A Tale of Two Families

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-245
Author(s):  
Charles R. McAdams ◽  
Victoria A. Foster ◽  
David R. Gosling
Keyword(s):  
Family Systems ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Family System ◽  
Marital Relationship ◽  
Military Deployment ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Natural Family ◽  
Family Reintegration ◽  
Military Unit ◽  
Natural Families

During military deployment, soldiers can become part of a system of people and experiences in their assigned military unit that may rival the importance of relationships and experiences within their natural families at home. Following deployment, returning soldiers may face the challenges of managing membership in two complex and powerful family systems, each with its own unique priorities, rules of engagement, and demands for the soldier’s attention and participation that may not always be compatible. Achieving a mutual understanding of the system of close relationships formed around military deployment and incorporating this new “unit family” system into a couple’s marital relationship and natural family system becomes a task that is important and, possibly, essential to successful family reintegration after deployment.

scholarly journals Windows of Opportunity: Family Systems Theory and Developmental Considerations for Supporting Youth, Parents and Clinicians in the Digital Age

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-28
Author(s):  
Steven Barreto ◽  
Sue K. Adams ◽  
Jennifer Daly
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Family System ◽  
Rapid Evolution ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
Daunting Task ◽  
Evolution Of Technology ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

Digital technology use is an integral part of children’s and adolescent’s lives. With the rapid evolution of technology, adult caregivers can easily feel overwhelmed by the daunting task of setting boundaries on technology use. Family systems theory offers a unique perspective for understanding how external factors (i.e., technology) can impede or enhance the family system, particularly when integrated into a developmental framework. Five clinical concepts are presented that weave together developmental tasks and family systems theory. This paper offers recommendations for clinicians to help parents understand the potentially harmful consequences of technology use across the developmental spectrum. We also provide recommendations for how to support parents in discussing technology use with their children and adolescents. Lastly, we offer suggestions for how the impact of technology use on development can be integrated into human service courses at the university level.

A Family Systems Perspective of Elder Family Financial Exploitation: Examining Family Context Profiles

2021 ◽  
pp. 073346482110569
Author(s):  
Athena C. Y. Chan ◽  
Marlene S. Stum
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Family System ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
Systems Perspective ◽  
Financial Exploitation ◽  
Insight Into

Objective: Informed by Family Systems Theory, this study examines the interwoven nature of intergenerational family structures and roles in which elder family financial exploitation (EFFE) takes place. Method: Data from a mixed-methods study were utilized to examine patterns of family structures and roles within and across 23 family systems. Participants were non-perpetrator/non-victim concerned family members (CFMs) who had experienced EFFE. Results: Four family context profiles were identified, organized by the number and roles of victim(s) and perpetrator(s) in each family system, including: Single victim, Single perpetrator; Single victim, Multiple perpetrators; Two victims, Single perpetrator; and Two victims, Multiple perpetrators. It is possible for multiple perpetrators to be involved, with up to five perpetrators across three generations in our sample. Discussion: Findings offer insight into the range of intergenerational family structures and roles affected by EFFE. Practitioners are encouraged to understand and address family contexts to improve EFFE intervention outcomes.

Characteristics of the family system in a nineteenth-century northern-Russian peasant community

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-239
Author(s):  
MATTI POLLA
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Family System ◽  
European Russia ◽  
Central European ◽  
The Family ◽  
Peasant Community ◽  
Northern Russia

The family system prevailing among a small ethnic group towards the end of the pre-industrial era is examined on the basis of data from a parish in Northern Russia. Identification of the factors shaping this system is facilitated by a comparison with descriptions of ethnic Russian family systems in Southern and Central European Russia, which have been studied more extensively. The characteristics of the family system in the community described here conform most closely to the latter. Since little microstructural research has been done on Northern Russia, the data presented here will serve as an example of the development of the family system in the region in the nineteenth century.

