The Dutton Family: Group Analysis

A norm is something that is usual, typical, or standard in a society. It is natural and inevitable for societies to have norms that people live by. In Ain’t No Makin’ It, the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers have very contrasting norms, as evidenced by the way that the two groups of young men live their lives. The Hallway Hangers norms are centered around drugs and alcohol, essentially. They do drugs because they believe that they are stuck in poverty forever and there is no way of getting out. They also have poor hygiene and they dress bad.

This paper offers a critical reflection and analysis of my genogram. My family consists of two completely different families thrown together who coexist together without much intermingling. When viewed as one unit, I would describe my family as a loose knit, hardworking, Black middle-class, southern, Christian family. I use the term loose knit because my family is not close at all. We can go months without talking to or seeing each other and there is nothing wrong with that. There have been many times I have been in conversation with family friends and find out information about my family because we do not interact with family members often. The anchor that each of us is close to is our mother, Sandra Smith-Graves.

Now I am going to talk about norms. A norm is shared values, beliefs, behaviors, and procedures that govern a group’s operation. I am going to be talking about a social norm in particular. In the movie, five completely different people are stuck in detention together. Social norms say that if they become friends over this one Saturday, they won’t stay friends once they leave dentition and will go on with their lives like nothing happened between them. This is because their regular school friends would make fun of them because they are in completely different social classes. Now I will show you this

In “Huck Finn, Dan Quayle, and the Value of Acceptance,” Richard Rodriguez explains his state of mind as he sits outside his parents’ house waiting to tell them that he is gay. As he sits there, he contemplates things such as what is described as family values. This contemplation leads to the consideration of what a family really is and how the members of a family affect one another. As a child growing up, one spends a large amount of time with one’s family specifically one’s siblings. There could be numerous benefits to knowing what effect siblings have on one another.

This essay will analyse and observe the group of my family household. Through reflective questions the essay will answer what the goals of the group are, communication within the group, the different roles, the cohesion of the group, the differences, and the leadership within the group. We interact and communicate either in groups or with groups in all area of our lives, whether it is at work or in a household. This usually means you are communicating with a broad range of people, and don’t always interact with these groups in a conscious manner. Some group aspects will be outlined beneath the topic headings and these not only relate to my family household group, but they relate to all

The Gallagher family’s interactional patterns influence the member’s reactions and symptoms to certain events. Therefore, there must be a change in the family structure before individual symptoms are dealt with (Gladding, 2015). Due to the shift in power with Frank coming into the family, the Gallagher family needs to reestablish boundaries that include Frank to help re-stabilize the family structure.

There were norms that were broken within the group. These included talking openly about the difficulties they were experiencing as caregivers even though they were with strangers. It is often a stigma for parents to talk about the problems that they are having at home with their children,

Every family is different and the same in their own way. Everyone functions with different roles and plays a part in how it functions on the day to day. While some people don’t put much thought into it, Dr. Murray Bowen has. ‘Dr. Murray Bowen suggests that individuals cannot be understood in isolation from one another, but rather as part of their family.’ (GenoPro) Eight concepts are

A norm is defined as expectations, or rules of behavior that reflect and enforce behavior.(Henslin, 2009) When people are in public settings we expect individuals to behave in a certain way. For example when standing in line to see a show or to purchase an item we expect everyone to stand in a single file line. We expect individuals to wait their turn as they proceed to the front of the line. Another expectation or norm is we expect individuals to have dinning etiquette when eating in restaurants. We expect people to dine using the proper utensils. I thought about this example as I was pondering for an observation to perform. I decided that I would take a chance and visit a well respected restaurant in my area and break the norm

I had a chance to observe two different kinds of group development which “reflects a group’s path toward closeness, interrelatedness, and, ultimately, separation” (Malekoff, 2006, p. 240). Although Malekoff (2006), emphasized that “a children’s group is a

Selly Roberts is currently working on her PhD in Clinical Psychology. She loves research and spends time daily informing herself on the different approaches and techniques on ways to improve the family dynamic, relationships, self and how to positively bring people together. Ms. Roberts is also a mom who has one son, Kyle. She is a sister too with three sisters and a brother. Ms. Roberts also has three nephews and two nieces whom she considers her own children, Nephews: Jeffrey, Ray, and Isiah and Nieces: Nylah and Kara. In her free time, drawing, planning parties, cooking, DYI holistic remedies and lending a helping hand are Ms. Roberts favorite pastimes. In the year ahead, Ms. Roberts looks forward to writing more articles on ways people

The Bowen family systems theory can utilize to understand the Gillison’s family dynamics. According to the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family (2016) the Bowen family system theory views family as an emotional unit that utilizes systems thinking to comprehend the complexity of the interactions within the unit. The theory describes families as having a major influence on their member’s thoughts, feelings and actions, which leads them to feel as if they are composed of the same “emotional skin”. The members of families, according to this theory, are driven by each other’s attention, approval, and support. The members therefore, react to each other’s expectations and wants and needs. The family is therefore interdependent. One change in one member’s function leads to a change in the functioning of the others. This is evidence in the case of the Gillison family.

Families - whether they are big or small - have different social norms and interact with each other very differently. Some families are very open with each other, while others are very closed. A change within a family unit has an effect on the family’s dynamic and how the family members interact with each other. American culture reflects this in the belief that families are changed either positively or negatively by major emotional events.

Even without knowing it, all of us are in a group. We all have our own group of friends, one’s family is considered a group, and as a school one is considered to be a group. These are just a few examples of groups that many of us are a part of in everyday situations. When looking for a group to analysis, I chose to the characters in the TV show New Girl. I chose this group of people, because as a college student we may choose to in a house or apartment with many friends. Many of the processes that goes into a successful group, are needed when living with multiple people. Even though they might not always agree, the roommates in New Girl are successful in many areas of what makes a successful group.

In conclusion, a family gathering is not only a universal experience but a unique one as well. I came across a quote the other day that read, “Families are the root of every living soul.” This quote suggest that a person’s family is what shapes one’s values and beliefs and ultimately launches one towards his or her own independence. Whether society realizes it or not, the benefits and difficulties of family life has an influence, either negative or positive, on their general