Understanding Family Role Reallocation following a Death: A Theoretical Framework

1986 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Vess ◽  
John Moreland ◽  
Andrew I. Schwebel
Keyword(s):  
Family Life ◽  
Family System ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Family Roles ◽  
Family Role ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
The Family ◽  
Developmental Role ◽  
Role Allocation

Families in which a parent has died will show a variety of reactions and recovery patterns. This article examines several factors which contribute to this variance. Within the framework of a developmental role analysis of the family system, the influence of the stage of the family life cycle, the roles of the deceased, previous patterns of role allocation, and the type of death are discussed. It is suggested that “person oriented” families, characterized by achieved roles, open communication, and flexible power structures, will more effectively reallocate family roles following the death of a spouse/parent. On contrast, “position oriented” families, characterized by ascribed roles, closed communication, and relatively inflexible power structures, will be too dependent on cultural norms and will lack the role-reallocating mechanisms necessary to ensure adequate family functioning following such a death.

scholarly journals Decoupling African Traditional Religion and Culture from the Family Life of Africans: Calculated Steps in Disguise

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-212
Author(s):  
Ebenezer Boakye
Keyword(s):  
Family Life ◽  
Family System ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Traditional Religion ◽  
New Wave ◽  
Family Patterns ◽  
The Family ◽  
African Traditional Religion ◽  
The Masses ◽  
African Families

Even though African Traditional Religion and Cultural family life seem to have been detached from the indigenous Africans, with many reasons accounting for such a detach, the attempts made by the new wave of Christianity is paramount, under the cloak of salvation and better life. The paper focuses on the steps taken by Pentecostal-Charismatics in Africa to decouple African Traditional Religion and Culture from the family life of Africans in a disguised manner. The paper begins with the retrospection of African Traditional Religion as the religion with belief of the forefathers concerning the existence of the Supreme Being, divinities, Spirit beings, Ancestors, and mysterious powers, good and evil and the afterlife. It then walks readers through the encounter between Christianity and ATR and come out that Christianity from its earliest history has maintained a negative attitude toward ATR. The paper again explores that the traditional understanding of the African family system is portrayed in the common believe system and the functions of the family com-ponents. Again, the paper further unravels decoupling measures such as reaching the masses for audience, demonization of African the world of the spirit, demonization of African elders, pastors as-suming the traditional position of elders of African families are the factors that are being taken to ensure the taking away of African traditional religious and family life from Africans. The paper again discusses the adverse effects of these decoupling factors on Africans. The paper concludes that Traditional African family patterns are slowly but progressively being altered as a result of the process of the decoupling strategies.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Family Communication Strategies for Family Members with Health Problems: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-78
Author(s):  
Siti Riskika ◽  
Melinda Restu Pertiwi ◽  
Nessy Anggun Primasari ◽  
Niswa Salamung
Keyword(s):  
Family Life ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
The Family

Introduction: Many things are done by a person to get peace in his life, but sometimes someone does not realize the importance of interacting with other people, in this case communication. Communication is very crucial in life, especially in family life. Someone who is experiencing illness also needs clear communication to help the healing process, be it communication with family or communication with health workers. Method: The literature search was carried out by looking for literature studies in Scopus and in ScienceDirect with the theme of communication in the family. Results: After applying the eligibility criteria in the review, the 15 studies that had been obtained were included. The 15 studies, it shows that the communication provided by the family to other family members is very important in supporting the recovery of a sick family member, even a baby who is sick will gradually improve if he gets good communication from his mother, in the form of communication with physical contact. and attachment. The study of communication is important considering that many do not understand that communication is very important in life. Effective and open communication is also one of the keys to achieving a harmonious life in the family. Conclusion: Effective and open communication is important to apply, especially in family life, and also in the hospital environment, good communication between health workers, patients and families will help heal patients who are experiencing illness

Session 8: Family Roles, Communication, and Support

2020 ◽  
pp. 95-102
Author(s):  
Bryan D. Carter ◽  
William G. Kronenberger ◽  
Eric L. Scott ◽  
Christine E. Brady
Keyword(s):  
Family Communication ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Family System ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Parenting Behaviors ◽  
Family Roles ◽  
Family Dynamic ◽  
Family Situation ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

Session 8 is again focused primarily on family communication and dynamics for the purposes of identifying and addressing parenting behaviors and parent–teen dynamics that may unwittingly undermining teen confidence in becoming more independent in managing their illness and lifestyle. The clinician engages the family in a discussion of parental and teen roles within the family system and an examination of the impact of the teen’s illness on family members’ roles. Behavioral family systems concepts of “misguided support” and “strong beliefs” that family members hold, but that inadvertently may be serving to maintain a dependent or even overprotective/enmeshed family dynamic, are introduced and applied to the family situation, along with strategies for moving these dynamics in a more independence-engendering direction.

