Describe American family structure/functioning.
Description may include
- nuclear
- single-parent
- step
- blended
- foster and adoptive
- extended (e.g., multi-generational)
- same-sex
- grandparent as head-of-household.
Process/Skill Questions:
Thinking
- How would you define the term family?
- What are the various family structures?
- How have family structures changed over the last few decades?
Communication
- What are some decisions to which all family members can contribute?
- How do family relationships affect future relationships with others?
Leadership
- What are some ways in which children support their parent(s)?
- What are some steps that children take to become independent from their families?
Management
- How do you balance individual needs with the responsibilities of the family?
- What can family teach us about our individual selves?
- What are a parent's basic obligations to a child? What are the child's basic obligations to a parent?