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Family Dysfunction and Youth Violence, 2002.
An analysis of the theory that children from broken homes have a high chance of becoming involved in violence, including a different approach to the problem.
1,401 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper discusses the idea that a program focused on deterring separation and divorce, will eventually lead to a decrease in juvenile delinquency. The paper illustrates the evident link between broken homes and increased rates of criminal offence, but emphasizes that this is only one of many issues which can be equally predictive of delinquency. The paper provides a more comprehensive solution to the problem, that of a family intervention program. This program is briefly outlined.
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"According to Juby and Farrington (2001), research concerning the impact of marital breakdown on the delinquency rates of juveniles has increased dramatically since the 1960s. While studies do show a definite link between broken homes and increased rates of criminal offending, the data is not substantial enough to warrant a program that should be focused on deterring separation and divorce. The majority of studies in this area point to single parent homes being one of many factors contributing to increased delinquency, and also show that high conflict two-parent homes can be equally predictive of delinquency (Juby & Farrington, 2001). It, therefore, appears that family intervention programs would better serve the goal of decreased crime rates if one were to focus on increasing parental engagement in the lives of their children, reducing family conflict and violence, and early intervention programs that provide support and education to families in need."
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Dysfunctional Families and Homelessness, 2008.
An analysis of how dysfunctional and disrupted families are a factor in homelessness.
845 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 30.95
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This paper examines how a dysfunctional or disrupted family represents a risk factor or cause for homelessness. It looks at how dysfunctional families are more often conflicting environments and how causes of conflict in such families range from relationships with stepparents, school problems, sexual orientation, pregnancy, alcohol and drug use, neglect and sexual abuse. It also discusses how other causes of homelessness in familial context include residential instability, broken ties with the family of origin, disrupted family histories, and substance abuse.
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"Martijn & Sharpe (2006) investigated causal pathways to homelessness and identified five different pathways. Each pathway is defined by the combination of precipitant factors for homelessness. Pathway one suggested that drug and alcohol, trauma with or without additional psychological problems are found prior to homelessness, pathway two emphasizes trauma and psychological problems (the absence of drug and alcohol) as precipitator factors for homelessness, pathway three reveals drug and alcohol and family problems, pathway four emphasizes family problems as a cause of homelessness, and pathway five focuses on trauma. The pathway four, focused on family problems revealed that the most important factors were neglect, physical and emotional abuse throughout childhood, and witnessing domestic violence at home."
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Dysfunctional Families in Shakespeare, 2004.
A look at the theme of dysfunctional families in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and some of his other plays.
905 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 0 sources, $ 32.95
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This paper discusses how broken and dysfunctional families are a common thread in many of Shakespeare's works and how "Hamlet," one of Shakespeare's finest works, revolves around the broken family of Hamlet, the central character of the play. It looks at how the motive of broken and dysfunctional families also appears in numerous other Shakespeare works, including "The Comedy of Errors," "Romeo and Juliet," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Henry IV," "Henry V", and "Much Ado About Nothing" and how the theme itself causes grief, despair, death, and laughter. It analyzes how Shakespeare uses it quite effectively and how his work shows how a common theme can be woven into many different fabrics, making each of them a unique and lasting work of art.
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"This theme continues in "Romeo and Juliet," the Montagues and Capulets are broken and dysfunctional in their unreasonable hatred for one another, which ultimately leads to the death of their children, and the reconciliation of the families. The Montagues and Capulets have feuded for years, and hate each other with an unreasonable passion, and this passion carries down to their children, who fall in love despite their families' feuding. Unlike the comedies, where love heals all, and the families come together because of true love, in this tragedy, the broken families can only be healed by true tragedy, and as they both lose their children, the tragedy is complete, and the families recognize what they have lost because of their unreasonable hatred."
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Dysfunctional Families, 2004.
This paper offers a comparison of the dysfunction of the two families portrayed in David Adams Richards' "Nights Below Station Street" and Ann-Marie MacDonald's "Fall On Your Knees."
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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A comparison of the dysfunction in the two families portrayed in David Adams Richards "Nights Below Station Street" and Ann-Marie MacDonald's "Fall On Your Knees." The paper argues that the former family achieves redemption through their love but the latter suffers attrition and cannot overcome their high level of dysfunctional interaction.