Mapping the Family System: A Technique for Teaching Family Systems Theory Concepts

1982 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy V. Wedemeyer ◽  
Harold D. Grotevant
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Family System ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
System A ◽  
The Family

Family Systems Changes Following Traumatic Brain Injury: Adult Sibling Perspectives

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Edmund Degeneffe ◽  
Lynn M. Gagne ◽  
Mark Tucker
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Family System ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Adult Siblings ◽  
Adult Sibling ◽  
American Sample ◽  
Family Outcome

The purpose of the present study was to gain an understanding of family outcome, adjustment, and needs following traumatic brain injury (TBI) from the perspectives of adult siblings. An American sample of 277 adult siblings of persons with TBI responded to the question, “What impact has your sibling's TBI had on your family (e.g., parents, other siblings, etc.)”? Responses were analyzed through constant comparative textual analysis. Responses were grouped into four themes including a) the consequences of providing care, b) family system impacts, c) evolved attitudes and beliefs, and d) how families provide care. From the perspective of adult siblings, TBI presents outcomes which both strengthen and compromise family systems. The uniqueness of the sibling bond reveals information about family systems not accessible through other relationships.

scholarly journals The Algebraic de Rham Cohomology of Representation Varieties

2018 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 702-720
Author(s):  
Eugene Z. Xia
Keyword(s):  
De Rham Cohomology ◽  
Natural Family ◽  
De Rham ◽  
The One ◽  
Representation Varieties ◽  
Algebraic De Rham Cohomology ◽  
Natural Families

AbstractThe SL(2, ℂ)-representation varieties of punctured surfaces form natural families parameterized by monodromies at the punctures. In this paper, we compute the loci where these varieties are singular for the cases of one-holed and two-holed tori and the four-holed sphere. We then compute the de Rham cohomologies of these varieties of the one-holed torus and the four-holed sphere when the varieties are smooth via the Grothendieck theorem. Furthermore, we produce the explicit Gauß-Manin connection on the natural family of the smooth SL(2, ℂ)-representation varieties of the one-holed torus.

scholarly journals The Family as Basis of Social Order: Insights from the Yoruba Traditional Culture

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 79-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shitta Bey Olanrewaju Abdul
Keyword(s):  
Family Systems ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Family System ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Traditional Society ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
The Family

opportunity to witness advancements in various facets of life, is accompanied by orientations which destroy traditional efforts – like the family systems – that engendered peace in various societies; and thus, with high-tech advancements today, the quest for social order is more pronounced than ever before. This paper interrogates the Yoruba traditional culture with a view to account for the role of the family system in achieving social order. Thus, it proceeds with a critical analysis of the idea of the family and the family system in Yoruba traditional society. It examines the notion of social order for the purpose of invoking a clear and distinct working understanding of the term. In order to achieve the set objectives identified above, this paper employs the trio methodology of translation, interpretation, and critical analysis. The translation and interpretation methods are employed as viable approaches to interrogate the oral texts with which we shall partly be dealing with; and the critical analysis method is adopted to achieve the twin goals of clarity and simplification of both the oral and the written literatures at our disposal. In the light of the above, this paper invigorates a discourse on the Yoruba traditional culture, and specifically unveils the importance of the family system within the culture in achieving social order. It seeks to bring into focus the impacts of the family in the society within the ambit of the Yoruba philosophical traditions, and how this matters in engendering social order.

scholarly journals THE REORGANIZATION OF THE FAMILY SYSTEM AT THE TIME OF COVID-19: EDUCATIONAL RESILIENCE AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-26
Author(s):  
Maria Annarumma ◽  
Luigi Vitale ◽  
Francesco Sessa ◽  
Ines Tedesco
Keyword(s):  
Family Systems ◽  
Family System ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Educational Resilience ◽  
Emotional Literacy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Educational Relationships ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Individual

