------------------------------------------------- Scly1 Summer 2013 Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere, assess the contribution of functionalist sociologists to our understanding of the family. INSTRUCTIONS to candidates AS ESSAY – Scly1 Family/Households - 24marks – 24 minutes i.e. 2-2.5 pages average sized handwriting (2 pages typed) (AO1-10 & AO2-14) * ADD your Name/Option Group to the header * Size 12 font/calibri * Email a copy to MY. * Print /submit hard
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Examine in which way social policies have an impact on family. A social policy is an action or plan adopted by the government to overcome problems or weaknesses in society, as discrimination, racism and poverty. It is usually based on laws, which provide the framework for agencies to follow. A good example of social policies are the one adopted by William Beveridge in the 1940's, after the Second World War, trying to fight the five "giant evils" of after war Britain, such as poverty (Want), unemployment
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American Family Values In the article, “Family Values,” Richard Rodriguez states his view on the positive affect of homosexuality on family values in America. He questions the values that the media and politicians claim Americans hold and intrigues the reader to decide whether the United States values the family at all. With the traditional family dynamic changing every day, so does the perspective of right and wrong. The media, however, is quick to defend the sanctity of the stereotypical family and
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and change is still coming. I have lived in San Antonio Texas my whole life, with the same parents, in the same home, with the same problems. These problems have come to shape me into the man that I am today. That being said responding correctly diversity and adapting to change is my forte. But just because I consider it my forte does not mean I enjoy it being around. Growing up with two loving parents and a brother has always been a blessing to me. My mother and father have always provided for me
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will affect a family in one way or another. Depending on the social policy which is in place, this new action or law will either have a direct effect on the family, for example; in 1969 the ‘Divorce reform act’ was introduced making it legal for married couples to divorce. Before this divorce was non-heard of, and now this new law underestimated the whole idea of marriage and allowed couples to think that marriage was not for life. This divorce law had a direct effect on the family because the traditional
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Minuchin observed that families developed patterns within the family that resulted in structure. Each family operates with transactional patterns that represent a system. Structure is a mutual agreements made between people until someone decides that they want to go in another direction. Families have a process of verbal and nonverbal communication that amongst family members makes it easy to understand. The goal of structural therapy is to transform dysfunctional family structures by creating
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At risk families include a change in the nuclear family as we have known it in the past. The families of today have an increase of single parent families, blended or step-families, and same sex families (Arditti, 2015). This paper will discuss societal issues which are impacting families of today, the risk factors which affect the alternative family, resiliency within the individual unit as well as the family unit, the resilience theory in relation to the alternative family, and interventions to
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The television series Modern Family attempts to portray a more contemporary view of American families being that the traditional image of a nuclear family is fading out. However, despite the show’s aim at presenting the image of modern families in America today, the show still emphasizes stereotypes and outdated patriarchal ideologies. All three of the families on the show Modern Family are in the upper middle class. The first family is the Dunphys—the husband is Phil Dunphy who is a the breadwinner
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Family systems approach can be used in solving family problems. This approach is suitable for family communication issues and or marital stress problems (Corey, 2013). It integrates and respects everyone in a family. The biggest strength of systemic perspective is the diverse perspective to work with multicultural groups as they place great value on extended family (p. 451). Limitations Corey (2013) finds it difficult to be clear about any limitations to this approach from a diversity perspective
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When clinically assessing patients in care settings, it is paramount for health professionals to elicit pertinent information that could be crucial for delivery of care. This is particularly important in the United States because the increasing diversity in racial and ethnic composition of the population has presented cultural challenges that care givers must navigate to provide culturally competent service. Cultural competence during delivery of care requires sensitivity to the cultural, social
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