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THE FAMILY AS A SYSTEM

Explore the evolving landscape of family dynamics in the latter half of this century, including single adults, postponed marriages, cohabiting couples, divorce rates, and more. The shift towards non-traditional family structures and their impact on children is also discussed.

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THE FAMILY AS A SYSTEM

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  1. THE FAMILY • AS A • SYSTEM • Parents influence children • Children influence parents

  2. CHANGES IN FAMILY • SYSTEMS • (in the latter half • of this century) • More single adults • Postponement of marriage

  3. CHANGES IN FAMILY • SYSTEMS • (in the latter half • of this century) American Cohabiting Couples by Presence of Children (1960 – 1998)

  4. CHANGES IN FAMILY • SYSTEMS • (in the latter half • of this century) • More single adults • Postponement of marriage • Less childbearing • More females in labor force

  5. CHANGES IN FAMILY • SYSTEMS • (in the latter half • of this century) • More single adults • Postponement of marriage • Less childbearing • More females in labor force • More divorce

  6. CHANGES IN FAMILY • SYSTEMS • (in the latter half • of this century) • More single adults • Postponement of marriage • Less childbearing • More females in labor force • More divorce • More single-parent families

  7. THE FAMILY The single-parent, post divorce family is a common phenomenon of the past two decades; now, however, the number of children living with single parents who never married is almost equal to the number living with single parents who are divorced. In 1970, just 7% of American children in single-parent homes had a never-married parent. Source: U.S. Census data; 1994.

  8. THE FAMILY

  9. CHANGES IN FAMILY • SYSTEMS • (in the latter half • of this century) • More single adults • Postponement of marriage • Less childbearing • More females in labor force • More divorce • More single-parent families • More children in poverty

  10. THE FAMILY

  11. CHANGES IN FAMILY • SYSTEMS • (in the latter half • of this century) • More remarriage

  12. THE FAMILY

  13. THE FAMILY

  14. SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS • Sibling rivalry • Siblings: • comfort and secure base • role models • teachers • equal-status playmates • managers/caretakers

  15. THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY • Adoption • Gay and Lesbian Families Sexual orientation of adult children raised by lesbian mothers, gay fathers, and single-parent heterosexual mothers. Adapted from Bailey et al., 1995: Golombok & Tasker, 1996.

  16. THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY • Adoption • Gay and Lesbian Families • Divorce • Effects on Children:

  17. THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY • The Effects of Divorce on Children:

  18. THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY • Factors Mediating the Effects of Divorce on Children:

  19. THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY • Adoption • Gay and Lesbian Families • Divorce • Remarriage and Blended Families

  20. THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY • Remarriage and Blended Families • Mother – Stepfather families • Father – Stepmother families • Age and family Constellation • Handout article on abuse & stepfamilies

  21. THE NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILY

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