FRHD 1020 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ecological Systems Theory, Erich Fromm, Margaret Mead

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1020
• Professor: Shayna Sparling

Document Summary

Couples and family relations - frhd*2280 (chapters 1-5) Pflag (broadens how we define a family, non traditional families seen in a traditional way) Legal: related to family law concerns (rights and social arrangements recognized by the law) each province and territory has its own legislation about families - enforceable laws (adoption etc. ) Normative: shared by majority of people in a country or region (sometimes legal definitions are out of sync with social norms as definitions of families have broadened) context- social norms in society (socially approved/ socially constructed) Theoretical: uses concepts and propositions from social science theories (not correct or incorrect, only consistent with the concepts and propositions) Research: derived from a theory/social problem or hunch - linked to measurement. George murdock (3 characteristics of a family: a common residence, economic co-operation, reproduction/adoption. Not all family members live in the same household. Process rather than form defines family provides a broader term (intimacy, experiences, traditions)