CLD 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Family Therapy, Role Theory, Structural Functionalism

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Early Childhood Studies
• Course: CLD 231
• Professor: Audrey Huberman

Document Summary

Cld 231 families in canadian context i. Focus on individual or small groups and emphasize relationships within individual families. Theories for understanding family: structural-functional theory (macro, conflict theory (macro, symbolic-interactionist theory (micro, family system theory (micro, exchange theory (micro, feminist theory (combined, ecological theory (combined, developmental theory (week 4) Main tenants/contribution: institution among other social institution (schools, workplace, health care) Function (murdock, 1949 in ward and belanger, 2014: reproduction, socialization (including stabilization of adult personalities and knowledge of social scripts (parson &bales, 1956 in belanger & ward, 2014) September 23, 2016: social placement, economic support, emotional support. Structure (role specialization: father (instrumental, mother (expressive) How family relates to other institutions and how it contributes to society. Emphasizes family and societal stabilization, does not explain how society and family change. Family outside snaf are considered abnormal or deficient. Assumes one set of canadian values and norms. Perspective: macro like structural functionalist, unlike it as it focuses on weaknesses not strengths.