Family and Society

Order Description Assignment 1, a set of tasks, has been designed to help you internalise the thoughts provoked by your reading, to relate your reading to your own situation as well as to consider the theoretical and conceptual ideas. You will be required to carry out reading, research and reflection that will contribute to your ongoing learning. This assessment should demonstrate a growth in your knowledge and understanding of the diversity within families. Your task responses should address the marking criteria. There is a high expectation that you will read for comprehension and write for clarity of meaning. Write clearly and simply, gathering the ideas from your text and readings, reflecting on and then using these ideas to support your task responses. The conventions of academic writing and referencing are to be adhered to. In text referencing using APA formatting is needed throughout and the use of direct quotations is discouraged. The tasks Task 1 – 400 words Reflect on the following three features about a family you know well (for privacy reasons, please use fictitious names). Identify the family members, and analyse what each family member does; and describe how the family is connected to other groups. Your writing should demonstrate that you have read and understood the set reading and the set text for module 1. Cite references provided in module one and at least one other source. Task 2 – 400 words Cheal (2002) in Chapter 2, indicates that family complexity takes two main forms: ?cultural diversity ?situational diversity Define these forms of family complexity with reference to Cheal (2002) and provide an example of each form of diversity. Task 3 – 400 words Talcott Parsons observed that certain key family relationships lie at the centre of most people’s lives. He elaborated this idea in what he called the “onion” principle of family structure. Discuss and critically reflect on this idea and provide an example of this principle of family structure. Please refer to Chapter 3 of Cheal (2002). Cite at least two references, including the text, in your discussion. Task 4 – 400 words Chapter 3 of the text (Cheal, 2002) suggests that the intergenerational ties between children and grandparents, as well as great-grandparents, may become more important in the future. Discuss the increasing importance of intergenerational ties within the family with reference to the text and other literature. Cite at least three references, including the text, in your discussion. Task 5 – 400 words Discuss the gender differences in providing care for children. Address the cross-cultural differences that exist between families and analyse the implications of these differences. Cite at least two references to support your discussion. References Include a list of references cited in the task responses. These are to be recorded in the format indicated by the American Psychological Association.