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"Family dysfunction typically characterizes family relations to one degree or another in most families. However, in David Adams Richards' "Nights Below Station Street" and Ann-Marie MacDonald's "Fall On Your Knees," if it were not for family dysfunction the families depicted would not function at all. Richards provides a tale of the Walsh's, a working-class family from the wrong side of the tracks in a small mill town in New Brunswick."
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Literature about Dysfunctional Families, 2006.
This paper compares Lewis Nordan's novel "Music of the Swamp" and Augusten Burroughs' novel "Running with Scissors".
1,470 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper explains that, although geographically and culturally the characters in Lewis Nordan's "Music of the Swamp" and Augusten Burroughs' "Running with Scissors" live entirely different lives, their dysfunctional families, their parents' preoccupation with their own dramas and the effects on these children are similar. The author points out that these stories share many common themes including mental illness, childhood loneliness, depression, adaptability in exchange for a sense of belonging, domestic violence, alcoholism, magic and superstition and resilience demonstrated by finding an identity in the midst of madness. The paper concludes that, although the protagonists grew up in extremely dysfunctional families, they matured to find their own way and to become amazing story-tellers.
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"Augusten, whose mentally disturbed mother has struggled to "find herself" as a lesbian and a mediocre poet, finally learns that her mother's doctor, to whom she had turned Augusten over as a child, and who had served as a pseudo-father for Augusten for years, truly was an insane sociopath, who had kept her drugged and subject to psychotic episodes as a way to ensure her dependence upon him. The incredible irony in this true story is that Augusten, over time, has become very close friends with one of the daughters of the doctor, who believes in her father."
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Coping With Dysfunctional Families, 2008.
This paper compares and contrasts Anne Tyler's novel "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant", Roddy Doyle's "Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha Ha", and Nino Ricci's "Lives of the Saints".
986 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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The paper examines the family structure in Anne Tyler's novel "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant", Roddy Doyle's "Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha Ha" and Nino Ricci's "Lives of the Saints". The paper explains that because of a lacking or dysfunctional family structure, the children of the Tyler and Doyle novels become mired in loneliness and isolation. The paper contrasts this to Ricci's young protagonist who still manages to emerge as a resilient narrator, because he looks positively at the difficulties he experienced.
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"In Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Cody, Ezra, and Jenny are abandoned by their father and raised by a difficult mother, Pearl. Pearl finds it difficult to emotionally cope with her husband's abandonment, because of the financial stresses of her circumstances and the fact that she has no real friends or family members willing to help her survive. Her children grow up to become functional members of society, vocationally, but their family lives are fraught with difficulties. Even as Pearl lies on her deathbed, the family has difficulties communicating."
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Family Drug Use, 2008.
An examination of family dysfunction and drug abuse among young people.
2,617 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 78.95
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This paper reviews the scholarly literature as it pertains to family dysfunction and to the susceptibility of adolescents to drug abuse. Additionally, the paper provides a brief proposal of a qualitative research design the author has employed as a means of investigating how family dynamics shape the drug use tendencies of young people. The paper also looks at how parental drug abuse creates a greater predilection for drug abuse in young people.
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Literature Review of Studies Conducted On the Relationship between Family Dysfunction and Drug Abuse Among Young People
Proposed Study
Contributions, Benefits of the Study
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"Soroor Parvizy et al (2005) employed an interview of 41 individuals using a content analysis. The data collection process was a series of semi-structured interviews but, while detail is provided with regards to the themes identified, no information was given with regards to whether or not the interviewees were randomly selected or not; on the surface, it would appear to be non-experimental. In any case, the major findings of the study are certainly interesting. According to Parvizy et al (2005), various factors - peer factors, low self-esteem or a feeling of general helplessness - all played a role in the decision to embark on the path to addiction. However, one significant factor also was that those who resorted to this behavior also had parents who were disinterested in the lives of their children and made no effort to correct behavior when they saw their children ingesting drugs. "
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Bowen Family Systems Therapy, 1992.
