...The Family Life Cycle Starla Zelaya Sociology October 3, 2014 The Family Life Cycle Starla Zelaya Sociology October 3, 2014 Starla Zelaya Sociology October 3, 2014 Ms. Marilynn Tulcey The Family Life Cylce: An Annotated Bibliography “Erik and Elena Brewer’s Weblog”. February 12, 2012. Paragraph 1. This paragraph explains how the family makes up society. Family.Dictionary.com. This online Dictionary defines “family”. “The Family Life Cylce”. Psychology Wiki. This page explains the family life cycle. The family is defined as “a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not.” (Dictionary.com). It is said that, next to God, family is the most important thing in this life. In Erik and Elena’s Weblog they posted that “the family is the bedrock of society and can be proven by the fact that all over the world every society is structured by the same pattern. A man and woman marry and form a family. This process is repeated multiple times making multiple families which form villages, regions, and eventually countries. When several countries come together they form a continent and all of the continents make up the world.” For the society to develop, the family goes through eight stages. These stages are known as the Family Life Cycle. The first stage is known as the Family of origin experiences stage. During this stages the children learns how to maintain relationships with not only their...
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...Balancing Your Military Career and Family Life during Long Deployment Military duties especially away from the usual environment can put a heavy strain on the family of a soldier. This is more common to the young and first time service members in mission areas, who have not been away from their families for longer period of time. There is always fear of unknown to both deployed soldier and the family being left behind. Therefore a strategy should be in place to check the foreseen stress and strain to both the soldiers and their families. The newly married soldiers in long deployment mission and multiple deployments have had their own experiences with uncertain outlook on the future, separation, divorce become common among such soldiers; this...
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...went off to college. It scared not only my mom, but my whole family. The same little Anthony they had watched grow up was stepping into adulthood. This scared me even more. There was even a time period where I contemplated if college was even the right decision for me. All of my friends committed to what school they were gonna attend pretty early, which was scaring me even more....
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...The concept of the family has changed drastically from being of an extended family in pre-industrial society which contained two or more generations living under one roof. The role of the family was primarily a unit of production and reproduction which revolved around the farm. In comparison in industrial societies the nuclear family consists of two adults living together with children. This type of family structure was referred as the "stem" family. The changes in marriage, divorce and cohabitation have contributed to the growing number of new types of family. Two in five of all marriages are now remarriages, which makes stepfamilies one of the fastest growing family forms in Britain. In the decade to 2006, the number of single parent families also increased to 2.3 million, making up 14% of all families. Consequently more and more children are now growing up in single parent families, and in stepfamilies. A growing number of couples are also now living apart together, often following failed marriages or cohabitations. Initial estimates suggest that around two million people have regular partners in other households excluding full-time students and people who live with their parents. In most cases this is due to working in a different location to the family home or because the relationship is still in the early stages. However, women’s focus on their career may also be a factor. As women choose to focus on their career before settling into a committed relationship, they are getting...
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...A prominent part of Wes Moore (the author) is his family. They influence him into the decisions he makes in his life. Unlike school or friends, he lives with his family, and they are the ones who have been there for him since the beginning. This greatly impacts the amount of influence that family places on his life. His mother is very caring and strict. She has always been there for Wes, even when the family or his life may feel like it is falling apart. When Moore’s father suddenly and unexpectedly passes away, “The clatter momentarily stole my attention from my father. My mother heard his collapse and, in her rush to see what had happened, dropped the sizzling cast-iron skillet and potato pancakes on the floor.” (pg.13). This quote shows...
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...“The normative assumptions about families that are embedded in family policy have contributed to the production of policy that fails to adequately address some problematic areas of family life.” Discuss. This assignment will discuss how legislation has developed historically and culminated in the family policies of present day and how they have impacted upon some of the problematic areas of family life, namely domestic violence and child abuse. Within the assignment the discursive formation of the ‘ideal’ family will be discussed and how from the late 18th and early 19th centuries these constructions continue to inform and influence family policies. Prior to the 18th century families existed but there was no essential family. The family was under the control of ‘paterfamilias’, meaning father of the family. In the 19th century the concept of the ‘family took on a new meaning, a reflection of rapid industrialization and urbanisation. The family came to signify ‘blood ties’ rather than ‘household’ (Hall, 2001, p. 11). Histographies of the late 18th and early 19th centuries have focused on the development of two distinct social classes. The upper / middle classes and the working classes. Britain had become a nation state comprising of ‘two nations’, rich and poor (Mooney, 2001, pp. 54-55). The language of class described what was new and different about 19th century British society. This language also illustrated the dominant discourse of ‘separate spheres’. Men...
