PSY 220 Lecture 21: The Family
14 Nov 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Adult Romantic Relationships
Influence of attachment theory (esp. internal working model) on study of adult romantic
relationships
Fig. 14.8
Chapter 15: The Family
Perspective so fat this semester
Focus: physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development of the individual in terms of
genetic and environmental influences
Family Systems Theory
Focus: the family as a unit
Family is: a whole consisting of interrelated parts,
Each of which affects and is affected by every other part
Ann each of which contributes to the functioning of the whole
A dynamic system: a self-organizing system that adapts itself to changes in its members
and to changes in its environment
Key terms:
Extended family
Parents and kids live with other kin (grandparents, aunt, uncle, cousin)
Nuclear family
Typically consists of the father, mother and at least one child
Family subsystems
Marital
Parent-child
Sibling-sibling
Co-parenting
The ways in which two parents coordinate their parenting and function as a
team in relation to their children
**these are examples of reciprocal influences
What does family look like?
The traditional Family Life cycle
Table 15.1
stage seuee of hages i fail’s opositio
Composition
Roles
Relationships
From the time people marry until they die
Who does’t this apply to? (p 472-474)
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Document Summary
Each of which affects and is affected by every other part. Ann each of which contributes to the functioning of the whole. A dynamic system: a self-organizing system that adapts itself to changes in its members and to changes in its environment. Influence of attachment theory (esp. internal working model) on study of adult romantic relationships. Focus: physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development of the individual in terms of genetic and environmental influences. Family is: a whole consisting of interrelated parts, Table 15. 1 (cid:1012) stage se(cid:395)ue(cid:374)(cid:272)e of (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ges i(cid:374) fa(cid:373)il(cid:455)"s (cid:272)o(cid:373)positio(cid:374) From the time people marry until they die. The ways in which two parents coordinate their parenting and function as a team in relation to their children. Parents and kids live with other kin (grandparents, aunt, uncle, cousin) Typically consists of the father, mother and at least one child. Feeding, changing diapers, wipe nose, etc. (mom >) Typical style is holding talking to, & quiet play (mom >)
