women working and having careers is much more accepted in society nowadays. Women may work now for different reasons; the passion they feel for the job, or they need to help financially support their family. Another change that...
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...American family values and beliefs have changed over the past hundred years. There are various types of families nowadays, such as married couples with or without children, single parents, or stepparents with children, homosexual partners with adopted children, etc. There are three different time periods and three movements that illustrate the changes in American family values and beliefs. According to Lim and Smalzer (2008), “Sociologist Barbara Dafoe Whitehead labeled these three periods the period of Traditional Familism, the period of Individualism, and the period of The New Familism” (p.184). The three social and political movements in the second period, the period of Individualism, respectively are The Sexual Revolution, The Women’s Liberation, and The Anti-War Movement. In Mona Lisa Smile, these three periods and movements are characterized in the behavior and language of the actresses. The first time period is Traditional Familism, which lasted for twenty years from the mid-1940’s to the mid-1960’s. It is a period after World War II. Lim and Smalzer (2008) considered that the predominant configuration of this traditional period is, “A married couple with children” (p.184). They also concluded, “three characteristics stand out in this period: conformity to social norms, greater male domination of the family than in the later periods, and clear-cut gender roles”(p.184). It suggests that the division of family roles is clear-cut, which husband and wife being charged with...
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...Marriage & Family Changes: American Society DeVry University April 11th, 2014 Spring 2014, Session II Changes to Marriage & Family: American Society The American society has had very dramatic changes in the ways that certain aspects of our modern culture are shifting the traditional American family. These changes bring a new different perspective to the rise in divorce rates. Cohabiting relationships rather than traditional marriages has brought a new way of viewing relationships. Blended families of both gay and heterosexual design surface new issues. And children being born out of wedlock and its normalcy in today’s society. High Rise in Divorces The American society has been demonstrating signs and symptoms of change with the rise of technology. Marriage has long been recognized as a fundamental social institution but with the rise of modern economies and the associated individualism, many functions once confined to marriage now take place outside of it (Musick & Bumpas, 2012). Divorces has several factors that contribute to the high incidence in our modern times. Many parents use the media as surrogate parents, allowing the internet and social media to be the child’s main support, instead of dedicating personal quality time to their children. In change, these children have grown up in the last decade young marriages tend to dedicate more time to their social platforms rather than spending one on one time with their spouses. Social media also affects...
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...closer together in many ways. Many changes take effect in every aspect of everyone involved from the parents, to the siblings, grandparents and extended family. When a new baby is brought into the home, everything revolves around him. Everyone in the home will need to make changes to welcome the new member of the family. Family dynamics endure many changes. Bringing a new baby home is an exciting time for everyone, especially the baby. The baby is now in a new environment outside of it’s warm, safe and quiet cocoon that it was sheltered in for nine months. Newborn’s generally sleep 2-4 hours between feedings and can get very fussy when they wake in order to be fed. The only skill they have is to cry in order to alert that they are hungry. Without this skill they would not be able to alert their caregivers that they are hungry, tired, or need to be changed. Within the first few days, babies become more alert and give cues to their parents. Being more alert means they feed more frequently. But, being alert also means they will be sensitive to all the discomforts of the new world they have entered. Some babies are better than others with dealing with stimulation and calming down when their parents try to soothe them. It is important for parents to be careful not to let them get overstimulated. As the new baby’s cries fill the air, everyone in the household will need to make adjustments in their own way. The mother experiences the most changes, beginning with her physical being...
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...Literature Review Family Structural Changes and Juvenile Delinquency To develop a well-formulated theory on family structural changes playing an impact on juvenile delinquency, it is imperative to discern what other information exists surrounding the topic. There are multiple sources that seek to determine what factors influence kids/teens to turn into delinquents, from either a stable, loving home or a place filled with toxic disasters. This study is focused on analyzing how these various factors within a family within a family impact a child's likelihood of experiencing juvenile delinquency, but more specifically how family changes are a factor. My proposed research studies the question by studying individuals, making persons my phenomena. Using the existing studies as a basis of knowledge will provide the framework for a new theory involving the significance of family structural changes. One of the major functions of the family is to protect, teach, and train children so that they become competent, productive adults and if that job is not done properly, then it can be assumed that the family has failed to do its job (Kunz, 2001b). Variable: DIVORCE We first have to look into whether juvenile delinquency is related to divorce. Cynthia Price and Jenifer Kunz created a meta-analysis, involving 72 studies where meta-analysis is the quantitative statistical analysis of several separate but similar experiments or studies in order to test the pooled data for statistical significance...
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...‘Examine’ Essay Planning Sheet Name: Essay Title: Examine the reasons for changes in birth rates and family size since 1900 (24 marks) | Underline or highlight the key concepts, terms and instructions, by identifying these key elements it will allow you to focus on answering the question. It is important to use relevant sociological terminology within the context of you essay. List the key sociological terms that will be appropriate for this essay. Birth rates, family size, baby boom, total fertility rate, economic liability, child centeredness, socially constructed childhood, infant mortality rate | IntroductionSignpost to the question and clearly explain the key concepts /terms of the question | The birth rate is the number of live births per 1000 of the population per year. There has been a decline in the number of births since 1900. In that year, England and Wales had a birth rate of 28.7, but by 2007 it had fallen to around 10.7. However there have been changes in births, with three baby booms (after the two wars and in the mid-1960s) The family size is the number of people living in the same house as a child. There has also been a change in family sizes since the 1900’s - it has decreased from an average of 3 to 1.8 children in a household. | Paragraph 1PointThe point must be appropriate in answering the question. | Changes in the position of women has affected the birth rates in the UK since 1900; | Explain the point | Women...
