FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Family Therapy, Ragging, General Idea
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Informal: not written down, but shared and acknowledged by the majority: e. g. Whether we hug or say hello when we meet, kiss on cheek: age-graded norms vs. stage-graded norms shake hands, etc, age-graded: focus on age of which you must be to do something, e. g. 18 you can vote, 19 you can drink: stage-graded: stages within life that you follow, e. g. Get married, have children: macro-historical norms, forces beyond individual and social norms that are greater that cause change. Family systems theory: family systems are interconnected each member influences the others, families adapt to different environments, new changes, alterations, a change in one part of the system will change the other parts also, e. g. Everybody loves raymond she shows her appreciation by cleaning the house and not ragging on him, he shows his appreciation by fixing things and not complaining.