Researching interactions within

families Lecturer: Peter Stratton

*Definition of a family*Types of families*SCORE15*Role play*Analysis

STRUCTURE

= a group of people related by blood, marriage or a strong common bond

= in most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children

What is a family?

nuclear familyextended family

blended family

dysfunctional family

single-parent family skewed family

family of origin

Types of families

Role play 1: The Millers

*Mother: Robin*Father: John*Child: Miranda

*Mother: Sarah*Father: Michael*Child: Celine

Role play 2: The Smiths

*Survey in Nordhausen with questionnaires SCORE 15

*Role plays based on results*Want to show most positive and

most negative answers*Not a representative survey

Analysis

*Feels good in the family*Nice *Look after each other*Trust

Most positive answers (The Millers)

*Bad at finding new ways to deal with difficult situations

*Things seem to go wrong *Lie to each other

Most negative answers (The Smiths)

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