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...Examine reasons for changes in family size over the last 100 years or so (24 marks) Over the last 100 years there have been large changes in society that have changed the family size. The first that would impact the size of a family is the cost of having children. During the last 100 years children have changed from being a source of income to being a substantial drain. Legislation has been enforced to protect children to restrict child labour; the 1889 Prevention of Cruelty to Children act stopped children under 14 from being made to work. This stopped parents using their children to bring in income. The cost of raising a child has increased because of all the things needed to sufficiently raise the child. The total to raise a child in the UK is approximately £180,000, this then influences people to opt for contraception, which has recently become much more readily available, to save up for children; In turn changing the size of the family. Another factor that has changed the size of the family is divorce. Divorce was very difficult, especially for women, in the early 19th century. However The Divorce Law Reform Act (1971) meant that divorce was cheaper and easier to obtain. Also a decline in social stigma made divorce more socially acceptable therefore splitting up families and changing the family size. An important reason why family size has changed during the last 100 years is family diversity. The large variety of family types that people can choose from, not just...
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...Susie that becoming a caregiver does not mean she no longer has a life of her own. We as nurses should remind Susie that she should accept help from the family, remain active in her activities and pay attention to her physical and emotional being. Her parent is still her parent they just need more help in life and they should still be respected. Susie and her family should be given community resources and class information about caring for the elderly and how to handle certain problems that may come up. With the family development theory the nurse will see that this situation there is a change in family roles. Each member in the house will have different roles now the Mrs. Jones is moving in and it will affect Susie the most because she is now responsible for her mother yet her mother shill has more “status” than her and Susie needs to respect her mother. “Knowing a family's composition, interrelationships, and particular life cycle helps nurses predict overall family pattern” (Edelman, 2010, p. 174). With the family structure theory the nurse will see how well Susie will be able to handle this new task in her life and how Susie will work everything into her life. Not only Susie but the entire family and the nurse will be able to assess the strengths of the family and give them assigned roles that they need to do to help the family with this dynamic...
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...Michael Collins Presents: Family Medical Leave Act Abuse: Regulation Changes are Necessary for Today’s Workforce. In partial fulfillment of the requirements for English 215 Research and Writing Summer 2014 To: Professor Sgroi, Course Facilitator Department of English and Humanities Strayer University—White Marsh Campus White Marsh, Maryland Family Medical Leave Act Abuse: Regulation Changes are Necessary for Today’s Workforce. Abuse of the Family and Medical Leave Act regulations by reciepients is a common practice that affects those who depend on the regulation. When Interminttent FMLA leave is requested, employers often find employees abusing the leave, when the leave is not necessary. When Intermintent FMLA leave is exploited, it affects those who do not abuse the regulation; by adding more stipulations to time allowences and even lessening the time granted for those who do not abuse the leave. This has become a major problem with employers and employees. The Family and Medical Leave Act must be changed, in order for it to protect those who it is intended for, and not as a “work when I want” for those who it is not intended for. The history of FMLA started in 1984 when the first draft of the legislation was written by The National Partnership for Women and Families. The Family and Medical Leave Act passed in Congress in January 1993 with bipartisan support. President Clinton signed the act with it being one of his first accomplishments...
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...Excerpt from PAI working paper Nabil Haque Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Bangladesh Development Policies Connecting the dots with Population Pressure A great number of assessments studied the vulnerability of Bangladesh to climate change impacts due to its unique geographic location, dominance of floodplains, low elevation, high population density, high levels of poverty, and overwhelming dependence on natural resources and services. The country has a history of extreme climatic events claiming millions of lives and destroying past development gains. Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of such events like floods and cyclones. Bangladesh has come a long way in developing national adaptation strategies and is currently leading this approach among the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Adaptation is now an integral part of development strategies, and given the scale of the impacts, most ministries are gearing up for sector-wise adaptation. 1 Significant steps have been taken after the publication of National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA) in 2005, where immediate and urgent needs of adaptation have been identified. In 2008, a supplement to the NAPA was introduced called “The Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan”, which is built on six pillars – five of them related to impact management and one related to mitigation through low carbon development. The government has solely focused its adaptation approach to livelihood...
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...the family? Why? Provide a list of the specific questions you would ask. I would ask the parents what dates did the change start, time of day and how often. I would like to know if the family have started any new activity in the home. I would have concerns about changes that may have taken place in school such as new teachers new classmates or any new changes in the school. I would like to know what Jake is watching on TV and, I like to know if Jake have a sitter. I would also like to know the natural parents history (if possible). Knowing the history to the questions that I have listed will help give me a better understanding of what could be going in Jake’s life. In addition to the clinical interview, what other clinical assessment tools should you consider? Why? Assessments is simply the collecting of relevant information in an effort to reach a conclusion (Comer 2011) The standardize is common steps that should be taken when an assessment is performed, a good assessment tool will always yields the same results (Comer, 2011) Reliability this assessment yields that same scores each time when the assessment is done on the same person. The validity is the most accurately measure (Comer, 2011) I think the key is to found out as much information from Jake’s parent before getting into the assessments. Although you need more information to begin treatment, what factors might you take into consideration in designing an effective intervention for this family? ...
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