Family diversity teaching notes — Document Transcript TeachingNotesModule: Family LifeUnit 3: Family Diversity Family Life Unit 2: Family DiversityThe Aims of these Notes are to allow you to understand: 1. That contemporary British society has a wide diversity of family structures. 2. The idea of family life being considered in terms of social groups (rather than as an institution in society). 3.
Two texts that demonstrate this concept are Romulus, My Father, memoir by Raimond Gaita, and Edward Scissorhands, a fictional film by director Tim Burton. Each composer explores how belonging, or lack of, is achieved through connections to place, and the varied perceptions that are presented in their texts convey that belonging to place is a fundamental need for humanity as it creates and strengthens character. In Romulus, My Father, belonging is particularly clear through the sense of place. The places represented in the memoir are both domestic, private place, such as the homes lived in by Raimond and his father at different points in their
3. What is culture? Culture is a concept based on a term first used in classical antiquity by the Roman orator Cicero: "cultura animi" (cultivation of the soul). This non-agricultural use of the term "culture" re-appeared in modern Europe in the 17th century referring to the betterment or refinement of individuals, especially through education. During the 18th and 19th century it came to refer more frequently to the common reference points of whole peoples, and discussion of the term was often connected to national aspirations or ideals.
‘The comparison of two texts in terms of how the contexts of each shape form and meaning necessarily involves consideration of key perceptions into the human condition they offer?’ When we compare two texts, consideration is given to the effect of context and how it shapes form besides meaning. To what extent has this been your experience in your study? The context affects the differences in the meaning and form between two texts. It is evident in Jane Austen’s 1816 novel Persuasion and 1998 film Shakespeare in Love directed by John Madden. The 1998 film is set in the Elizabethan times despite the modernity of the form.
So, in conclusion, ‘Romulus, My Father’ is a text that deals with Romulus’ pursuit of belonging to a new country and belonging in a family. Each character is used in the novel to convey the these themes in their own ways, and narration is used to direct the reader to these values, as well as to add philosophical
Literature Review LeeAnn Myers Capella University Dr. Ron Muchnik Family Therapy Models One of the family systems therapy models that I chose to research is Family Systems Therapy. Family Systems Therapy looks at the family as an emotional unit. The Family Systems approach is based on idea that families and their patterns of communication and interaction directly affect human beings and how they function. When applied to families, Family Systems Therapy allows therapists to evaluate the parts of a system (family) in relation to the whole. This theory further suggests that an individual’s behavior is informed by and inseparable from the functioning of his or her family of origin (GoodTherapy.org, 2007-2015).
They both demonstrate an “ends justify the means” approach, consistent with their character and personality flaws. The use of character development in “The Possibility of Evil” clearly brings out the theme of willpower and the lengths someone will go to attain a sought-after outcome. The protagonist of this story, Adela Strangeworth, says in one passage, “My grandfather built the first house on Pleasant Street...This house right here. My family has lived here for better than a hundred years.” (Jackson 173) The author shows that Strangeworth feels that the town and the people in it belong to her, and are therefore hers to defend as well. Another passage states about Strangeworth, “Miss
Ebu: A Fascinating Case Study of Language and Culture Preservation Author: Elizabeth Odilile Ofili, MD, MPH. Atlanta Georgia This introductory essay is a brief synopsis of an attempt to document my fascination with the emergence of the “ Igala diaspora” The Igala people reside in current day Kogi State in Central Nigeria. The Igala diasporal include communities that trace their language and culture to Igala, however, they have migrated to the surrounding Southern Nigeria states, including Delta and Edo. I am most familiar with the Ebu community in the Oshimili North Local Government of Delta State, Nigeria. My family is from Ebu, and my Dad told us the story of how the Ebu people left Igala land around the 17th Century AD, and migrated South to the current location just west on the bank of the river Niger, in Delta State.
E. Lavender Prof. W ENG 690A 3 April 2015 A Matter of Non-importance: Austen’s Use of Irony as Crimportance of class and rank has defined English society for centuries. In the formation and foundation of its class structure, class rank was tied to ownership of property. According to Scammell’s article, “The Formation of the English Social Structure: Freedom, Knights, and Gentry, 1066-1300”: Distraint sealed the future character and strength of the English gentry: open recruitment from those with enough possession…The adjustment of social status to property was the cornerstone of English social structure. Parvenus might have an awkward time for a generation, but rank was de facto (613). In Austen’s Persuasion, the Elliots are the descendants of this de facto, one that Sir Walter, the father and nemesis of the protagonist Anne Elliot, tenaciously holds on to.
The confusion derives from the changing nature of modern relationships and whilst family is a group it is a special type of group, one which cannot be captured in a single definition. A helpful and more modern definition is provided by The National Association of Social Workers (1990). Family is: “A primary group whose members assume certain obligations for each other and generally share common residence” Furthermore they suggest family is two or more people who consider themselves to be family and assume obligations, functions and responsibilities generally essential to healthy family life. Functionalism is a structualrist theory, which first emerged in Europe in the nineteenth century. Emile Durkheim a sociologist from France was the most influential functionalist of his time.