Title: Analyze the meaning of work and the meaning of family.
Course: GRADS: Work Focus (19906) > Section: Balancing Work and Family

Analysis should include

- evaluating work systems and family systems (i.e., structures)
- assessing characteristics of healthy families
- examining the evolution of the workforce and current job trends
- identifying the rewards of work within and outside the family
- describing the roles and responsibilities of employees and family members
- determining the effects of interdependence on each member of the family
- evaluating ways in which the evolution of the family life cycle affects choices and decisions
- examining personal and family values.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- What factors should be considered when analyzing work and family structures?
- What criteria should be used to assess the effectiveness of work and family structures?
- How are the roles and responsibilities of employees and family members alike, and how are they different?

Communication

- How can the workplace be respectful of the individual and of families?
- How can one communicate to others the value of balancing work and family responsibilities?
- How can family members communicate their values and choices regarding work at different stages of the family life cycle?

Leadership

- How can the family and the employer develop leadership skills in individuals?
- How can leadership skills be integrated into the family and the workplace?
- What leadership skills are needed to balance work and family responsibilities?

Management

- How can we develop a life plan that balances work and family?
- How can an individual's management skills be integrated into the family? Into the workplace?