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Objectives • To determine family functions and factors affecting roles and responsibilities of family members • To review and analyze career choice(s) and employee productivity, family friendly practices, trends in technology and the impact these issues have on the family • To summarize laws and public policies related to the family

Basic Family Functions Providing for • Physical • Emotional (love, support, attention, encouragement) • Intellectual • Social needs of the

Family Roles in Society Influenced by • • Status ( working, middle, upper class) Racial or ethnic identity Family background Religious beliefs

Factors affecting Responsibilities of Family Members How does society affect these families?

Factors affecting Responsibilities of Family Members How does culture affect these two families?

Factors affecting Responsibilities of Family Members How do demographics affect families living in these areas?

Factors affecting Responsibilities of Family Members How does economy (income) affect these two families?

Relating to the Family Laws are Laws • Laws designed to protect the rights and well being of family members • Laws that govern the family • local • state • federal

Family Laws Marriage Both parties must be at least 18 years of age to marry without parental consent Divorce A legal dissolution of the marriage contract

Family Laws Community property Separate property Any property that is acquired through the labors of either spouse during their marriage Property that can be positively shown to have been owned prior to marriage or acquired during marriage by gift or inheritance and retained as separate property

Family Laws Desertion If a married person disappears for a certain period of time, the spouse is entitled to freedom from the marriage through this kind of divorce (average time=5 to 7 years) Adoption Laws vary from state to state about open and closed adoption policies

Family Laws Child support Child custody Child Labor Law Parents are legally responsible for the financial support of their children until the children are 18 years of age (generally, non-custodial parent is required to pay child support, determined by income and children’s needs) Protects the young person’s right to get an education without undue pressure to work long hours

Family Laws Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 Entitles workers to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year following the birth or adoption of a child or to care for a family member with a serious health condition

Career Factors Impact Family Life Work hours Amount of flexibility Job security Job mobility Personal job satisfaction Workplace policies supportive of families Workplace policies Income level Level of work related stress Travel required Work demands Employee benefits

Workplace Productivity Family Life • Employees who are satisfied at home tend to be more productive at work • Work and family roles NOT managed effectively = work performance suffers and family relations become strained • To be harmonious, families must have empathy and cooperation

Employment Practices Trends to Support Families • Many businesses have developed and implemented “family-friendly” programs • Flextime – Provides employees some flexibility in scheduling the times of their workdays • Compressed Work Week – Employees work the same number of total hours each week, but compress their hours into fewer than five days

Employment Practices Trends to Support Families • Job Sharing – One job for two people; splitting the hours and the salary • Flexspace – Allows employees to complete work assignments in places other than the office, such as home • Telecommuting – (form of flexspace) Using electronic transfer from home to office

Possible Benefits for Employees • Child care benefits • Dependent adult care options • Education and information services • Employees assistance program • Funeral leave • • • Holidays Insurance options Paid vacations Parental leave Savings and retirement options • Sick leave • Unpaid family and medical leave

Job Market Changes Affecting the Family Competition Economic change Lack of job security Demand for increased production Competition in job market Company downsizing Frequent job changes Having to relocate

Technology Impact on Career & Family Roles • Computers in the home are used by • • adults in job children for recreation student for research family to shop, send letters, bank and pay bills • Satellite TV • awareness of global conditions Advances in technology provide * Information * Convenience * Recreational activities

Technology Impact on Career & Family Roles How can advancements in technology lead to the breakdown of the family?

Key Issues Impacting Family Life Family functions Laws and public policy Workplace Career choices Technology

Quiz 1. Name four functions of the family. 2. Family roles in society are influenced by 3. A legal dissolution of the marriage contract is ______.

Quiz 4. Compare the difference between separate property and community property. 5. What are family-friendly programs? Name three. 6. Name two technological advances that have influenced the family. Can you think of any others?

Acknowledgements The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences Texas Tech University http: //www. hs. ttu. edu/ccfs Family Law Links http: //www. floridom. com/links. html Olson, David H. and John De. Frain. Marriage and the Family, Diversity and Strengths. California: Mayfield Publishing Company, 1997. Production Coordinators: Allison Mangold Treena Aston Production Manager: Geoff Scott Executive Producer: G. W. Davis © MMVII CEV Multimedia, Ltd.