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...Means of communication has made a large impact on family life In this essay I am going to explore the importance of family life and how it is being largely disrupted by the means of communication which is largely being used by the younger generation and not quite understood by the older generation, so this creates a wall between the communication of the different generations. Every age has different views on family life, as we grow up we seem to distance ourselves from our families because we don’t need them as much as we did when we were younger. When kids hit their teen that’s when the communication with their parents is at its least as they rely more on their friends for support and share their problems with them instead of discussing it with the family, this is one way on how relationships between kids and parents grow apart. Kids will feel less close to their parents and more close to their friends as they may think they can understand what they are going through as they are the same age. Communication between the younger generation is completely different to how the middle aged and elder generation interact with each other. Families used to be the main source of entertainment and information as there was no electronic devices to keep us informed and entertained, families would gather together to play family games such as monopoly, chess, draughts, snakes and ladders etc. but the younger generation in this day and age have been introduced to electronic devices such...
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...Examine the ways in which laws and social policies affect family life. There are many different ways in which laws and social policies affect family life. Laws and social policies affect different cultures. In Russia a new policy was introduced in 1917, the new Communist Government wanted to destroy the patriarchal family structure; the patriarchal family structure was seen as an obstacle to true communism and socialism. The Russian Government changed these laws to make abortion and divorce easier for men and women, equal rights for women was also introduced as well as communal nurseries that were provided by the state. The goal of the changed laws was to break down the traditional family in order to give people more freedom and to reduce the inequalities that were produced between the rich and poor. As a result of this the traditional family did break down, there was a rapid increase in divorce and abortions, as people began to search for the ‘ideal’ freedom and equality. The Government realised that things were beginning to become chaotic so there was a policy change. The government took drastic action by tightening divorce laws and making abortion illegal. The government also said that parents who had more children were awarded allowances. China’s population control policy was introduced under the intention to reduce the population in an over-crowded country but also to save society. China’s workplaces planning communities’ controlled the women employees menstrual cycle and...
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...problem or achieve a goal. These social policies are mainly based on laws, which provide the framework for agencies to follow. The first social policy that will affect the family is marriage. There are different laws in place to discourage certain behaviour inside marriages, a few examples of these would be; marriages must be monogamous where only one person can be married to one person at one time, in the UK it is illegal to marry or have children with your brother/sister but is legal to marry and have children with your first cousin, etc. Laws like these would have an effect on a family as having an affair on your partner is illegal and therefore if this happens then the marriage may breakdown and may end up in a divorce. Divorce is another social policy that will have an effect on the family. Divorce was granted legal in 1857 but it was very hard to get one up until the late 1960’s which made divorce become more popular as it was easier to declare. However, a divorce can only be granted if one of the following applies; Adultery – when one partner has a sexual relationship with another whilst in a marriage, unreasonable behaviour, two years separation if both partners consent, two years desertion or five years separation if one of the partners does not consent. Divorce will have an effect on the family because, as feminists believe, women are normally granted custody of the children which means that the children will not have a father around all the time and may only see...
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...social policies affect family life A social policy is a law implemented by the government to benefit society. Most social policies will affect families in some way or another. There are 2 types of policies, direct and indirect. A direct policy has a direct and immediate affect on the family, and an indirect policy is other policies not directly aimed at families but may still have an affect on them. Social policies have attempted to promote the nuclear family, such as those introduced by New Labour and the Conservative government, although New Labour are more accepting of family diversity. The New Rights ideology has influenced government policies. They argue that policies have weakened the nuclear family leading to family diversity and more problems for family members. The New Right have the view that social policies should avoid doing anything that might undermine the 'natural' and self reliant nuclear family and will often criticise many government policies for undermining the family by providing over generous welfare benefits e.g. council housing for teenage mothers. The New Right argues that social policies like the legalization of abortion and the availability of the contraceptive pill is the beginning of family decline. They also state that equal opportunities and equal pay lows distract women from their 'natural' career as a mother. The New Right feel that policies like this is causing a decline in the traditional nuclear family, resulting in the family not fulfilling its...
