The great recession forced many families to alter their way of living. After reading this week's readings, please share at least 4 ways the great recession impacted families negatively. Was there a difference in how the recession impacted minorities? Please explain.
Q 1). Instructions
Part 1: Interview with Two Senior Citizens (Age 65+)
Provide a transcript of your interviews using these questions. Plan to interview at least two senior citizens in order to complete the assignment.
Questions:
How old are you?
Where were you born/raised?
What was your family composition? How many siblings?
Were your parents married? Did they ever divorce?
What is your highest level of education?
What is the biggest difference about families now, as opposed to when you were being raised?
What do you think today's families are lacking?
What were your parents' roles in your household?
Was the community (neighbors, church, schools, etc.) more involved in the raising of families/children in your day? How so?
Do you have any regrets?
Are you involved in any activities?
What could society do to better support you as you age?
If you had to offer me one piece of advice about life, what would it be?
Part II: 5- Paragraph Essay
After you complete the interviews, review our readings of Week 2 Lessons. Write a 5-paragraph essay to include the following:
To support your statements within your essay, be sure to include at least two (2) in-text citations and matching references.
The Five-Paragraph Essay: Three Formulas for Writing the Basic Academic Essay
To submit, attach your document to the corresponding "Interviews with Two Senior Citizens" assignment under the Assignments tab.
Q1). After reading this week's content and viewing the video below, please define work/family conflict. How does this dynamic impact families? How does it impact their jobs? Please provide at least 2 examples of each. How is this dynamic different for men and women?
Blending Work and Family: You Are Not Alone
Q1). This week you read about intimacy, love, dating, and marriage. Think back over your teen years. Who taught you about intimacy, relationships, and sexual health? What was your dating life like? Did you want to get married one day? If so, what did you imagine it would be like? If you are married now, is marriage what you expected? Why or why not? What qualities are important in a mate? In your experience, what makes a healthy relationship? Is intimacy the same as sex? If you could go back, is there anything you'd do differently?
As you think about those questions, write a letter to you as a teen, giving relationship advice. Your letter should address at least 4 of the questions above as well as any other topics you'd like to include. You may share your experiences as well as material from our readings and any other scholarly sources you find helpful.
Instructions
As we have seen in our readings thus far, the American Family has undergone many changes. These changes are impacting relationships, marriage, families, and parenthood. Of these 4 areas, choose 1 area that is of most interest to you to do some additional research on the changes that have occurred. Find 2 recent (within the last 5-7 years) scholarly articles on the area that you have selected that reflect the changes that have occurred. Briefly summarize each article and then compare and contrast the 2 articles. Your paper will include an introduction of the topic, a no more than 2 paragraph summary for each article selected, a 1-2 paragraph discussion comparing and contrasting the information found. Please create your assignment as an APA formatted word document to included a cover page, a reference page and APA formatted citations throughout. You will NOT need an abstract for this assignment. Please see the grading rubric below.
Note: if you are unsure of what a scholarly article is, please see the resources in the Library. https://www.apus.edu/apus-library/online-research/search/getting-started/finding-articles.html
Another resource: What is a Scholarly Article? may also be helpful.
Q1.) There are many forms of family violence and it happens all around us. You may have experienced family violence or know someone who has. Based on what you've learned, what do you think causes family violence and how do we stop it?
What resources are available in your area for victims of family violence? Please do a search online for at least 1 resource for each of the following: domestic violence, child abuse, and elder abuse. Be sure to provide the name of the agency, a brief summary of the services they provide, and contact information.
Q1. Throughout the course we've examined some of the challenges diverse families face. Sometimes the challenges break the family down and divorce is the end result. After a divorce, some people choose to stay single, some get married again, while others decide to just live together. For this discussion please compile a pros and cons list for divorce, remarriage, cohabitation, and choosing to be single. Be sure to cover factors such as the effects on the children, income, emotional well-being, etc.
Requirement: Write a double-spaced, one-page outline that includes the thesis, major points, supporting points of evidence, and conclusio...
