Summative Project Assignment:
Choose a contemporary challenge or problem faced in couples or families today. Examples are numerous, but could include:
• Divorce and remarriage
• Abuse in family systems
• Infidelity
• Sexual Intimacy
• Addiction
• Challenges in parenting
• Loss of Employment
• Managing Economic Resources
• Infertility
• Specific Issues of Grief and Loss in the Family
Chapter 3 looks at how different conceptual frameworks impact the ways we view or understand families. Choose from one of the theories or frameworks covered in the class:
• Family Systems Theory
• International Family Strengths Framework
• Family Development Framework
• Symbolic Interaction Framework
• Social Constructionist Framework
• Feminist Framework
Address ALL of the following questions:
1. Discuss how someone working within this theory might evaluate or support a couple or family dealing with your chosen challenge.
2. Examine how your faith perspective impacts your personal view of this issue itself, using a scriptural, religious, and/or ethical foundation to support your viewpoints. Also evaluate how your faith perspective impacts the lens through which you would offer support to this couple or family?
3. Assess how media, schools, churches, and other sources of influence impact how couples or families deal with this topic.
4. Integrate what current research has to contribute to this issue.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.