Which theorist? Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral - PowerPoint Presentation

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Which theorist?

Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral

Development

or

Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence

a theory of how people form what they think is right and

wrong

People

possess different kinds of minds and therefore learn, remember, perform, and understand in different ways

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What is Family?

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Family Life Cycle

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What Situations could occur to change the family life cycle?

Individuals

choose not to marry

Individuals

whose spouses die or leave

Couples

choose not to, or find they are unable to, have children

Families

skip, overlap, or repeat stages, which creates new sequences

Families

have additional children several years after first group of children

Families

decide to adopt after their children are in the launching stage

Families

are involved in second marriages; two families blend and stages are repeated

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Look at Changes in Families

Early Families

Families

Today

How are

family structures

different today than they were in 1960?

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What do we know about early families in the US?

 

 

trans-generational

, extended families lived together

strong sense of duty to family

– oldest son typically inherited farm and the responsibility of caring for entire family

communities close

– neighbors helped each other

social functions tied to church

– look at rural churches, many have cemeteries and community halls attached

families large

– no birth control and farm families needed lots of children to work and to replace children who died

births were not easy

– women gave birth at home, many died in child birth – or from diseases such as influenza

there were single parents

– due to death and desertion – few divorces, which were scandalous

 

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Characteristics of Early Families

F

amilism

– family more important

than

the individual members – individual needs submitted to the needs of the family

Where are we today? Much debate of move back to

familism

from individualization – 80’s time of “follow your bliss

”

 

authoritarian

– father and son dominated decision making – male dominated

 

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Household Types Through the Years

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What has increased?

Diversity

Singles

Cohabitation

Dual Careers

Remarriages

Single Parents

Older Parents

Stress

Life Expectancy

Family Connections

Family Communication through technology

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How

have families become more diverse?

civil

unions, partnerships and gay marriages,

blended

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Statistically are people marrying at a younger or older age?

Older: people are establishing themselves, going to college, finding a career before marrying

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How does remarriage affect the family unit?

Time spent

Getting along with step parent/siblings

Changes in routines

More people in the household at times

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Has the rate of single parents declined or increased since 1960?

Single parents –

1960

– 5.3% of babies born to single women

2005

– 36.8%

2009

– 40%

2011

– 41%

Why do you think this has changed?

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How do families stay connected?

Text, Skype, social media

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What has Decreased?

Family Size

Divorce

Family Communication (face to face)

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Abandonment

– When a person who has assumed responsibility for the care of an older adult or child deserts or leaves

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Types of Family Structures

Nuclear

Single-parent

Blended/Step-Family

Adoptive

Foster

Multi-Generational

Same-Sex

Parents

Unmarried

Partners/Cohabitating

Extended

Grandparent

FamilyChildlessMulti-Racial/Cultural

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Types of Families

Nuclear Family

Includes husband, wife, and one or more of their biological children.

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Types of Families

Multi-Generational Family

More than two generations of families living together

For example: children, their parent and grandparents living together

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Types of Families

Grandparent Family:

Family in which the grandparents are the sole caregivers of the child

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Types of Families

Blended/Step Families:

Includes married couple, each spouse’s children from previous relationships, and any children they have together

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Types of Families

Extended Family:

Family unit that serves as a substitute family, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins

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Types of Families

Adoptive Family:

Parents and one or more children that are permanently and legally added to the family.

These families can be nuclear, blended, single-parent, or extended

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Types of Families

Foster Family:

Family unit that serves as a substitute family for child.

These families can be

nuclear, blended, single-parent, or

extended

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Types of Families

Unmarried/Cohabitating Couples

two unmarried people living together for a long period of time or on a permanent basis

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Types of Families

Married Couples Family

Married couple who has no children

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Types of Families

Single Parent Family

headed by mothers,

fathers

,

or by

a grandparent raising

children as the primary adult

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How would you parent?

Write down how you would react to the following parenting situations. Think about how you would really handle this situation, not how you think others would want you to handle it

. BE READY TO SHARE.

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) Your four-year old uses inappropriate language in front of others

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2) Your seven-year old brings home their friend’s toy that they like without their friend’s permission.

3

) Your fifteen-year-old teenager wants their curfew changed to midnight.

4

) Your twelve-year old refuses to do their household chores

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.) For the third straight month your sixteen-year old has gone over their cell phone minutes and the expense is more than you can afford.