tailieunhanh - Lecture Human development - Family, place, culture (2nd edition) - Chapter 2: Development in families

This chapter provides knowledge of development in families. In this chapter, the following content will be discussed: Defining families, the influential ecology of the family, discourses of family, family as committed relationship,.and other contents. | Chapter 2 Development in families Defining families The family is nested within a complex set of political, social, historical and cultural settings. The family is an important repository of resources for learning. Relationships within the family are multidimensional. Family relationships change over time. Families are broader than the nuclear 'ideal'. Use Bronfenbrenner's ecosystems approach to illustrate nested relationships. Use Vygotsky's scaffolding approach to learning to see how the family presents a ready-made set of meanings and contexts for learning. The influential ecology of the family The family sets in place patterns of relationship and learning that will influence how we go on, sometimes through our entire lives. Culture lives through family. Meanings are presented and developed within and through family life. Familiar ways of behaving, including emoting, relating and interacting, are usually established first in the family. The family is a primary context for learning. Discourses within the family (meanings, assumptions, values, expectations, ways of doing things) frame how a child makes sense of its world outside the family. In this sense, the family is a discursive ecology as well as an emotional and physical environment. Discourses of family Many powerful beliefs exist about what is right in family life. Ideas vary from culture to culture and moment to moment in history. If people think that their ideas reflect the 'natural' order, they try very hard to maintain that order. Developmental psychologists advise on what is 'normal' in family life. If people think that their ideas reflect the 'natural' order, they will try very hard to maintain that order. This is almost a definition of hegemony. As we know from chapter 1, what is 'normal' is not 'one size fits all'. Family as committed relationship Biological relationship Your biological parents will always be your biological relatives. Family as a place of nurture What counts as nurture is a | Chapter 2 Development in families Defining families The family is nested within a complex set of political, social, historical and cultural settings. The family is an important repository of resources for learning. Relationships within the family are multidimensional. Family relationships change over time. Families are broader than the nuclear 'ideal'. Use Bronfenbrenner's ecosystems approach to illustrate nested relationships. Use Vygotsky's scaffolding approach to learning to see how the family presents a ready-made set of meanings and contexts for learning. The influential ecology of the family The family sets in place patterns of relationship and learning that will influence how we go on, sometimes through our entire lives. Culture lives through family. Meanings are presented and developed within and through family life. Familiar ways of behaving, including emoting, relating and interacting, are usually established first in the family. The family is a primary context for .