FSW 261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Intersectionality
1 Oct 2018
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Chapter 2: family theories: family ecology perspective. All contents interrelated and influence each other (family is central: feminist family theory (not only about gender now) Male dominance oppressive to women: relational power dynamics marriage. Confront and end oppression based on: gender, social class, age, race, gender, etc. Intersectionality: connection between identities as related to oppression: family life course development framework. Predictable changes over time: family life cycle. Orderly progression through the stages: marriage parenting children teens family. Family is greater than the sum of its members: subsystems in family parental, sibling, parent-sibling, parent- both siblings, critical to understand interactions between members. Seek to maintain equilibrium (after negative disruption, family wants to return to normal) Change in any part of the family will affect all other parts of the family. Theory is often used in therapy (to help families with change)
