Solve complex problems in a half hour Incredibly witty
Unusually attractive Ridiculous Some show the ideal image Can you
think of any examples?? View: Full House
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Family Patterns Match the term that best matches each
statement
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Maintain family bonds Turn to friends if they have little or no
close family Friends become their family
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Do not have to coordinate with anyone elses schedule Time to
devote to their career, interests, and community involvement
Feeling of independence
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Advantages: Have time to focus on each other Two incomes
Disadvantages: Careers
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Advantages: Responsibilities shared More energy/time for
children Having another adult around Disadvantages: Expense for
childcare What if one parent stayed home
advantages/disadvantages?
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Juggling all the responsibilities
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Young child age 4 Clean up after themselves Preteen age 12 Help
out around the house Teenage age 17 Help out around the house Get a
job to help with the bills
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Provide and manage income Take care of all household tasks Give
love and guidance to children
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More independence Self-sufficient Less exposure to
conflict
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Divorce: 39% Separated but not divorced: 24% Death of a parent:
6% Never married:31%
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Husband, wife, and children from previous relationships Related
by marriage, but not birth Family members become step-
mother/father/brother/sister Children born into family become
half-brother/sister to existing children
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Nuclear families are related by birth Blended families are
related by marriage Will members of blended or nuclear families be
better at getting along with others outside of the family?
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Benefit: Important resource for each other Problem: Many
personal types May take advantage of family ties
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Cannot have children on their own Prefer to take care of those
in need Adopt a relative
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Adoptive families go through legal processes Foster families
only take care of children temporarily Receive money from the
government
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Financial management of childs assets Legal responsibility to
provide shelter, education, and medical care
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Family Structures Family Structures
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View an episode of Modern Family and identify the different
family structures
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Family structure cartoon assignment With your assigned family
structure, create a cartoon about an issue this family type may
face. Make sure that to include an explanation of your cartoon and
how the issue relate to the family structure
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1. Atmosphere of the home 2. The way the family manages 3.
Dependence level of members 4. Familys values
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Allows people to make the best of themselves and each other It
doesnt matter if they feel love/secure
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Autocratic One person makes all major decisions Democratic
Decisions made by more than one person Advantages/disadvantages of
each??
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Feels confining and limits people Members rely too heavily on
each other Their needs blend and are less aware of their
individuality Shy away from outside world
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Read the given case study and answer the questions below.
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Major decisions must be faced Career/financial decisions You
are still getting to know each other
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1. Where to live? Close to work or family? 2. Career decisions
Stay at home to raise kids? 3. Finances Joint bank accounts?
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New members added to family Much focus on home and family
life
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Children in school Focus on activities outside of the home
Teens spending more time with friends More independence
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Children leaving home Your oldest is a senior in college and
your youngest just started their first year at college, are your
parenting stages over? May extend if/when children move back home
from college
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Home with children gone Leaves parents without a purpose
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Time of career peaks Making more money than ever before!
Children no longer and expense More money to save/spend
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Family problems Both parents have full time jobs
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Financial concerns Get a new job after retiring? What to do
with their time
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NO!! People can remarry and go back to parental stages Couples
may not have children Could be in the launching stage and have
another child Retire and then have kids Grandparents raising kids
at home
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1. Beginning Stage 2. Parental Stage a) Expanding years b)
Developing years c) Launching years 3. Middle Age Stage 4.
Retirement Stage
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Read each situation and identify which stage of the family life
cycle is described
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Divide a paper plate into 8 sections by either folding the
plate or using colored pencils/ruler Read through instructions to
determine what information should be included in each section Must
be colored!
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When in groups of 2-3, a stage of the family life cycle will be
assigned to your group. As a group, make a skit revolving around a
situation that typically occurs for a family in the stage you have
been assigned Each person in the group should speak at least 5
times Present the skits to the class
