FRHD 2280 Chapter 5: Chapter 5
15 Feb 2012
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We can think of the family as a system and the people in the family as interconnected elements. Across families, parents differ widely in their rules, attitudes, beliefs, and approaches to discipline. In recent decades, american society has changed dramatically and so has the american family. They promote the survival, comfort and mutual support of their members. They provide a way to accumulate the skills and knowledge of older people and ensure that these skills are passed along to those who are younger. Link people to one another and to the community. In human society, parents and families are responsible for seeing that their children acquire the essential values, beliefs and aspirations of the culture known as socialization. Robert levine: families in every society have 3 basic goals for their children: make sure they survive to adulthood, give them skills and attitudes they will need to support themselves economically, encourage other social values (achievement, creativity, etc. )
