The approach presents the family as a family isolated from wider kinships because of the mobility required by labour markets in industrial societies. The image that functionalists create of the family involves the support for the nuclear family from the wider welfare state. It also suggests that any childcare for the family would be provided by non-family agencies, for example; playgroups. The usefulness of this ‘privatised nuclear family’ is that it gives closure within the family, allowing stability and support. It’s beneficial as there are male and female role models available for the children, and it gives the parents more control of how their children are brought up.
“Communities benefit from less crime, more homeownership and increased time for parents to spend with their kids” (Hurd, 785). These benefits are all intertwined and have an affect on one another. When parents can make living-wages at one job, then that frees up time to spend with their families, which in turn would lead to more supervision and therefore safer
Becoming a caregiver entails a deeper, more trusting relationship between giver and receiver and can strengthen bonds between families. A further benefit to today’s carers is the government legislation to enhance the support provided, both financial and practical. This formal support, alongside informal support from family and friends to ease feelings of isolation can have a favourable impact on the lives of caregivers. Although care has long been considered a normal facet of family life, the impact on the families capacity to care has only fairly recently came to our attention. Many care relationships are reciprocal, family members support each other through their own choice and this can be beneficial to all.
Although, when the birth parents examine the disadvantages of open adoption, one main point that is mentioned is that adoptive families might feel obligated to provide additional emotional support to the biological family (American Pregnancy Association 1). Although this could be very difficult for the adoptive family, the adoption should be in the best interest of the child. If the family puts their issues aside, and provides emotional support to the biological family, it will be easier on the adoptee. It is said that the adoptee will be less likely to rebel, and will have a better understanding of why they are in the situation they are in (Rompf 3). If the adoptive family keeps the child’s best interest at heart, the adoptee will see this and have more respect for the adoptive family.
Taking time from our busy schedules and learning to effectively communicate with each other and setting clear rules and expectations can bring greater structure and intimacy in my family. Open communication would bring us closer together and would also decrease triangles amongst us. I do believe that it starts with the willingness of one person and I have learned from my genogram that I do not want to pass the same relationship patterns with my future family. By finding the problem early, a response to the problem can break the
What is meant by the "breakdown of the family" is, then, change, which sometimes may be for the better. The family will continue to evolve under the influence of economic pressure, cultural differences, and an increasingly tolerant society. What is considered to be the nuclear family of today, by tomorrow's standards may not be considered a family at all; however, as long as it fulfills the function of bringing up children in a safe, structured, and loving environment and providing emotional support to the adult individuals that make up our society, it will be alive and
Couples that have children tend to have a lower divorce rate. The reason behind it is simply because they want the “perfect” family, which goes back to the tradition in the 1960’s. Parents may also stay away from divorce for the sake of the children. Not only that but the dire consequences that would
by Poppy Smith, Peggy Altig, a family counselor, summarizes this familiar struggle, "Learning to be a separate person is the main task of young adulthood, becoming equal rather than being under the parent's dominance." These words would have been extremely useful for Christopher McCandless and his parents to ease the though this difficult process. Billie and Walt McCandless should have allowed Christopher to make his own decisions and go through the process of becoming an adult. If Chris would have had the space to do as he liked being a twenty two year old young adult, his and his parents relationship would have been existent and Chris would not have been driven into the wild. Their action were overly extreme.
Some examples would be, to move to a place where you didn't speak the language; this would make it hard to communicate with your neighbors or your community. Should a person have to alter their ways just to be able to fit in and be accepted? I find it much easier to live in a community where people are more like my self. Being accepted can go both ways. If you accept them, they would have to accept you in order to live in one
What is the best part of being a child? Why? Parents let you get away with more than we should, but they are just giving us chances and seeing if they can trust us. They want to earn our trust so when we are older things will be easier and they can forgive us. 2.