In the life cycle of family systems, transition periods are important stages for the maturation of the individual and his family as it allows the reorganization of relational arrangements. The health emergency of recent months makes it necessary for us to reflect on resilience education, to cultivate more authentic educational relationships and to react to stressful and problematic situations with greater self-effectiveness. If rigid family systems risk of causing communicative and relational diseases, investing in emotional literacy and empathy means providing adults and children with the tools to deal with the painful situations, that are inevitably part of everyday life, to share negative experiences and bring out the inner resources. In this perspective, technologies play a significant role in the media, both because they are a bridge between the family context and the external social network, and because they potentially allow more inclusive and flexible learning-teaching processes. A meticulous analysis of assistive technologies is thus necessary in order to call for a reconfiguration of information flows, spatial-temporal arrangements, methodologies and tools that are to be reconfigured ad habitus of the new individual and social educational needs. Keywords: assistive technologies, educational resilience, emotional literacy, family system, health emergency, psychotherapy.

scholarly journals CONSTRUCTED FAMILY SYSTEMS FOR AGING LGBTQ ADULTS PLANNING FOR ELDER CARE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S303-S303
Author(s):  
Lisa A Hollis-Sawyer ◽  
and Laura Tejada
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Family System ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Intentional Actions ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Gays And Lesbians ◽  
Underlying Processes

Abstract Examining the intersectionality of sexuality, gender, and age, Fredriksen-Goldsen (2017) argued that the aging LGBTQ community is a marginalized aging group, and the lack of attention to their social and other support needs are creating negative aging trajectories for those who have experienced lifespan issues of disenfranchisement and unfair treatment affecting their health and care planning. The effect of a family can be a complex one and is further determined by social class, race, ethnicity, gender, and region. Allen and Roberto (2016) suggested that the LGBT adults may have three different types of family experiences, ranging from their “family of origin” (biological family) to “family of choice” (created kinship family). Oswald (2002) presented research on resilience in constructed family systems for aging gays and lesbians and identified two underlying processes toward establishing and maintaining family resilience: intentionality relates to the intentional actions of the older adult to establish and maintain the chosen family system while redefinition involves using language and symbols to reinforce their social support network. This idea of “doing family” is critical to comprehend from LGBTQ family members’ perspectives for eldercare planning. Social support needs for changing family dynamics begins in middle adulthood among aging gays and lesbians (Barker et al., 2006). Hypothetical case studies (e.g., sibling dynamics) will be discussed with implications for support and intervention programs to assist in the eldercare decision making of this growing aging subpopulation. Resource tools will also be presented to help achieve positive eldercare outcomes in this process of “doing family.”

scholarly journals Early family system types predict children’s emotional attention biases at school age

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jallu Lindblom ◽  
Mikko J Peltola ◽  
Mervi Vänskä ◽  
Jari K Hietanen ◽  
Anu Laakso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Late Stage ◽  
Family System ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Attentional Biases ◽  
Emotional Faces ◽  
Emotional Attention ◽  
Early Family

The family environment shapes children’s social information processing and emotion regulation. Yet, the long-term effects of early family systems have rarely been studied. This study investigated how family system types predict children’s attentional biases toward facial expressions at the age of 10 years. The participants were 79 children from Cohesive, Disengaged, Enmeshed, and Authoritarian family types based on marital and parental relationship trajectories from pregnancy to the age of 12 months. A dot-probe task was used to assess children’s emotional attention biases toward threatening (angry) and affiliative (happy) faces at the early (500 ms) and late (1250 ms) stages of processing. Situational priming was applied to activate children’s sense of danger or safety. Results showed that children from Cohesive families had an early-stage attentional bias toward threat, whereas children from Enmeshed families had a late-stage bias toward threat. Children from Disengaged families had an early-stage attentional bias toward threat, but showed in addition a late-stage bias away from emotional faces (i.e., both angry and happy). Children from Authoritarian families, in turn, showed a late-stage attentional bias toward emotional faces. Situational priming did not moderate the effects of family system types on children’s attentional biases. The findings confirm the influence of early family systems on the attentional biases, suggesting differences in the emotion regulation strategies children have developed to adapt to their family environments.

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