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Chapter 18

Chapter 18. Family Stress. The Family. Set of intimate and personal relationships Can be legal or extralegal This chapter covers only nuclear and extended families. Needs Satisfied by the Family. Function of family Governs reproduction and child-rearing Provides economic support

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Chapter 18

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  1. Chapter 18 Family Stress

  2. The Family • Set of intimate and personal relationships • Can be legal or extralegal • This chapter covers only nuclear and extended families

  3. Needs Satisfied bythe Family • Function of family • Governs reproduction and child-rearing • Provides economic support • Meets emotional needs Not all families function as described

  4. The Effective Family • Jane Howard (1978) observed the following effective characteristics: • They have a chief • They have a switchboard operator • Members have relationships both inside and outside the family • They are hospitable • They deal squarely with direness

  5. The Effective Family, cont’d • Jane Howard (1978) observed the following effective characteristics, cont’d: • They prize rituals • They are affectionate • They have a sense of place • They connect with posterity • They honor their elders

  6. The Changing Family • About 55% of the adult U.S. population is married • About 22% of those 25 to 34 years old have never been married • Almost 10% of adults are divorced

  7. Types of Households • Marriage • Cohabitation • Divorce • Single-parent families • Gay and lesbian families

  8. Family Stressors • Dual-career family • Children • Family planning • Adoption • Closed adoptions: no contact with birth parents • Open adoptions: contact with birth parents

  9. Family Stressors, cont’d • Mobility: family members may be scattered • Violence • Child abuse • Domestic abuse • Financial stressors

  10. A Model of Family Stress The model in Figure 18.3 illustrates stressors that occur both within the family and outside the family

  11. Interventions • Life-situation interventions • Financial stress interventions • Perception interventions • Emotional arousal interventions • Physiological interventions

  12. Chapter 18 Family Stress

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