SOCI 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Emo
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A state that arises from an actual or sensed imbalance between a stressor (that is, challenge, threat) and capability (that is resources, coping) in the family"s functioning. (huang,1991:289) B: represents the family"s crisis meeting resources, and with outlook: mental state of affair. C: the interpretation a fam makes of the event , to produce. The buffer to whether or not you get to the crisis. Can evaluate stressor events both objectively and subjectively. Predicted transitions incl birth, death, marriage, retirement, the empty nest and so on nest and so on. Poverty, inequality and unemployment are examples of chronic stressors. Ec pressure on a fam incr parental unhappiness and marital conflict. Single mothers are especially vulnerable to ec and social stress. Accidents, burglaries, seemingly pleasant but stressful stimuli like fam vacay trips. Severe illness calls for large amounts of emo psycho and material resources. Strains vary by coping abilities and resources of the family and chars of the sufferer.