Examines a dysfunctional family and compares psychoanalytic and Murray Bowen's approaches.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, $ 79.95
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"Murray Bowen was one of the first researchers and therapists to view the family and its dysfunction as an entity. Prior to that time, psychological work was viewed mostly according to a medical model, perceiving the therapy as an individual effort. Various members of a family might seek analysis concurrently, but the family was not viewed as a whole organism. The purpose of this paper is to describe a case and present two views of possible intervention--traditional psychoanalysis and Bowen family therapy.
A husband in his mid-50's had four years of fairly successful psychoanalysis for nearly immobilizing obsessions and phobias that periodically forced him to take time out from his work as a self-employed accountant. During his analysis, his wife, a successful real estate salesperson, also had a period of ..."
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Sociology of the Nuclear Family and Societal Stratification, 2000.
The nuclear family is defined, its decline is discussed, and social stratification is also examined.
1,320 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 8 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper defines the nuclear family and discusses its role within society. The author also discusses how the breakdown of the nuclear family is blamed for social dysfunction. The stability and structure of society is examined in the light of the declining prevalence of the nuclear family.
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"The nuclear family consisting of two adults, 1 male, 1 female, and children is the most common form of family in Australia according to 1996 census figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Talcott Parson?s cited in Jureidini & Poole, recognizes the nuclear family as the ?normal? family structure. While statistics show the nuclear family still being the most common family form in Australia they also show a decline in it?s predominance of approximately 10% over the last 20 years. It is for this reason that the functions and benefits of the nuclear family must be recognized before dysfunction alters the stability and structure of society."
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Child and Family Issues: New Zealand, 2004.
Presents a synopsis of the family dynamics of a New Zealand family experiencing extreme emotional distress and dysfunction.
2,676 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 18 sources, APA, $ 80.95
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This paper introduces a New Zealand family with mixed racial heritage. It reviews and analyzes the social and emotional factors that are the source of dysfunction the family is experiencing and concludes with recommendations for a step-by-step process intended to help to rebuild a level of positive functionality into the structure of the family.
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"The behavioral difficulties between the mom and dad are now affecting the children, and as the older boy reaches his teen years, the natural developmental changes are only further energizing the feelings of anger, and lack of stability he has received from his home. The only time the father came to the office on his own was to complain about the treatment his son was receiving at school. It seems that his mixed heritage is adding its own weight to the son?s lack of positive relational interaction with the boy?s peers. It will be only a matter of time, and biology before the daughter will likely begin to experience some of the same problems. The home stability is further jeopardized by children from the father's extended family staying with them for periods of time."
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"Crimes of the Heart", 2002.
Examines suicide and family dysfunction in "Crimes of the Heart", a play by Beth Henley.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 80.95
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In this essay, Beth Henley's play "Crimes of the Heart" is analysed. This paper argues that suicide is the key symbol of the family dysfunction in "Crimes of the Heart", as it links the generations and allows audiences to focus on the pain and the shared strength and family ties of the three Magrath sisters. In this paper, quotes from the play are compared with psychological literature on the impact of suicide and family dysfunction.
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Poverty and Family Stress, 2005.
This paper discusses the effect of poverty on families, especially the children and seeks models for dealing with this social problem.
2,065 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 65.95
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This paper explains that the experience of long-term poverty effects many child outcomes because the family stress created by this poverty can result in family dysfunction, depression among caregivers and derisory parenting. The author points out that the family-centered approach is a process for providing services to families, which fits many different "content areas" such as support for teen parents, family literacy or education for low-income children; however, it is not a set of exacting practices but rather a "philosophy" in which families are recognized as having unique anxiety, strengths and values. The paper relates adapting and coping strategies, which are designed to make the persons first realize their situation, evaluate them thoroughly and adopt an approach that would be most suited to them.
