Title: Analyze the meaning of work and the meaning of family.
Course: Family and Human Services II (19999-II) > Section: Balancing Work and Family

Analysis should include

- evaluating work systems and family systems
- assessing characteristics of strong work and family organizations
- examining the evolution of the workforce
- identifying the rewards of work within and outside of the family
- describing the roles and responsibilities of employees and family members
- determining the effects of interdependence on the family
- evaluating how the evolution of the family life cycle affects choices and decisions
- defining personal and family values
- examining differences in the meaning of work and family by culture, socialization, and time period.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What factors should be considered when analyzing work and family structures?
- By what criteria should one assess work and family systems?
- How are roles and responsibilities of employed workers and family members alike, and how are they different?
- How is the role of management in the workplace similar to or different from the role of management in the family?

Communication

- How can employers be respectful of all families and individuals?
- How can one communicate one’s priorities regarding work and family?
- How can family members at different stages of the family life cycle communicate priorities and choices?

Leadership

- How can the family and the employer develop leadership skills in individuals?
- What leadership techniques need to be developed to assist families?
- How can leadership skills be integrated into the family and the workplace?

Management

- How can one develop a life plan that reflects family values?
- How can an individual’s management skills be integrated into the family and into the workplace?
- What resources can help determine work and family values?