FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Margaret Mead, Time Point
23 Mar 2016
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Change can be measured across points in time. How a family changes from time point to time point i. e. when a baby is born vs. 10 years later when the baby is a child. Identity and change are central to developing a dynamic theory. Doesn"t look at unique events or changes (wants analysis to be generalizable) i. e. a death of one person"s grandparent. Individual"s lives are experienced as events i. e. birth, wedding, graduation. Actual date is not important (the event contains the info about our lives) Duration of time characterized by a particular property not present before the stage and not present after the stage. Stages have a beginning point marked by an event or transition event. Ending or exit transition events marks the end of the stage. Many contain intense adjustments which leads to stress i. e. birth of a child or planning for a wedding. Age-graded norms i. e. different norms expected of you when you"re 3 vs. 13.
