CAS PS 370 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety, Genogram
20 Nov 2018
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Form: structural definition = family is defined by objective criteria (e. g. blood or legal ties) Ex: nuclear family, extended family, gay and lesbian family, single family, cohabitating family, family of origin, step family, etc. Function: task-oriented definitions = family is defined by the task members perform. Interaction: transactional definition = defined by interaction that fosters intimacy, interdependence, commitment, feelings of family identity, emotional ties, boundaries for family membership and an ongoing history and future. Pros/cons of defining family by task performance or interaction vs. biology. Interaction took presence over structural definition of family. Rated depend on # of people of marrying age: peak in 1945 after wwii, then declined rapidly in 1960. Since, the rate has been in gradual decline due to: delay of first marriages until older ages, increase of unmarried cohabitation, and a small decrease in the tendency of divorced persons to marry. How desirable marriage is: economically, politically, socially, culturally: american families and households have been shrinking.
