Family Functions Of The Family

As a child, Down syndrome was a part of my everyday life. I was watched after every day for the first ten years of my life by a women who was also looking after her sister who had Down syndrome. To me it was nothing unusual. It wasn’t until about eighth grade that I realized that to other people it wasn’t normal, it had a negative connotation. Growing up around a person who has Down syndrome made me see things differently than others. Once I realized not everyone else’s perspectives were the same as mine I became really aware of how others treated and reacted to people with Down syndrome. Its years later and I came across a story told by a women named Bethany Van Delft about Down syndrome.

In terms of a system, the meaning is a consistent arrangement of things connected to form unity or to operate as a whole. These systems are dated back in origins to the 1950’s and 1960’s. In this theory we must understand an individual’s family and how it works for that family daily in the community, neighborhood, social aspect, and etcetera. When one part of the system changes, the whole system changes. When everything is balanced it is said to be in equilibrium or homeostasis which seemingly is a good thing (Poorman, 2003). There are many skills

Do you have a family member with Down syndrome? Neither did Esther Gomez-Nieto, until 15 years ago when her grandson Alexander was born. In fact, she knew very little about Down syndrome at all. Years ago when Esther emigrated from Cuba, she had no idea the eventual path her life would take. She got married, had kids, then returned to school later in life, and became an educator and a grandmother. However, her most significant contribution to the world began when she founded Alexander’s Angels, Inc. in 2007, an organization for Down syndrome advocacy, service, and research.

Kristen Isgro highlights the challenges that the mothers and caregivers go through on a daily basis. Three groups of women, ages ranging from 33 to 66 and all having a child with Down syndrome, discussing the issues such as how they advocate for their children. They also discuss what they have learned from experience dealing with health care providers and educators, and deal with how their children are viewed in different settings.

Growing up Melody was never really given the chance to be social because of her disability, her parents always protected her. Melody’s only socially interacted are with

When picking my adolescent I had quite a few choices to pick from but I decided on my adolescent 15 year old sister since I know a lot about her and have seen first-hand how she is coping with this adolescent stage. Patricia is a normal 15 year old girl still in high school. She lives in a household of 7 with 3 older siblings and one younger one. She mentioned that she lived in a small home with three dogs, two fish, a bird and six other humans. Both her parents are field workers so they aren’t really at home much. Patricia has a younger 7 year old sister that she pays attention to a lot, they have a really close relationship, and she cares for her younger

And when Brian’s mother, Julie Heffernan, began to discuss his experiences in middle school, it really struck a cord. She brought up the fact that “middle school was difficult for Brian, mainly because the play dates began to slow as students started to partake in after school activities and Brian was not yet independent enough to do that.” I went to elementary school with a girl named Elizabeth, but everyone called her Lizzy, who has Down Syndrome. For the majority of elementary school, I spent a bulk of my recesses inside, playing games with Lizzy instead of going out to the playground with the rest of our class. However, as we grew up and entered middle school, recess was no longer a thing and having a class with Lizzy became obsolete. Being 10 or 11 at the time, it was not on my mind what all this change meant for Lizzy and, honestly, up until Brian’s mom began telling his stories, I still did not realize. While I would go out and hang out with a friend on the weekend, that was not always something that was constantly available for Lizzy or Brian. Discovering my independence and developing my own personality was pivotal in these early adolescent years and Lizzy’s and Brian’s intellectual and physical disabilities often put a lot of obstacles in the way of them doing

After a thorough review of the textbook and the course material, the specific family system approach that I choose to explore is the Bowenian Approach for this literature review. This specific family system approach is also known as the Bowen Family System Theory as well (D.V. Papero, 2006). The Bowen Family System Theory was established by Murray Bowen, a theorist and psychiatrist who specialized in treating children who were deranged and had schizophrenia (Rockwell, 2010). In the 1950s, Bowen wanted to explore a new venture so he decided that he wanted all of the family members of each child to be involved in an therapeutic process at the same time (Rockwell, 2010).

The middle of shades and hues, stereotypes, and races; I was stable and calm in the chaos of one of the most important times of your life, I existed for myself and stayed true to myself. I joined clubs that would help students in not only the school but also our community. I tutored students in all subjects from science to economics, and during the summer I befriended a girl with Asperger’s because she was having trouble making friends in her own school. Asperger syndrome is an autism spectrum disorder, which causes children and adults to have difficulty with social interaction and exhibit a restricted range of interest. Contrary to what most would believe, Amy and I had a lot of things in common. We enjoyed going watching movies, had similar music tastes, love of sushi, and our boyfriends at the time to name a few things. While most would see her as different, weird, or strange; she was down to earth, intelligent, fun, and she had quirks like anyone else. Sure she lacked eye contact when speaking or obsessed over one topic. I know a lot of people that avoid eye contact, talk about themselves a lot, and have awkward quirks; they are considered to be normal. But in this society Asperger is not considered normal they do not fit into its rigid walls of appropriate social interactions, so just like me she is also the color

Functionalist looks at society on a macro level. It is a consensus theory and structuralists prefer to use functionalism as it agrees with their ideals and models and they prefer to look at society as a whole. Functionalists are interested in studying what family is most functional.

Speaker's Notes: Dealing with a child with Downs Syndrome is difficult for many families, but the Allen family has shown remarkable resilience in coping with their son Gary's challenges. One of the reasons that Gary has made such a successful transition from childhood to adulthood is the Allens' willingness to support Gary's independence. This willingness is still informed with an awareness of Gary's limitations. For example, Gary has a very carefully-observed structure and routine which governs his daily activities. He has a job at a supermarket within his capabilities that he enjoys and which gives him a sense of purpose. This job brings him out into the public with people other than his family. Gary is also capable of preparing his own foods and helping with household chores, although his parents do not require him to prepare extensive meals that could be complicated or dangerous if Gary was left in the kitchen alone. There are also contingency plans if Gary cannot be driven to work: he knows how to take the bus.

Many people think that a person who has Down syndrome doesn’t live a normal life. Although they do have to work harder at some things, they can do most things that everyone else can do. Some have more issues than others. People with Down syndrome face obstacles such as physical and behavioral abnormalities, health issues, working, and social development skills, but there are different ways we can help.

The family structure determines where you derive from and provides a sense of who you are. The typical family structure is perceived as a father and a mother, two children, one boy and one girl, and a pet. The typical family description described above is still promoted and expected to be the “dream family.” Author Meyerhoff, “While the nuclear family with Dad, Mom, and offspring happily coexisting beneath one roof-remains the ideal, variations in family structure are plentiful and often successful” (Meyerhoff). Meaning that a lot of families are remarried spouses with prior children and more common in the last decade same sex marriages. So, do these nontraditional families have the same qualities? Personally, I would think so. After

If we talk about Christianity point of view Holy bible lays down “Wives submit yourself into your own husbands as unto the Lord.”

The definition of family is defined in various ways to many different people. Many people may say their family includes the family of orientation, extended family, and family of procreation. It all depends on how the child is raised. Three important factors, out of six, that I consider to be the main functions of family are socialization, economic cooperation, and care, protection, and intimacy. Some families may very well address these functions, while others may not. And because of that, family may be quite hard to define because it goes above and beyond the surface.