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
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E1: Collate evidence which describes the role of the practitioner in caring for children. A1: Include a reflective account of the role of the practitioner in caring for children. The role of the practitioner in caring for children is to meet their care needs. These are: Food and Water The role of the practitioner when meeting children’s needs for food and water is to make sure that children always have access to water when they are thirsty. They could do this by providing a water cooler or
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foundational contributions to quantum theory. He is best known for the development of the matrix mechanics formulation of quantum mechanics in 1925 and for asserting the uncertainty principle in 1926, although he also made important contributions to nuclear physics, quantum field theory and particle physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1932 “for the creation of quantum mechanics". From 1924 to 1927, Heisenberg lectured at the University of Göttingen, and conducted research with Niels
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Paper #1 Family Process Univeristy of Wyoming October 14, 2012 Paper #1 Family Process Identifying Data Family Composition The K family consists of 5 members; * R.K. Farmer/Rancher, Family Owned Business, High School Graduate, 34 years old, Casper, WY; Male-Dad, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Good Health * C.K. Cosmetologist, Self-Employed, Secondary Education, 32 years old, Casper, WY; Female-Mom, Crones Disease, Chronic Back Pain, Physically Active, Good Health * B.K. Elementary
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the traditional nuclear family in terms of an expressive role and an instrumental role. However, this traditional arrangement may have changed as families have changed, and many feminists use the term ‘dual burden’ to describe the woman’s role in the family today. Item 2B Government policies and laws include tax and benefit policies as well as legislation such as relating to divorce and marriage. Sociologists have different views on the impact of these policies and laws on families. For example,
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Changing family patterns Divorce * 1969/71 – divorce reform act – women had the right to divorce, this was because a lot of marriages were irretrievable, which led to breakdowns. * This caused a massive increase in the divorce rate, the divorce rate has continued to rise but we have recently seen a decline. Why – change in the law in 1971 * Secularisation – refers to the decline in the influence of religion. * The position of women – women are now financially independent, they
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functionalism of our understanding of family and households Functionalists believe that the family is a vital function and component in our society that benefits individuals. In addition functionalists would argue that with family as an institution it gives us social roles which in turn give the whole society social order. For e.g. in a nuclear family a man would have the instrumental role and the women would have the expressive role, with these roles the family would work together and be happy and
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Challenges Facing Arab Families A family in the Arab world can be defined as the basic socioeconomic unit that influences the society as a whole. Families in the Arab society are interconnected and closely integrated in so many ways, yet in recent years changes were significant and challenges caused a movement away from the traditional family structure. According to Barakat’s article, families “evolved into a patriarchal, pyramidally, hierarchical and extended institution”(97). A family is therefore the
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Post modernism and the family In your induction booklet there are two pages (26 and 30) which introduce you to the ideas of postmodernism. Go back and look over those explanations. The following chart takes the main points mentioned and links them to the family: | |Postmodernism |Applied to the family | |p.26 |Old divisions and certainties are|Families are no longer clear entities, different people
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employment prospects and lower income. Family structure: A family is social group made up of people who are related to each other by birth. Being part of a family shows others that those people are connected in some way. We can classify four different types of family: • Extended family ( a family which extends beyond the nuclear family to include grandparents and other relatives) • Nuclear family ( a married couple with their two children) • Lone parent family ( is a single parent with their children)
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