PSY 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Closed Adoption, Genetic Disorder, Postpartum Depression
22 Feb 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
F a m i l y p s y c h : c h a p t e r 5. F r i d a y , j a n u a r y 2 7 , 2 0 1 7. Per spec t i ve s on ha vi n g c hi ldr en. Structural functionalists focus on having children as a necessary function of families in perpetuating society. Developmental approach sees having children as a developmental task of most families. Series of changes that are linear and stepwise (part of natural sequence of events) Conflict theorists suggest social pressure to have children reflects prevailing ideology (competing for resources) How families with children have greater social advantages than those without (benefits) Systems theory looks at how decision to have children creates different subsystems that affect family dynamic. Ecological approach looks at how wider social context influences decision to have children.
