Friedman Family Assessment
The Friedman Family Assessment is a tool used to assess the “family as a whole, as part of the whole of society, and as an interaction system” (Lancaster & Stanhope, 2008, p. 569). The Friedman Family Assessment has certain assumptions for the families that are assessed with this tool. These assumptions include the families are “a social system with functional requirements, a small group possessing certain generic features common to all small groups, as a social system accomplishes functions that serve the individual and society, and individuals act in accordance with a set of internalized norms and values that are learned primarily in the family through socialization” (Lancaster & Stanhope, 2008, p. 569). The following is a Friedman Family Assessment of the Pedroza family.

Identifying Data
The Pedroza family resides in Temple City, California. The ethnicity of the family is that of mixed races that include Latin American and Hispanic. The family’s religious preference is Catholic. Their social class status is that of middle class. Their social class mobility recently changed as in the past two years, they have been recently renting a house in Temple City, California. Prior to residing in their rented house, they were living with a relative and sharing the property and household space.

Developmental Stage and History of Family
The Pedroza family is in Friedman’s Middle-Class North American Family Life Cycle stage three: Families with young children (Carson, Shoemaker, & Varcarolis, 2006). In this stage, families are joining in child-rearing, financial, and household responsibilities. The Pedroza family is a blended family and consists of a father, D and a mother, V. There are three daughters, and one son. The oldest daughter, DP, is the daughter of D from a previous relationship. The next two daughters, ML and CL, are the