If the family exists (as Murdock says it does universally)‚ then it must be performing some function(s) or fulfilling some purpose(s). A number of functionalist sociologists have presented accounts of the way in which this happens. GP Murdock Four essential functions of the family Murdock argues that the family is a universal institution (it exists everywhere) that performs four major functions Stable satisfaction of the sex drive with the same partner‚ preventing the social disruption caused by
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gaining understanding of his/her family background. Assessing the family using systemic approach enables health care providers to learn about the ways in which family members interact‚ what are the family expectations and norms‚ how effective is the members communication‚ who makes decisions and how the family deals with life time stressors (Hockenberry & Wilson‚ 2007). This paper outlines the assessment and analysis of the three generation of Wits’ and Smiths’ families‚ its relationship‚ health pattern
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with the breakdown of a family‚ and various factors that contribute to the issues the arise from this. The cause of a breakdown could vary from mutual separation‚ financial stress‚ and poverty to domestic violence‚ Abuse‚ imprisonment or even death (Utting‚ 1995). Families vary culturally‚ financially and geographically. Research into how such issues effect the wellbeing of a child suggests that‚ depending on a families make up‚ depends on how the issues associated with family breakdown effects them
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How Families Are Changing For the Better Betty Holcomb The present structure of the average family in America is changing‚ mainly due to the growing number of mothers who now work outside the home. The current mark of dual-earner families stands at 64 percent‚ making it a solid majority today. This alteration of the "traditional" structure of the family is a catalyst for other changes that may soon occur. One of the changes that recently have been evident is the increased participation of
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(in the form of waste chemicals and such) are major pollutants. Socially‚ industrialization changes a country in many ways. Typically‚ there comes to be less security for workers‚ and less continuity with the past. People move to cities‚ breaking family ties. Time is more regimented‚ making it harder to observe traditional festivals. These are but a few examples... krishna-agrawala | College Teacher | Valedictorian Posted November 3‚ 2009 at 1:47 AM (Answer #2) dislike3like Industrialization
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Family Upbringing Paper/Reflection The way parents bring us up influence all our further life. With our mothers’ milk we absorb cultural values of our family. Unconsciously we live our life by modeling the lifestyle of the parents. The family is an institution of education and socialization. Russia is considered to be a collectivistic country. However there is a tendency nowadays especially for teens who strive to be more independent. On the one hand parents have taught me some individualistic values
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Professor English 101 11 March‚ 2013 The Modern Family The New American Family is quite different from what people used to believe. It is known that things change over time as well as the structure of what perfect is. It was believed that the ideal family was built on a male figure as a bread winner‚ stay at home mom‚ and children who went to school as well as respected their parents. The mom and dad parent figure was a very important role and were both present. The father had most of the authority
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Family Assessment Susan Gerold-Terraza Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V May 12‚ 2013 Family Assessment Gordon’s functional health patterns is a method developed by Marjory Gordon‚ a nursing theorist and professor. The functional health patterns are to be used during the nursing process to obtain a more comprehensive assessment. There are 11 functional health patterns to in place to create a comprehensive assessment. The functional health patterns are values and health perception and
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The Family System Family members in Western societies like the United States are more individualistic and self-reliant. Adult children are financially independent from their parents. They are free to pursue their economic inclinations anywhere. Considering the security of the parents‚ their family obligations are minimized. Unlike in the less developed countries‚ especially among Asians‚ the children have to take personal care of their poor old parents. An extended family system‚ which is common
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When looking around the world today at our global civilization there are many problems that leap to our attention and everyone has a vested interest‚ one such example is food. Science has been tinkering with nature for the past one-hundred years trying to come up with solutions to help fight famine‚ and as a result‚ man made products have created ever more problems. The easiest way in which an individual or individuals can create change is to effect change in their local communities‚ so others can
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