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Family Transition: The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

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The symbolic interactionist perspective best fits the family in the movie. This perspective says the focus is on a micro level examination of people’s day to day interactions and their behavior toward each other in groups. The family in the movie demonstrated this by trying to learn how to deal with each other and act towards each other and others in their social groups, after the tragic loss from the Jarrett’s family. Day to day interaction is seen between Beth and Conrad, who do not really know how to act towards nor around each other. Also, between Calvin and Conrad, trying to repair patches and wholes left in their relationship from the tragic accident. Also, you see the symbolic interactionist perspective demonstrated within both Beth …show more content…

Infancy and Childhood transition is defined as children who are expected to attend school and learn the necessary skills for future employment. Adolescent and Young Adulthood transition is defined as ages 13 to 19 for adolescent and is a person whom is neither a child or adult, for young adulthood ages range from 20-39 were people are expected to establish their own families and get a job. Middle Adulthood transition is ages 40-65, where the highest level of income is reached, concluding child rearing stage, and beginning grand parenting. Late Adulthood is ages 65 and up, where a person retires which means the end of a status. Spouses are not together all the time. For those that can financially afford it, time is spend traveling and doing leisure time activities. Beth (Mary Tyler Moore) is in the middle adulthood transition stage because she falls into that age bracket, and she has concluded having children and could be having grandchildren within the next few years. Calvin (Donald Sutherland) is also in the middle adulthood transition stage because he is in that age bracket and has reached his maximum income, and is going to be going into grand parenting. Conrad (Timothy Hutton) is in the adolescent and young adulthood transition stage because he is in his late teens and will be graduating soon and having to think about his future career and family wise. Dr. Berger (Judd Hirsch) because of his age is the middle adulthood stage, this is also because he has reached the highest income rate and is ending child rearing and going into grand parenting if he has

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