Understanding Continuities and Changes in Irish Marriage: Putting Women Centre Stage

1995 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pat O'Connor
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Family System ◽  
Institutional Structure ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Marriage And Family ◽  
The Family

Contemporary changes and continuities in marriage and family life can be understood by focusing on women. Five main patterns may make sense of these phenomena: women's continued identification with and absorption within the family system; negotiation within marriage; a feminised conception of love; an attempt to transform the structural and cultural parameters of marriage and family life; and an uncoupling of the traditional sequence of marriage, sexual activity and procreation. These patterns are not mutually exclusive, but may be differentially adopted by women at different life-stages and from different social classes. It is argued that women are involved in these various responses in an attempt to deal with the reality of the institutional structure of marriage within a social and cultural context which is not always responsive to their needs and interests.

The family in the view of Israeli adolescents in foster care

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-221
Author(s):  
Michal Mahat-Shamir ◽  
Bilha Davidson Arad ◽  
Guy Shilo ◽  
Ronit Adler ◽  
Ronit D Leichtentritt
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Young People ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Family Of Origin ◽  
Family System ◽  
Genetic System ◽  
Social Expectation ◽  
Biological Parents ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family

Summary This qualitative study explores the unique views about the family system held by adolescents who have spent years in foster care in Israel. This inductive study is among the few to address the unheard views held, and the salient challenges faced, by adolescents who have not grown up in their biological parents’ home, with a focus on their view of the family. Findings Participants’ demonstrated conflicting, polarizing perceptions of the family: (a) family is a genetic system: blood is thicker than water; (b) the family system is constructed and limited by terminology; and (c) communication is essential to family life. Applications While the first two themes highlighted the participants’ family of origin as their “true family” the last theme emphasized on the foster family as their “true” family system. Synthesis between these views could not be achieved as informants embraced the social expectation perceiving the family as one. Raising social and professional awareness about the difficulties these young people face partly because of an exclusive social view of the family lies in the sphere of interest and the social work professional expertise.

scholarly journals Psychological factors of parental burnout of fathers and mothers

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 334-343
Author(s):  
Tatyana Yu. Fadeeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Physical Attractiveness ◽  
Family System ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Role Expectations ◽  
Family Role ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Biological Children ◽  
The Family

The study of parental burnout of fathers as well as mothers is relevant, since it may be the source of family trouble in general. The purpose of the study is to identify the factors of parental burnout of fathers and mothers. It is assumed that there are multidirectional correlations between the intensity of parental burnout components and parental sets, the attitude of spouses to the family role, and the consistency of the family functions of fathers and mothers. The study was carried out on a sample of parents of full families in Saratov, raising biological children (N = 61, 40 women (aged M = 32), 21 men (M = 33.9)). The applied methods include the questionnaires "Parental Burnout" (I. N. Efimova); "Role Expectations and Claims in Marriage" (N. A. Volkova), "Parental Attitude Research Instrument " (E. S. Schaefer and R. K. Bell, adapted by T. V. Nescheret and T. V. Arkhireeva), the questionnaire on marital satisfaction (V. V. Stolin, T. L. Romanova, G. P. Butenko). The largest number of correlations between the parameters of parental burnout and parental sets, the attitude of spouses to the family role and family functions have been revealed in the sample of mothers. It has been found out that in both samples the level of "emotional exhaustion" is interrelated with the parental predisposition to excessive strictness towards the child. However, the emotional exhaustion of mothers is more mediated by their dependence on the family and low self-assessment as a parent, whereas fathers’ burnout is due to the focus on the child and the desire to accelerate their development. The level of "depersonalization" in the sample of mothers correlates with the level of their concentration on the child, the consistency of family functions ("emotional and psychotherapeutic", "social activity", "physical attractiveness of the partner"), and marital satisfaction. In the sample of fathers, it correlates with the scales related to the sphere of marital relations (physical attractiveness of the partner, the degree of the father’s involvement in family affairs and marital satisfaction). The degree of the "parental achievements reduction" in the sample of mothers is associated with the balance of "intimacyseparateness" or its lack in the family system; in the sample of fathers it is connected with the availability or lack of verbal contact with the child and the father's acceptance of the child’s natural development. The applied aspect of the problem under study consists of the possibility of using the results in the practice of advisory services.

