CLD 231 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Social Exchange Theory, Role Theory, Structural Functionalism
18 Dec 2017
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When a group of people are connected together by family ties, what happens to one member of the family usually affects other members. Many families develop ways of discussing and solving problems as a method of maintaining balance. In some families, a child may function as a stress barometer. as the stress rises, so too, does the incidence of behaviours such as stuttering, bed wetting, and nail biting. Balance and consistency in families are important for providing children with a secure environment. Two forms: emotional environment a child grows up in, physical environment a child grows up in. It is more about how family members relate to each other. Example of subsystem: mother-child; father-child important to under- stand how the subsystems interact with one another, but we should keep in mind that they may interact differently from family to family. Marital subsystem - interaction between husband and wife.
