Sociological Theories and Family Institution Aisha Terry SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology Dr. Peter Conis July 30‚ 2012 Sociological Theories and Family Institution We don’t get to pick the family we are born into. Family is the basic unit of our society. It is one the main social institutions. Traditionally families consist of a father‚ mother‚ and children which represent the nuclear family. You can branch out also look at the extended family such as uncles
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Care Theory Compare and Contrast Paper Pamela Morales HCS 350 July 11‚ 2011 Care Theory Compare and Contrast Paper Jean Watson’s Theory of human caring is based on transpersonal relationships and developing a caring environment that offers the development potential while allowing the person to choose the best course of action. Through interactions with others we learn how to recognize ourselves in others. Watson believes that through these interactions humanity is preserved. John Paley’s article
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Family Social Science Theories Structure-Function Theory - views the family as a social system with members who have specific roles and functions. Systems Theory - describes families as a unit of the whole composed of members whose interactional patterns are the focus of attention. Developmental Theory - emphasizes how families change over time and focuses on interactions and relationships among family members. Interactionist Theory - focuses on the family as a unit of interacting personalities
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The Sanchez family is a large extended family living in a Latino community in the Midwest. Hector and Celia are married with six children Junior‚ Emmilia‚ Vicki‚ Gloria‚ Alejandro‚ and Carmen. Hector and Celia also have one grandson Joey and nephew Roberto Salazar. The member of the Sanchez family are experiencing unique problems and has requested help from a social worker. For this analysis I will look exclusively at Hector and Gloria and use theoretical approaches to determine what would be the
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Contrast and Comparison of Nursing Grand Theorists Carol Goetz Maryville University The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast nursing theorists from the four categories which are identified by Meleis as: Needs‚ Interaction‚ Outcome and Caring. (Meleis‚ 2012‚ Chapter 9) I have chosen Faye Abdellah‚ Imogene King‚ Myra Levine and Jean Watson as the grand theorists that I would like to explore for this study in contrast and comparison. This decision was made‚ in part‚ due to the
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ntegrating the Family Theory into practice is looking at the family dynamics‚ understanding the patient as a part of the family unit‚ and the family’s ability to comprehend the healthcare system (Hadock‚ n.d). There are many components of the family that can affect the patients’ health. By involving the family in care both the patient and family can see improved patient outcomes (Gruenewald‚ Gabriel‚ Rizzo‚ & Luhrs‚ 2017). Some of these components include communication‚ roles in the family‚ and coping
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Family organization patterns looks at how a family is able to handle challenges they face with anything from catastrophic events to daily life. For a resilience to occur in the family‚ a family’s organization patterns needs flexibility‚ connectedness‚ and social and economic resources. Flexibility is how well a family can “bound back” from stressful situations and regain normalcy again. Life events will occur‚ and new “uncharted” areas will occur in the family as it grows. Connectedness means how
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There are a number of factors that contribute to stress in the family. As society changes‚ families continue to be faced with high-level stress that makes it hard for them to function. One of the contributing factors for stress in the family‚ is domestic violence. The National Coalition against Domestic violence defines domestic violence as “the willful intimidation‚ physical assault‚ battery‚ sexual assault‚ and/or other abusive behavior perpetrated by an intimate partner against another” (Spousal
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Discuss the extent to which the role of the family in modern society can be explained by the conflict approach. The conflict theory is a Marxist perspective; they believe that the different classes within society create a divide with the powerful‚ wealthy ruling class exploiting the poor‚ working class. They argue that the modern family is the main reason for this and so it is a bad thing for society. Karl Marx identified three ways in which the family unit benefits the capitalist society. One
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Due to the lack of attachment from his family and friends‚ Danny lost what they might think of him and just did whatever he felt like doing. Due to his time in and out of prison‚ Danny did not get any job and for this‚ he had more free time to spare and less money‚ which leads to more involvement in committing a crime. At the age of twentieth-two‚ Danny almost killed his cousin as he was gay. Danny did not believe in homosexuality and was having an argument with his cousin on this topic. If Danny’s
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