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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adolescence and adult years which leads to criminal activity (Prochnow & DeFronzo‚ 1997). A well-known theory in the family functionality is called coercion theory. This theory is considered to have a tremendous impact from the family‚ which in turn influences an adolescent peer group leading them down the wrong path (Cashwell & Vacc‚ 1996). We must understand the different relationships within the family like compliance‚ unity‚ and approval‚ to better understand the adolescent upbringing (Cashwell &
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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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The Functionalist Theory believes deviance is needed by our society in order to create social cohesion. Emilie Durkheim asserted that our society needs deviance to stabilize our society as a whole. Social bonds are stronger from those who identify and punish deviant behavior. Social structure is where the functionalists focus their attention. Structural strain theory is related to the functionalist theory because it shows what can happen when social goals cannot be meant through legal ways (MindEdge
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Developmental theories have been produced to focus on the individual and efforts to develop them in life (Bohm & Vogel‚ 2011). Supporters of developmental theories believe that individuals face certain factors at certain times in their lives and this can have a huge influence on whether or not they fall prey to delinquent behavior (Bohm & Vogel‚ 2011). A common example of this would be the family life when someone is a child. This factor of what kind of family life a child has‚ many believe‚ significantly
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Structural strain theory explains how society is organized‚ while stress theory explains how exposure to stressors and coping resources impacts an individual’s mental health. Structural strain focuses on the overall picture and stress theory focuses more on specific details. They key components of structural strain theory are social integration‚ social regulation‚ and social stratification. Social integration
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Understanding the family life cycle is paramount when wanting to enter into the field of marriage and family therapy. The theory of the family life cycle refers to development as an individual and as a family unit. Subsequently when discussing family therapy as a unit it involves the individual and the family working together in a cohesive manner. According to McGoldrick‚ Carter and Garcia-Petro (2011) there is a 6 stage cycle when referring to the family life cycle that begins with the unabashed
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Gabriel Vazquez Soc 101 Intro Sociology Bonus Essays 12/7/2012 Introduction The structural- functional theory is a framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability. As the name suggest it deals with the social structure and function. Social structure is any relatively stable pattern of social behavior. Social Function is the consequences of a social pattern for the operation of society as a whole. While conflict
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off of Robert Merton’s structural strain theory‚ Kohlberg’s morality scale‚ tragedy of the commons‚ and Walter Mischel’s theory of delayed gratification‚ it can be proved that the United States Criminal Justice system is flawed. In the theory of structural strain‚ there two overall categories: institutionalised means and cultural goals‚ and five smaller categories: conformity‚ innovation‚ ritualism‚ retreatism‚ and rebellion. (Structural Strain Theory‚ 06-14-16). Structural strain is the pressure
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The developmental stages of an adult vary from theorist to psychological theorist. All thinking that they have the understanding of how an adult further develops over time‚ at this stage. This essay will highlight the developmental stages that an adult goes through by observing at two individuals and asking them questions that in conclusion will present‚ which developmental stage the interviewee is at‚ in relation to each of the psychological theories. While keeping in mind that they were told they
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