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FAMILY DYNAMICS: MAPPING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS (THEORY) [1]

Paper Code: 
DHSC 613 (B)
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
This course will enable the students to –
1. Understand the various forms of family that exist in contempory Indian context.
2. Evaluate the various roles shared by the members in a family and familial relationships.
3. Understand family and interacting variables for analyzing individual behavior within family.
4. Analyze the various programmes for family development

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

  
 

The students will be able to -

CO299:Elaborate the concept of  family dynamics and factors influencing the dynamics of  Indian family.

CO300: Develop the familiarity with the family and its related issues and adjustments.

CO301:Compare the role expectations and demands of traditional and modern gender roles.

CO302: Assess the knowledge about the factors influencing family dynamics

CO303:Explain the reflection  and perception of family members towards each other.

Approach in teaching:

Discussion, Presentation,

 

Learning activities for the students:

Field activities, Presentation, Giving tasks

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Presentation

  

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Family dynamics
• Concept of Family Dynamics
• Indian families and Internal Dynamics
• Factors that influence dynamics of the family
• Family interactions, Cohesion, Communication in family
• Family Life Education-Meaning, importance, methods
 
12.00
Unit II: 
Diversity in family forms :
• Families in different ecological context
• Traditional forms of family and marriage in India-Nuclear, Joint and Extended-Merits & Demerits
• The life cycle-Features, Importance and Stages
• Alternative forms of family
• Family Developmental tasks
 
12.00
Unit III: 
Role expectations and Demands
• Nature of roles and relationships in Indian Context
• Determinants of roles and relationships
• Gender issues and gender socialization. Being a women v/s Being a Man, Daughter/daughter-in-law, mother, Man, Husband, Father, Wife, in-law, aging women. Head of Family, Provider, Son, Brother,
• Traditional and Modern gender roles
• Variations in family structures and role distributions.
 
12.00
Unit IV: 
Influence of Globilisation, Media and Migration on Family Dynamics
• Changes in the structure of Families
• Changes in roles within family setting
• Role confusion, Role Conflict and Role Stress
• Reflection on Behaviours in family
• Modern Indian Families
 
12.00
Unit V: 
Family stress / crisis and coping
• Understanding of factors causing stress in everyday family life, physical, socio-cultural, environmental, etc,
• Stress due to internal family factors: communication, abuse, violence, marital/parent child problems, etc. 
• Stresses due to external factors illness, unemployment, hospitalization, natural calamities, imprisonment striker and political crises and so on
• Disruptions in family life due to stress: An overview. Management of stress and crises.
• Understanding family strengths and its role in stress management. Seeking support from within and outside: Agencies offering support, family courts, family counseling center, child guidance clinics, family and marital therapy units.
 
Essential Readings: 
• Patel, T. (2002). (Ed.). The Family in India: Structure and Practice. New Delhi: Sage.
• Georgas, J., Berry, J. W., van de Vijver, F. J. R., Kağitçibaşi, Ç., & Poortinga, Y. H. (Eds.). (2006). Families across cultures: A 30-nation psychological study. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511489822 [2]
 
SUGGESTED READINGS:
• Macionis,J.J. (2006). Sociology. Delhi: Pearson.
• Sonawat, R. (2001). Understanding Families in India: A Reflection of Societal Changes. Unit for Family Studies, TISS (1991). Research on familieswith .problems in India: Issues and implications (Vol. I). Bombay TISS
• Research on families with problems in India. Bombay. TISS. 5. Shrivastava.N.(Ed). 2010
• Strong B., DeVault.C & Cohen T.F. 2011. The Marriage and Family Experience- Intimate Relationships in a Changing Society (11 th Ed). 
• Roopnarine,J. L.(2000). Kakar's psychoanalyticinterpretationofIndianchildhood: The needtoemphasizethefatherand multiple caregivers inthesocialization equation.InternationalJournal ofGroupTensions,29(3-4),
• Selin,H.(2014).Parentingacrosscultures:Childrearing,motherhood andfatherhoodinnon-westerncultures.Springer, Dordrecht.
• Sharma,D.(2000).InfancyandchildhoodinIndia:Acriticalreview.InternationalJournal ofGroupTensions,29(3-4), 219-251.
 
References: 
e-RESOURCES:
 
JOURNALS
• Journal of Family Issues. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jfi [5]
• Journal of Child and Family Studies. https://www.springer.com/journal/10826 [6]
 
Academic Year: 
2022-2023 [7]

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[1] https://homescience.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/family-dynamics-mapping-family-relationships-theory
[2] https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511489822
[3] https://naijasermons.com.ng/marriage-courtship-relationship-pdf-books-download/
[4] https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/18788/1/Unit-5.pdf
[5] https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jfi
[6] https://www.springer.com/journal/10826
[7] https://homescience.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2022-2023