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168 ©2013, Cengage Learning, Brooks/ Cole Publishing  Interaction in Family Systems: Choosing a Personal Lifestyle o Marriage  Predictors of Marital Success  Romantic Love Versus Rational Love  Benefits of Marriage  Cohabitation  Single Life  Parenthood  Childless Couples EP: 2.1.7a 2.1.7b 2.1.7b

169 ©2013, Cengage Learning, Brooks/ Cole Publishing  Macro-Social-System Theories o The Functionalist Perspective o The Conflict Perspective o The Interactionist Perspective EP: 2.1.7a 2.1.7b 2.1.7b

170 ©2013, Cengage Learning, Brooks/ Cole Publishing  Poverty: Impacts of Social and Economic Forces o The Rich and the Poor  Personal Income Disparities Are Astounding o The Problem  The Ideology of Individualism o Who Are the Poor? o What Causes Poverty?  Poverty Perpetuates Poverty EP: 2.1.7a 2.1.7b 2.1.7b

171 ©2013, Cengage Learning, Brooks/ Cole Publishing o The Culture of Poverty: Evaluation of the Theory and Its Application to Client Situations  Poverty Perpetuates Poverty o Poverty Is Functional EP: 2.1.7a 2.1.7b 2.1.7b

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173 ©2013, Cengage Learning, Brooks/ Cole Publishing o Application of Functionalism to Poverty o Application of Conflict Theory to Poverty o Application of Interactionist theory to Poverty EP: 2.1.7a 2.1.7b 2.1.7b

174 ©2013, Cengage Learning, Brooks/ Cole Publishing  Family Mezzo-System Problems o Empty-Shell Marriages  Conflict Resolution Strategies  Win-Lose Approach  Problem-Solving Approach  Role Reversal  Empathy  Inquiry  Being Assertive  I-Messages EP: 2.1.7a 2.1.7b 2.1.7b

175 ©2013, Cengage Learning, Brooks/ Cole Publishing  Disarming  Stroking  Letting Go or Forgiving  Mediation  What If These Strategies Don’t Work? o Divorce  Reasons for Divorce  Analyzing Love Relationships  Facts About Divorce  Consequences of Divorce EP: 2.1.7a 2.1.7b 2.1.7b

176 ©2013, Cengage Learning, Brooks/ Cole Publishing  Children of Divorce  Social Work Roles: Marriage Counseling o One-Parent Families  Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) o Blended Families o Mothers Working Outside the Home o The “Sandwich” Generation EP: 2.1.7a 2.1.7b 2.1.7b

177 ©2013, Cengage Learning, Brooks/ Cole Publishing  Assessing and Intervening in Family Systems o Verbal and Nonverbal Communication o Family Norms o Family System Assessment: The Ecomap EP: 2.1.7a 2.1.7b 2.1.7b

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181 ©2013, Cengage Learning, Brooks/ Cole Publishing o Family Problems and Social Work Roles o Family System Assessment: The Genogram EP: 2.1.7a 2.1.7b 2.1.7b

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184 ©2013, Cengage Learning, Brooks/ Cole Publishing  Social Work with Organizations o Analyzing a Human Services Organization o The Autocratic Model o The Custodial Model o The Scientific Management Model o The Human Relations Model o Theory X and Theory Y o The Collegial Model o Theory Z EP: 2.1.7a 2.1.7b 2.1.7b

185 ©2013, Cengage Learning, Brooks/ Cole Publishing o Management by Objectives o Total Quality Management EP: 2.1.7a 2.1.7b 2.1.7b

186 ©2013, Cengage Learning, Brooks/ Cole Publishing  Value Orientations in Organizational Decision Making  Liberal, Conservative, and Developmental Perspectives on Human Service Organizations o Are the Poor to Blame for Being Poor? o Conservative Perspective o Liberal Perspective o Developmental Perspective EP: 2.1.7a 2.1.7b 2.1.7b