FMST 238 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Smart Criteria, Human Capital, Taskrabbit
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Need the can do attitude plus a plan. Deacon & firebaugh- means for meeting the demands( goals, events, crises) on the family system. Goldsmith what is available to be used, anything with a real or perceived value used to attain or satisfy something. Ability to recognize and use resource effectively. Case study for allocating resources: need is more relevant that equality in this example. The sandoz family has four children ages 2 to 15. Maria sandoz has always been sensitive about treating her children equally. She makes sure she shows an equal amount of love and attention to all of her children. When it comes to dividing their resources, however, distributing them equally is not the best solution. Fifteen year old jose needs more than twice as much food as 2-year old rosa. As school starts, jose will also need new athletic shoes for football and a special calculator for his math class.
