the family as a system
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THE FAMILY AS A SYSTEM. Parents influence children Children influence parents. CHANGES IN FAMILY SYSTEMS (in the latter half of this century). More single adults Postponement of marriage. CHANGES IN FAMILY SYSTEMS (in the latter half of this century). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE FAMILYAS A SYSTEM
• Parents influence children
• Children influence parents
CHANGES IN FAMILY SYSTEMS
(in the latter half of this century)
• More single adults
• Postponement of marriage
CHANGES IN FAMILY SYSTEMS
(in the latter half of this century)
American Cohabiting Couples by Presence of Children
(1960 – 1998)
CHANGES IN FAMILY SYSTEMS
(in the latter half of this century)
• More single adults
• Postponement of marriage
• Less childbearing
• More females in labor force
CHANGES IN FAMILY SYSTEMS
(in the latter half of this century)
• More single adults
• Postponement of marriage
• Less childbearing
• More females in labor force
• More divorce
CHANGES IN FAMILY SYSTEMS
(in the latter half of this century)
• More single adults
• Postponement of marriage
• Less childbearing
• More females in labor force
• More divorce
• More single-parent families
THE FAMILY
The single-parent, post divorce family is a common phenomenon of the past two decades; now, however, the number of children living with single parents who never married is almost equal to the number living with single parents who are divorced. In 1970, just 7% of American children in single-parent homes had a never-married parent. Source: U.S. Census data; 1994.
THE FAMILY
CHANGES IN FAMILY SYSTEMS
(in the latter half of this century)
• More single adults
• Postponement of marriage
• Less childbearing
• More females in labor force
• More divorce
• More single-parent families
• More children in poverty
THE FAMILY
CHANGES IN FAMILY SYSTEMS
(in the latter half of this century)
•More remarriage
THE FAMILY
THE FAMILY
SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS
• Sibling rivalry
• Siblings:
•comfort and secure base
•role models
•teachers
•equal-status playmates
•managers/caretakers
THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY
• Adoption
• Gay and Lesbian Families
Sexual orientation of adult children raised by lesbian mothers, gay fathers, and single-parent heterosexual mothers. Adapted from Bailey et al., 1995: Golombok & Tasker, 1996.
THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY
• Adoption
• Gay and Lesbian Families
• Divorce
Effects on Children:
THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY
The Effects of Divorce on Children:
THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY
Factors Mediating the Effects of Divorce on Children:
THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY
• Adoption
• Gay and Lesbian Families
• Divorce
• Remarriage and Blended Families
THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY
Remarriage and Blended Families
• Mother – Stepfather families
• Father – Stepmother families
• Age and family Constellation
Handout article on abuse & stepfamilies
THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY