NUR1 221 Lecture Notes - Single Person, Genogram, Maladaptation
Document Summary
The family: basic unit for the developing person by murray and zentner (2009) course pack reading. This basic unit, the family, affects our development and health that we may live successfully or unsuccessfully because of its influence. The family exists as a primary system and social group, because most of the people share many of life"s experiences with the family. The family has a major role in shaping a person; it is a basic unit of growth, experience, adaptation, health and illness. The traditional family persists as a norm in the imagination. Today, the fragility of marriages (divorces), the diversity of roles held by the members and the increasing number of homeless families prevent the respect of those norms by each individual. This reading is an overview of the various forms, stages, and functions of contemporary families and of how you can use this knowledge.
