family and marriage ten theories
1. Family Ecology- The ecological context of the family affects family life and children’s outcomes. It explores how the family is influenced by the environment.This theory studies how family lives and decisions. It basically brings forth the idea that every choice that you make affects your family, your lifestyle, the surrounding events as well as historical events.
Key Concepts
Natural physical-biological environment- This concept deals with climate and climate change, soil, plants and animals.
Social- Cultural environment- This concepts deals with human made things as well as cultural artifacts.
Theorist/ Individual- This concept was discovered/ or created by ecologist
Strength and Weaknesses- Some strengths of this theory is that
What You Think- I think that this theory is totally correct. I feel like every choice I make does affect my family. It affects their lifestyle as well as how they view things, as well as how they form their opinions. These decisions that I am making now, affects how we live and will affect how they decide they will live when they get older. These decisions are things like, where we live, how we live, work ethics, as well as the food we eat.
2. The Family Life Course Development Framework - Families experience predictable change over time. This basically brings forth the idea that families go thru unpredictable changes, which add and subtract from their family composition. This means birth, death and the leaving home of a family member.
Key Concepts
Family Life Course- Events that add and subtract from a family’s composition
Developmental Tasks- tasks that have to be completed before you can transition to the next stage.
On Time Transitions- Events that occur when they are supposed to, as opposed to being too early, or too late.
Role Sequencing- The order in which major transitions take place.
Theorist/ Individual- Life Course Therapist, and Ueker and Stokes
Strength and Weaknesses Some of the strengths of this theory
Key Concepts
Natural physical-biological environment- This concept deals with climate and climate change, soil, plants and animals.
Social- Cultural environment- This concepts deals with human made things as well as cultural artifacts.
Theorist/ Individual- This concept was discovered/ or created by ecologist
Strength and Weaknesses- Some strengths of this theory is that
What You Think- I think that this theory is totally correct. I feel like every choice I make does affect my family. It affects their lifestyle as well as how they view things, as well as how they form their opinions. These decisions that I am making now, affects how we live and will affect how they decide they will live when they get older. These decisions are things like, where we live, how we live, work ethics, as well as the food we eat.
2. The Family Life Course Development Framework - Families experience predictable change over time. This basically brings forth the idea that families go thru unpredictable changes, which add and subtract from their family composition. This means birth, death and the leaving home of a family member.
Key Concepts
Family Life Course- Events that add and subtract from a family’s composition
Developmental Tasks- tasks that have to be completed before you can transition to the next stage.
On Time Transitions- Events that occur when they are supposed to, as opposed to being too early, or too late.
Role Sequencing- The order in which major transitions take place.
Theorist/ Individual- Life Course Therapist, and Ueker and Stokes
Strength and Weaknesses Some of the strengths of this theory