FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Margaret Mead, Social Dynamics, Norm (Social)
12 Apr 2016
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Social dynamics: change can be measured across points in ime, families always changing, Idenity and change are central to developing a dynamic theory, Doesn"t look at unique events or changes, wants analysis to be generalizable. Individuals lives are experiences as events (births, grad, wedding, death) Actual date isn"t important ( event contains info about our lives) Most life events considered normaive (ex. divorce) Duraion of ime characterized by paricular property not present before stage and not present ater stage. Stages have beginning point marked by event/ transiion event (ex. Ending/ exit transiion event marks the end of the stage (ex. Many contain intense adjustment which leads to high stress (birth of child, wedding) Age-graded norms- at diferent ages, diferent expectaions for what things you"ll need, how you act, what things you"ll be responsible for. Have child before inishing school, may interfere with life plan, can impact future life choices, consequences for these,
