Download Impact of Historical Events on Family Dynamics: Great Depression, WWII, and 1950s - Prof. and more Study notes Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! Families in History Thursday, September 08, 2011 8:32 AM Homework: Email Notes to instructor Today's Topics: Families back in time Family strengths Important Points: Lecture Topic: During the lecture, take notes here. Insert a sub-page for each lecture topic. The Great Depression Consequences Lost jobs Homeless. Share living space Couples delayed getting married and having children Increased desertion. Particularly by fathers. Left and tried to find work World war 2 Consequences Marriage-Marriage and birth rate went up. Tired to hurry and created a family before the men went off to the military Women and teens went to work at factories that supported the war Airplanes, weapons, etc Consequences after the war Men/father wanted thing the way they were before. Wanted women to quit working Wives/mothers likes and wanted the independence. They liked earning their own money Housing was a problem. Shortage of housing. Boom of house construction Divorce rate went up fast. There were change and now disagreement amongst families. 1950's Life was good Economy was stable and jobs was available and with benefits GI bill "traditional" "ideal" families-Dad worked and mom stayed home with the kids most families owned their own home Lots of denial; superficial idea, violence, Unconventional people-wasn’t following sexual norm and if they were discrimination Poverty amongst older americans Unmarried child birthing but didn’t keep the baby Troubled youth were encouraged to drop out of school Handicapped kids were sent away or kept in the house away from the world Child abuse was normal. Doctors didn’t question bruises and broken bones Spousal abuse and spousal rape was not taking serious Sexually transmitted disease were found in children and they didn’t care how they got them. Didn’t believe kids when they said they were sexually abused Many stresses in life Family Strengths Commitment Patients Ability to compromise Support and promote Respect and trust Not taking for granted Show and telling appreciation Respect other's things Keeping promise Positive communication Strongest predictor of Fight fair Get you point across but not be hurtful Willingness to compromise Make decision that is fair to everybody Morality and honesty Parents teach a moral code Learn from parents rather is by action or told Taking responsibility Ritual and tradition How you celebrate holidays Routine and rituals are important to children to teach them to trust Adaptability How you handle situations help strengthen the family Need to able to adapt to different situations Ability to seek help THIS IS A STRENGTH!! Time together Help build communication skills and strengthen rituals More time-stronger family
