Assignment two

1. According to the structural functionalism perspective, what was the definition of the "instrumental leader" and what was the definition of an "expressive leader." What family roles were connected to each of these leader definitions? The structural functionalism perspective defines the “Instrumental leader” also known as the “breadwinner” of the family, their role is to provide the family with food and shelter. They are characterized as hard working, tough and competitive. The “instrumental role” are usually connected with the husband, father, or the male in charge of the household. On the other hand the “expressive leader” or known as the “homemaker”, is in charge of providing emotional support and nurturing that sustains the families unit. They are usually the mother or the wife. 2. What is the main criticism of the functionalist perspective? The main criticism of the functionalist perspective is that they are very conservative in order and stability. Functionalist ignore the social changes that are occurring which is why their perspectives do not change. They see families as being men are “breadwinners” and are in charge, and women stay home and take care of the family and that is how it should be. 3. In contrast to functionalist theorists, in your own words, what is the main theme of conflict theory? The main theme of the conflict theory has to do with who will work harder to get what they want. People compete for specific things that are not easy to get so the more you work for it the further you will get to achieving what you want. The conflict theory does not state that only men can do this like the functionalist theorists would suggests, this is usually when someone who does not have power tries to get power and that is where the different conflicts come in. 4. According to conflict theorists, where do family problems come from? According to conflict theorists, family problems come from money, they say that many people are losing their jobs and that is where the main problems start from. This also sets up the issues with health services, education, and employment. Which are problems for families. 5. Gender/Feminist theory is based on what main idea? Describe one way that feminist theory has led to more diverse understanding of families. The Gender/Feminist theory is based on the main idea of social, economic, and political inequality between women and men in society. This theory has help families be more diverse because they informed people of different types of families assigned from the nuclear traditional family type. They showed, single parent families, same sex families, step parents and even more. 6. Social exchange theorists is based on ideas from economics. What is the main argument of social exchange perspective? Give two examples of "resources" people bring to a relationship? Social exchange theorists argue that people seek through their interaction to maximize their rewards and minimize their cost. Two different resources that people bring to relationships are money and talent.

About Me

My name is Melyssa, that’s right with a Y not and I, I try and get people to spell my name right, but I have accepted that most people do not spell it correctly. I do not let it bother me anymore. I am not a FCST major yet, but I am interested in double majoring in it along with my current major of Psychology. I am interested in becoming a Dance Movement therapist and work with a wide range of different types of children. I am interesting in working with children with special needs, children who have depression, also children dealing with life threatening diseases. I picked psychology as my major because I have always had an interest in why people do what they do, and helping people overcome emotional and psychological problems. It just so happens that psychology is also what is needed before getting a masters in Dance Movement Therapy. For my masters I want to go to Pratt in NY. When I am done with that I want to open up my own business. My family consists of my mom, and two brother Bryan(23) and Scott(17). My parent’s separated about nine years ago and he ended up passing away four years ago from a heart attack. My family enjoys watching movies together, going to chipotle, and also shopping. I was interested about learning about is the different types of families because after just looking at the first chapter I was able to see that many different groups of people are considered families and I can't wait to see the change in families. I also was interested in learning about relationships and mate selection. I have learned a lot about love and how people are attracted to each other in a psychological aspect, but I am interested in seeing it from a different point of view. Quiz of syllabus: A) Class meets face to face on Tuesdays from 1:00 to 2:15, the other part of the class is online and is due by Monday at 10:00. B) Six out of seven blog posts need to be completed to receive full credit. C) Blogs are due by 10:00am Monday. D) Before Face to Face classes emails should be checked. E) During week threes face to face we look at Methods of research on families, and during our online class we look at the theoretical perspectives on families. F) Chapter 10 is the chapter that focuses on Marriage but that is not located on the syllabus, but when looking at the other chapters talking about marriage week 4 while listening to an audio. The syllabus as of right now only goes up to week six so I am thinking that maybe marriage is past that week. I also noticed that part 3 talks about relationships that is when marriage should be talking about.