Study Guide
• A purpose or a reason why families are so important
• Ensure the continuation of society
Society is strong when the families in it are strong
The functions that the family provides are also the
responsibilities of family life.
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Love and affection
Security
Protection
Education
Teaching values
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Economic support
Procreation
Guidance
Socialization
• Neighborhood/community – greatest impact
• State
• Nation
• Society cannot do everything
• The family is responsible for raising children to
become contributing members of society
• Strength is built by the way family members:
• Communicate
• Take responsibilities
• Care for each other
• Communication skills
• Problem solving/decision making skills
• Management skills (handle finances and
responsibilities)
• Conflict resolution skills
After watching the episode, answer the following
question:
• Explain how the Taylor family used each skill to build
a stronger family:
• Communication
• Problem solving/decision making
• Conflict resolution
• Management
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Family comes first
Every family member contributes to the family
Change is possible
Problems can be solved
Where to get help
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Learn about yourself
Strengthen your current family relationships
Learn skills to use in your future relationships
Expose you to family life careers
• Need: required for survival
• Must attend to unmet needs
• Want: desired, but not essential
• Family cannot satisfy all its members’ needs and wants
• Ex: Managing family’s time and budget
• Wanted to find out what motivates people
• Motivation to satisfy needs produces growth
• Lower level needs must be satisfied before
progressing on to meet high level needs
• When a need is met, it becomes less important
and the next level of need becomes the focus
SELF
ACTUALIZATION
ESTEEM
LOVE & BELONGING
SAFETY & SECURITY NEEDS
PHYSICAL NEEDS
Realizing personal potential,
self-fulfillment, seeking personal
growth and peak experiences
Achievement, mastery,
independence, status,
dominance, prestige, selfrespect, respect from others
Friendship, intimacy, affection, love
From coworkers, family, friends,
romantic relationships
Protection from elements, security, order,
law, stability, freedom from fear
Air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, sleep
Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs
Poster
• Using oak tag, rulers, and colored pencils;
create a visual representation of each level of
Hierarchy of Human Needs
• At each level, include 4 magazine pictures that
represent human needs associated with each
level
• Chuck had everything until the crash. Now he is on an
uninhabited island and is working to meet his basic
human needs. Watch the following clip.
Cast Away Introduction.
In the movie Cast Away, Chuck has to supply his
basic physical needs with things he finds on the
island; like coconuts, fish & crabs (raw at first),
gather water and create a shelter tent.
Physical
Chuck’s life changes forever. His safety and
security is taken away.
Watch the Plane Crash
Safety and Security
• Chuck has family and friends that love
him. Before the accident Chuck gave his
girlfriend an engagement ring and then
said, I'll be right back!
Love and Belonging
• Fire means a lot to Chuck. It is a signal
for search planes and no more raw
food! I HAVE MADE FIRE!
Esteem
What areas of Maslow’s Hierarchy of
Human Needs do you see in this clip:
Never Again, Never Again
Would you be brave enough to sail
away from the island?
Escape to Sea
During a crisis, decisions will be made to
secure basic needs:
I'm Sorry Wilson!
What would you do?
What would you do if you were
Standing at the Crossroads
After watching this last clip, please write a
reflection answer to the following question:
If you were Chuck,
what would you do next?
• For the next 5 minutes, try to think of as many emotions
as possible.
• Take a piece of paper
• Fold it in half
• List positive emotions on one side
• List negative emotions on the other side
• Say positive things
• “You performed great in your game tonight!”
• Offering help before being asked
• “I know you have a lot of other things going on today, can I help you finish
vacuuming?”
• Being a good listener
• Personality traits are developed or learned from
family
• Adventurous, observant, lazy, picky, confident
• Emotional support from family = personality traits
leading to success in life
• Go to www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
• Take your time to read through each questions and
answer honestly
• Once complete, go to
https://todaysmeet.com/FamilySoc
• Use your first and last name (without spaces) for your
“nickname”
• In the message, include your
• personality type
• 1 strength for that personality you believe describes you
• 1 weakness for that personality you believe describes you
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Physical
Emotional
Social
Mental
• The process of learning social skills
• Children learn:
• How to get along with others
• What actions are acceptable
• How to be independent
• Responsibilities
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Talk to children
Playing with children
Taking an interest in a child’s formal education
Supporting teachers and schools
• Values: beliefs and principles about what is important
• Control the way the family lives
• Provides the direction family life takes
• Tangible – objects that you can see or touch
• Ex. Car, jewelry, furniture, house, electronics, artwork,
pets, friends, books, clothes
• Intangible – values that are not seen or
touched, but perceived
• Ex. Honesty, independence, religion, trust, friendship,
love, security, knowledge, patriotism, education,
creativity
1. If you have a free day, with no school, no
work, and no responsibilities, what would you
do with that day??
2. What would you buy if you suddenly had to
spend $500 in the next 24 hours?
3. If your home was on fire and you could only
save three things, what objects would you
save?
(assume all people & pets are safe)
4. If you could change one thing in your
community, what would it be?
5. If you were deserted on a tropical island with
one other person, who would you choose?
6. If you could change one thing about the world,
what would you choose?
• Medieval knight wore coats of arms that
symbolized their achievements and values
• Create your own Coat of Arms with the
following:
• Picture of the thing you do best
• One word that describes how you wish others would
see you
• Picture of a lifetime dream/goal
• Picture of the ONE thing that is most important to
you
• Personal values
• Values held by the individual
• Grow out of peoples personalities
• Societal values
• Held by society
• Apply to all people
• Make life better
• Read through the descriptions of each person
• Explain which 5 people will be sacrificed in
writing
1. By example
• Demonstrating or showing what is right/wrong
2. Direct teaching
• Verbally telling
3. Religious training
• Principles to live by
• Conflicting Values
Ex: Politics, aging, friends, war & peace,
health, religion, leisure time, money, morals,
death, government
• Friends
• Movies
• Magazines
• Television
• Newspapers
• Choose an advertisement
• Find AT LEAST 3 values in the advertisement
• Be ready to defend your answer!
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Aids in making decisions
Provides motivation
Controls behavior
Provides confidence and strength
Brings consistency to outlook and actions
Enables you to focus on others
• Short term goal
• Less than a year to complete
• Long term goal
• Over a year to complete
• Human – offer knowledge, skills, talents, energy, time,
interests and abilities
• Material – consists of money & possessions, equipment,
clothing, housing, transportation.
• Community – includes facilities (libraries, museums,
parks, services (senior center & recreation) and
government programs (food stamps, health care &
Head start)
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Identify the Problem
Brainstorm Possible Solutions
Explore and Evaluate Possible Solutions
Make a Decision and Act on It
Evaluate Your Decision