| Description |
xix, 383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: UNIT I THE STUDY OF FAMILY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT -- 1.The Complexity of Managing Family Resources -- Objectives -- What Is a Family? -- How Do Families Use Resources? -- In the News -- Managing Families -- The Decision-Making Process -- Contextual Influences in Family Resource Management -- Historical Influences -- Environmental Influences -- Reality Check -- Cultural Influences -- Worldview -- Multidisciplinary Perspectives -- Psychology -- Sociology -- Social Psychology -- Cultural Anthropology -- Economics -- Biology -- Summary -- Questions for Review and Discussion -- 2.Understanding Families -- Objectives -- History of the Family -- The Family Today -- Defining the Family -- Theoretical Definitions -- Worldview -- Variations on a Definition of Family---When Numbers Are Necessary -- The Gray Areas -- Changes in the Family -- In the News -- Family Functions -- Families Within Cultural Contexts -- Reality Check -- Understanding Families -- |
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Contents note continued: Researching the Family -- Family Systems Theory -- Social Exchange Theory -- Symbolic Interactionism -- Conflict Theory -- Feminist Perspective -- Family Ecological Theory -- Family Strengths Framework -- Family Development Theory -- Family Research Design -- Summary -- Questions for Review and Discussion -- 3.The Management Process -- Objectives -- Management as a Field of Study -- Parallel Histories -- The Evolution of Home and Business Management: The 20th Century -- Era One (ca. 1900-1930s) -- Era Two (ca. 1940s-1950s) -- Era Three (ca. 1950s-1960s) -- Era Four (ca. 1970s-1980s) -- Contemporary Movements -- Reality Check -- The Interface of Business Management and Family Resource Management in the Context of the Family -- The Foundation of Family Resource Management -- Specific Applications of Management to the Family Unit -- Worldview -- Time Management -- In the News -- Family Planning -- Dependent Care -- Financial Management -- Summary -- |
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Contents note continued: Questions for Review and Discussion -- UNIT II DISCOVERING FAMILY NEEDS -- 4.Categorization of Needs -- Objectives -- Needs and Wants -- Hierarchy of Needs -- Worldview -- Applying the Hierarchy of Needs to the Family -- The Consumer Resource Exchange Model (CREM) -- Categorization of Needs -- Changing Perceptions of Needs -- Circumstances -- Personality -- Economic Status -- Technology -- Reality Check -- Culture -- Lifespan -- Gender Differences -- Needs Assessment -- In the News -- Human Needs Versus Societal Needs -- Summary -- Questions for Review and Discussion -- 5.Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors: Understanding Family Choices -- Objectives -- Values -- Personal Values -- Family Values -- Reality Check -- Values Across the Lifespan -- Value Congruence Across Generations -- Attitudes -- Behaviors -- Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors in the Decision-Making Framework -- In the News -- Values and Behaviors in Family Purchasing Decisions -- |
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Contents note continued: Brand Preference -- Quality Preference -- Price Preference -- Design Preference -- The Marketing Profession's Interest in Family Values -- Impact of Culture on Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors -- Worldview -- Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors -- Consistency Over Time and Situation -- Summary -- Questions for Review and Discussion -- UNIT III UNDERSTANDING RESOURCES -- 6.Identification of Family Resources -- Objectives -- Resource Availability -- Worldview -- Resource Theory -- Human Resources -- Economic Resources -- Reality Check -- Environmental Resources -- In the News -- Social Resources -- Measurement of Resources -- Resource Allocation and Use -- Summary -- Questions for Review and Discussion -- 7.Families Within the Economic Environment -- Objectives -- Beginnings of Consumerism -- Economic Principles -- In the News -- Supply and Demand -- Pricing -- Income Fluctuations -- Changes in Preference -- Employment -- |
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Contents note continued: Money -- Reality Check -- Exchanging Nonmonetary Resources -- Families in the Economy -- Worldview -- Summary -- Questions for Review and Discussion -- 8.The Impact of Society on Family Decisions -- Objectives -- Individuals and the Tax System -- Federal Taxes -- State and Local Taxes -- Social Security -- Medicare -- Unemployment Insurance -- Government-Supported Assistance Programs -- Worldview -- Health and Human Services -- The Department of Agriculture -- The Food and Drug Administration -- In the News -- Consumer Protection -- Reality Check -- Privately Funded Programs -- Compulsory Education -- History -- The Federal Level -- The State Level -- The Community Level -- Family Involvement -- Alternatives to Public Education -- Making Educational Choices -- Impact of Educational Choices on Family Resources -- Supply and Demand: An Application in Education -- Summary -- Questions for Review and Discussion -- UNIT IV MAKING CHOICES -- |
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Contents note continued: 9.Managing the Future -- Objectives -- Goals, Objectives, and Standards -- The Planning Process -- Types of Plans -- Worldview -- Schedules -- Budgeting -- Family Financial Planning -- Reality Check -- Creating the Financial Plan -- In the News -- Emergency Action Plans -- How Plans Emerge -- Summary -- Questions for Review and Discussion -- 10.Communication Within the Decision-Making Process -- Objectives -- Communication Theory -- In the News -- Family Communication -- Worldview -- Communication and Conflict -- Communication and Information Technology -- Radio -- Television -- Telephones -- Reality Check -- Computers -- Application to Family Decision Making -- Summary -- Questions for Review and Discussion -- 11.The Individual Within Family Decision Making -- Objectives -- Leadership -- Theories -- Leadership Styles -- In the News -- Worldview -- Group Dynamics -- Groupthink -- Reality Check -- Summary -- Questions for Review and Discussion -- |
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Contents note continued: UNIT V IMPLEMENTING AND EVALUATING DECISIONS -- 12.Making It Happen -- Objectives -- Implementation -- Strategies -- Delegation -- Accountability -- Motivation -- Estate Planning -- Family Business Succession -- Risk Management -- Insurance -- Health Insurance -- Reality Check -- Life Insurance -- Automobile Insurance -- Home Insurance -- Worldview -- Completion and Reflection -- In the News -- Summary -- Questions for Review and Discussion -- 13.Defining Success -- Objectives -- Societal Responsibility -- Reality Check -- Worldview -- Family Responsibility -- Social Wellness -- Occupational Wellness -- In the News -- Spiritual Wellness -- Physical Wellness -- Intellectual Wellness -- Emotional Wellness -- Individual Responsibility -- Summary -- Questions for Review and Discussion -- 14.Current and Future Challenges -- Objectives -- Technology -- Lifestyle Changes -- Healthcare -- Reality Check -- Education -- Impact -- Family Structure -- Marriage -- |
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Contents note continued: Children -- Divorce -- Natural Resources -- Changing Demographics -- Diversity and Immigration -- Aging Population -- Geographic Location and Housing -- Worldview -- In the News -- Summary -- Questions for Review and Discussion -- Casebook -- Families -- Case 1 -- Case 2 -- Case 3 -- Case 4 -- Case 5 -- Case 6 -- Case 7 -- Case 8 -- Case 9 -- Case 10 -- Case 11 -- Case 12 -- Case 13 |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-358) and indexes |
| Subject |
Family life education -- United States.
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Families -- Study and teaching.
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| Author |
Asay, Sylvia M.
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| LC no. |
2012010923 |
| ISBN |
9781412991179 cloth |
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