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...Assess sociological views of the impact of government policies and laws on family life. There are many different views of how government policies and laws affect family life among different sociological theorists. Some view government policies as positive whereas some see the impact as positive. Feminists argue that many government policies promote the patriarchal family and reinforces the women’s economic dependence on a man. Policies such as tax benefits and maternity leave are seen as negative policies as they promote the ideology of women being the main childcares in a relationship. Women are entitled to 9 months maternity leave whereas men are only able to receive 2 weeks paid paternity. Consequently, this means women are forced to be the parent that stays at home to look after the child as a couple would not be able to have financial stability if the man stayed at home for 9 months without pay. The new right also do not support these policies however for different reasoning. Feminists have a negative view on policies that insinuate that they have to care for their elders, as they believe the role of a caregiver to the sick and elderly should be shared between men and women equally and should be a women’s obligation. Although feminists are against laws that enforce the inequality between men and women they support policies that allow women to be independent from a patriarchal relationship, for example the divorce reform act and working tax credits. The divorce reform...
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...Historical Overview of the Health Family Life Education (HFLE) Family Life Education (FLE) was introduced into the formal curriculum in the mid 1960’s. During the 1970’s there was an increasing number of pilot programmes especially at the secondary level. However, by 1983, Family Life Education activities accelerated with USAID-funded project which was implemented at different levels of the education system, nationally. Activities during the project included training of teachers and guidance counsellors to infuse FLE in the appropriate subject areas and the production of teacher and student materials. These materials included syllabi for grades 1-6 and for grades 7-11. Subsequently, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture continued to trained teachers and Guidance Counsellors and to reproduce supplementary materials as part of the process of institutionalizing FLE in the school system. However, despite the several efforts of the Ministry and others agencies which deliver FLE in the formal sector, a critical observation has been that FLE programmes have not produced the desired effect on students and, by extension, on family life and stability in communities. As a result critics have pointed to a lack of standardized delivery modes, duplication of efforts leading to insufficient use of resources and inadequate resources, to explain their observation. In the beginning from indications, the articulation of policy on FLE was necessary and timely. There were various interest...
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...the impact of Government policies and laws on family life in Britain (20 marks) Social policies are the measures taken by state, or Government, bodies such as schools and welfare agencies. They are usually based on laws introduced by Government. Laws and policies can have both direct and indirect effects on the family. There are many Government policies that can either benefit of have a negative impact on the family. These come from many different movements in Government, such as: New Right, New Labour and Coalition - these can be criticised by different types of sociologists such as Marxists and Feminists, which I will be expressing throughout this essay. The New Right have a Functionalist view on the family. They believe strongly in the advocation of the nuclear family and the other family criteria that they present, such as - as presented by the sociologist George Murdock - A heterosexual couple as part of a nuclear who engage in a socially acceptable sexual relationship, economic cooperation (or being self-sufficient) and provides basic functions such as socialisation, discipline and morality. The “Child Support Agency” was enforced in 1993, and forced natural fathers to provide for their own children financially in the event of a parental split. The Government fund this agency to ensure that the child is financially supplied to ensure good health and quality of life as they grow up. The impact that this had on the family is that the biological fathers are forced into...
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...Family life in the 1800s was full of work! As long as you were old enough you could and would work. Everybody had to come together and help support their own family. Especially if you were coming from a different country. Children as young 6 and 8 years old would’ve been working in a mill or at a factory. Jobs for these young children varied from running errands and making deliveries a for a shopkeeper or being apprenticed as a specialized craftsmen or women. Children in the rural areas of the country work on farms with beside other adults. The work day started early in the morning before the sun rose. Tasks such cutting and carrying firewood would be done by the boys, which would later be used for stove and other various tasks. The girls...
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...the impact of government policies and laws on family life (24 marks) There have been a number of government policies that have impacted on family life and made it better and worse. These policies include changes in law on divorce which has resulted in family diversity such as the increase in cohabitation, lone parent and reconstituted families. According to Murray, the growth of lone-parent families is due to an over generous welfare state which has resulted in a dependency culture. Changes in the law on the position of women which has affected family life positively. Women can now control their fertility with the use of contraception, which results in smaller families making them more child-centred. Women are also going out to work more therefore delaying having children until they are much older. In the early 19th century divorce used to be difficult to obtain. Women were not allowed to divorce their husbands and because the traditional nuclear family was the only family that was well looked upon, couples rarely got divorced as other family types were looked down upon. However, changes in the law have made divorce easier to access, especially for women. Government policies equalised the grounds for divorce between the sexes and made divorce cheaper. This was then followed by a rise in the number of divorce petitions from women as it was much easier to obtain. Changes in the law on divorce had a huge effect on family life as family diversity emerged and became more common. There...
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