FMST 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Family Therapy, Common-Law Marriage, Economic Security

• School: Towson University
• Department: Family and Human Services
• Course: FMST 101
• Professor: Andrew Quach

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Fmst 101 spring 2014 first exam study guide. Chapter 1 o all five family functions: regulation of sexual activity. Procreation and socialization: economic security, emotional support. Marriage is a socially approved mating relationship and an expectation of stability, long term. Decisions made by family members can affect everyone in the family unit. Manufacturers moved their factories overseas to save money. Unemployment rates went up, especially for low-skilled jobs. Medical technology allows us to live full lives, however, poverty. Social media have helped and hurt our familial connections with each other and outside: why are families changing, micro-level influences, macro-level influences. Technological innovation becomes an issues for many elderly resources. Marriage: textbook o the ethics and politics of family research following theories) Examines how a family influences and is influenced by its environment. The environment is a s series of systems that surround individuals and their families. These systems have a bi-directional influence on the individual and the family.