Table of Contents
Cause
Contributing Factors
Consequences
Challenges
Family-Centered Approach
Ecological Model
Role of Community
Changes
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"Child outcomes of high levels of family stress and ineffective forms of parenting include poor emotional adjustment, which may be externalized as various forms of hostility, or internalized as depression or low self-esteem. Healthy child adjustment, on the other hand, should appear as achievement and on-task behavior in school, persistence in difficult tasks, and enjoyment of daily life. The Family Stress Model is maintained by good evidence from respected psychologists and sociologists. Research findings from as long ago as the depression years of the 1930s; propose that children were protected from the possible adverse consequences of poverty so long as the relationship between adult caregivers was supportive and. Civic participation is also effected, including educational attainment, full-time employment, and positive psychosocial adjustment like self efficacy, lack of depressive symptoms."
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Caribbean Family Structure, 2006.
An analysis of the matrifocality and male marginality in Caribbean families.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 4 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper reviews the unique structure of the Caribbean family, as the matrifocal character with "male marginality" often left an impression of "dysfunctional" family. This essay looks at some of the characteristics of this structure and how the matrifocal and male marginality emerged from issues of power, sexuality, gender roles and economic circumstances. This essay examines these factors and explain how each of them affected the current structure of Caribbean family. The Caribbean family has been the focus of extensive research since 1940s. Our understanding of the Caribbean family has improved significantly since these early beginnings.
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Family Therapy, 2004.
An overview of Salvador Minuchin's system of family counseling.
2,333 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper examines how family therapy is often helpful for dealing with problems that surface in response to a particular event or situation, such as divorce or remarriage. It looks at how there are numerous approaches to family therapy and, in particular, the approach of Salvador Minuchin. It explores how, as a result of working with underprivileged and dysfunctional families in New York and Philadelphia, he founded a theory that is now known as 'Structural Family Therapy'.
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"According to the Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology (2001): ?The goals of structural family therapy include strengthening parental leadership, clarifying boundaries, enhancing coping skills, and freeing family members from their entrenched positions within the family structure. Minuchin divided families' styles of interacting into two basic types-enmeshed and disengaged, considering behavior at either extreme as pathological, with most families falling somewhere on a continuum between the two. Minuchin believed that the functioning of family systems prevented individuals from becoming healthier emotionally, because the family system relied on its troubled member to play a particular role in order to function in its accustomed way."
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The Concept of Family, 2008.
A comparison of two literary works, "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry and "Barn Burning" by William Faulkner.
1,696 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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The paper analyzes the works "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry and "Barn Burning" by William Faulkner. Specifically, it compares the concept of family in the two works - the unity and disunity in the families and how this unity influences the lives of the entire family. Both stories are about families, but two very different families. One is a family that overcomes obstacles to reach their goals, while the other is a dysfunctional family that tears itself apart strictly as a result of the father's actions. The paper states that the main characters' growth directly affects the outcome of both stories and the families themselves. The paper comments that without this growth, neither work would be as memorable or carry such an important message. The paper concludes that character growth is essential to both works.
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"In sharp contrast, the Snopes family in "Barn Burning" is led by a cruel and dysfunctional patriarch who guides the family into ruin and poverty. The father is domineering and consistently makes the wrong decisions for his family, which cause them untold grief and despair. While Sarty, his son, is on a path to growth and change, he cannot and will not change who he is and how he reacts to adversity. His method of dealing with opposition has always been to "get even" with his enemies by burning their barns. Another critic states, "Abner Snopes is also depicted as a man who will not hesitate to evoke the power of fire against those who oppose him. In 'Barn Burning' the narrator suggests that for Abner, fire has almost mystical powers" (Loges 44). The people know this about him, and his family knows it, but no one will stand up to him, because they fear him. He cannot grow and change as a character because he is flat and one-dimensional, while his son is not. Another literary critic notes, "Abner Snopes, Sarty's father, terrorizes his son and impels him prematurely toward manhood when Sarty must choose between the dictates of his own conscience and his father's frontier justice" (Ford 527). Sarty, this younger son, has hopes and dreams, and he knows they will never come true if he stays with the family or his father is allowed to continue his actions. For the boy, the best step for him is to leave the family. He has caused the death of his father, and that has liberated him and made everything possible. He has the ability to grow, change, and understand right from wrong. Even though the tale is tragic, there is hope at the end of it, because it seems the boy has made the right decision and will somehow prosper. He has changed from the beginning of the story, and he will continue to change until he reaches manhood."
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