scholarly journals The Roles of Families in Combating Drugs Uses, Violence and Terrorism

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Khoiruddin Nasution
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Family Roles ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
Social Actions ◽  
The Family ◽  
Three Stages

This paper aims to strengthen the opinion or the concept suggesting that family roles are significant in the attempt to overcome drug uses, violence and terrorism in Indonesia. This is a qualitative research, in which sources of data were literary works, such as academic books and articles.  The article refers to Berger’s theory of social construction during the first stage in the process of externalization out of three stages: externalization, objectification and internalization, which lead to transformation of social actions, which then shape people’s habits. Meanwhile, in the effort to control Social Actions or control people’s habits, the article refers to preventive and repressive efforts, while in terms of the process of social control; the article refers to persuasive, coercive and curative efforts. Our findings suggest that three main social problems: first, drug uses, violence against children, wives, and husbands and terrorism are still main social problems in Indonesia, which require serious, substantial and sustainable efforts to find effective solutions.However, population growth also needs attention even though it is not as vital as others mentioned earlier; second, there are several important reasons and/or factors that problem of drugs, violence and terrorism persist in Indonesia, one of which is the failure of the family to take important role in guiding its members;third, based on our reviews of literature, we conclude that to maximize roles of family, marriage couples should be knowledgeable and competent in keeping their family runs well. For that reason, it is paramount important for marriage couples to educate themselves regarding their roles and responsibilities within the family life. This can be done through taking the pre-marriage courses for those who are about to get married. In fact, marriage couples should persistently educate themselves through many means and channels.

Rodzina miejscem radości i nadziei

2018 ◽  
pp. 45-66
Author(s):  
Stanisław Chrobak
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Family System ◽  
Parental Attitudes ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
The Family ◽  
Pedagogical Culture

t. The family is the first and the most important educational environment of man. In the family system, all of its members influence each other, and therefore one of the most important components of the overall relationship between family members are parental attitudes. Both the personal and pedagogical culture of family members as well as the culture of family life determines the „culture of joy”. Experiencing joy in the family is done in the course of everyday life. Hope is born in this activity. The experience of joy and the testimony of hope also arise from various life situations, which are usually unique and unexpected. Hope mobilizes to fight the hardships of everyday life. Hope is the power to change life.

Landholdings and the family life cycle in traditional Japan

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
MASAO TAKAGI
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Family System ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Family Life Cycle ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Dominant Form ◽  
North East ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship

This article examines, on the basis of landholding patterns, the relationship between the peasant family economy and its family life cycle in the latter half of the Tokugawa era (1603–1867). The analysis is focused on the life-cycle patterns of the stem family. In such a system, the continuation of the family and its assets assumed prime importance while hired labour did not provide a substantial proportion of the workforce on the farm. In fact, the stem family was officially recognized as the lawful family form by the Meiji government, but even in earlier periods the stem family system provided the dominant form. Among the samurai it was always the required form. Among the peasantry, by the early eighteenth century the stem family was the predominant family system.The family system observed here differs in structure from that found in western-European family systems. Even when developmental aspects of European households are discussed, it is the relationship between the simple, nuclear family forms and their economic and social correlates – especially poverty, inheritance and landholdings – that is analysed. How Japanese stem family households operated with respect to landholding and other variables is the main theme of this article. The data come from an agrarian and considerably backward area of north-east Japan where harvest failures were not infrequent even in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

scholarly journals Analysis of Plot of Synge’s Play “Rider to the Sea”

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Safnidar Siahaan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Family Roles ◽  
Plot Analysis ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Creation ◽  
One Act

The research offers a plot analysis in Synge’s play “Rider to the Sea”. This play is written in 1902 describing a complex family life story. This play will be analyzed by using the structure method focusing on the plot development of the play. The story of the play "Rider to the Sea" is interesting since it portrays the different side of family where the family life is still dependent on the men’s efforts in their family. Roles of the men in the story are very important because the family life cannot run well without men’s contribution. The Riders to the Sea has a unique place in dramatic history. The essence of its uniqueness lies in the creation of a true tragedy within its boundaries of a one act play. At first sight, the plot would seem too trivial and the characterization too faintly sketched to enable the playwright to build up and communicate the typical momentum of a high tragedy. To reach the aim of the analysis, the writer uses the qualitative research. The result is expected to give the reader a better understanding of the description of the plot of the play “Rider to the Sea.” Keywords : plot, simple plot, complex plot

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