BSHS 406 Week 2 Gender Class and Race

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BSHS 406 Week 2 Gender Class and Race

Complete the Women and Men and the Family Life Cycle chart.

Women and Men and the Family Life Cycle

Instructions

Complete the following chart and questionnaire:

 

Differences of Men and Women in the Changing Life Cycle

 

CircumstancesWomenMen
Adolescent  
Role in the family  
Evolving role within marriage in the last 30 years  
Motherhood or fatherhood  
Opportunities impacted by gender  

 

Select two families with which you are familiar (families in real life or families in television). The two families should have some variety in terms of race and class. For each family, draw a genogram. Refer to Ch. 5 of The Expanded Family Life Cycle for an example of a genogram.

 

Genogram of Family 1

 

Genogram of Family 2

Answer the following questions:

 

  • How are the two families different in terms of race and class?

 

  • How do race and class impact each family’s access to opportunities in terms of education, career, life style, and so on?

 

  • Select one individual from each family who are of a similar age. How might race and class impact their access to opportunity in different stages of life (children, adolescent, adult, and later life)?

 

  • What are the trends of the local and state welfare system that may affect each family? What are the effects?