Stepfamilies: A Conceptual Analysis

231 Words1 Page
bulb-icon

Recommended: Definition, advantages and disadvantages of step family

This article is related to a course concept I learned is stepfamilies. When parents remarried, it is important to consider their own needs as well as their children. It can be challenging to accept a partner who accepts children as part of the relationship. In the article, both girls are very fortunate to have both fathers, their biological father and the father who raised them. walked them down the aisle. Although there are some individuals and/or children out there that may not want stepfamilies to work out, they sabotage relationship hoping orignal parents will reunite. According to the powerpoint lecture, stepfather who adopt their stepchildren tend to be more involved with them than those who do not as well as close ties to stepfathers

Show More
Related

  • A Short Story: Stepdaughters By Max Apple

    837 Words  | 2 Pages

    In this millennial it is very common to see a divided family. People get married, discover their differences and often divorce. Yet, with divorce comes many decisions and often a messy outcome. While this may take a toll on a family, remarriage is another issue of it’s own. “Step parents” is what they call them; although no one is quit sure what the word “step” truly insinuates. The sacristy of a marriage and the bond of a family is metaphorically protected by the beamed structure of a home. It isn’t until you read “Stepdaughters” by Max Apple that you catch a glimpse of the interior complications and obstacles, divorced families often face. The author seamlessly paints the very common mother and teenage daughter tension many families endure. Yet, the story is uniquely told by “stepfather number three trying to stay on the sideline” (132). The author focuses on a few issues that a family (divorced or not) may face: overbearing control, lack of trust, and unwanted change. He does this, by use of temporal setting – the dreaded teenage years – and situation – the exhausted disagreement between the mother and daughter.

    Read More

  • Beth Blue Swadener's Article Children and Familes: At Promise

    1367 Words  | 3 Pages

    When an individual hears the words, ‘at risk’, they immediately think of all the negative characteristics of terminology: teen pregnancy, troubled teens, gang bangers, drop outs, substance abusers, and so on. I know I sure did. In reading Beth Blue Swadener’s article, “Children and Families “at Promise”: Deconstructing the Discourse of Risk”, I’ve learned that there are so much more to labeling at student ‘at risk’. There is actually a history behind the meaning and how ‘at risk’ became such a dangerous label. In rethinking the meaning of ‘at risk’ and changing it to ‘at promise’, places an entirely new meaning and may give hope to those who are lost and forgotten.

    Read More

  • The Influence Of Identity Development In Step Brothers

    1445 Words  | 3 Pages

    Numerous movies, books or TV shows have plenty of character that shows development throughout the course of their lifetime, series or whatever the case may be. In this case I decided to choose Dale Doback and Brennan Huff from the movie, Step Brothers. These characters play an enormous role in this movie due to the fact they are the step brothers the title was referring to. Brennan and Dale were both in their forties, they were both unemployed, still living at home, and self- centered, spoiled men. Neither of them had the slightest intentions of moving out of their parents’ houses. Brennan’s mother meets Dale’s father at a conference, there they hit things off. These two end up getting married and moving in with each other. Which was how

    Read More

  • Analysis Of Ron Tranmer's The Blended Family Recipe

    1644 Words  | 4 Pages

    Even with sixty percent being married with the divorce rate in the US the odds are that they will some way be a part of a blended family. According to Blended family statistics over 2,100 blended families are formed each day in the US (Blended). According to another study over 29 million parents (13 percent) are also stepparents to other children making the prediction that the blended family will become the predominant family structure in the United States (blessings). This goes to show that all children of a couple whether biological or step should be loved and cared for equally as a whole; although each child is separately unique in their own special

    Read More

  • Blended Family Essay

    1146 Words  | 3 Pages

    In attempting to understand the blended family system, one would be remised if we did not first look at, and understand primarily what a family system dynamic is. Unfortunately, this is a theory that once had very clear cut lines; today those lines are a little burred and more subjective than ever before. Given that the family is an ever changing system with fluid boarders, this author will illustrate some finite distinctions that may separate the typical family system from a blended family system.

    Read More

  • The Father's Rights in Child Custody Issues

    673 Words  | 2 Pages

    In the United States today more than one-half of all marriages end in divorce. The purpose of this paper is to examine the reason why women have typically received custody of the children far more often than the fathers. In order to better understand child custody one must first examine how fathers have often times been left out of the picture, and conversely why mothers have had such hard times raising children on their own. This paper will first examine the perspective of a father who has lost custody of his children.

    Read More

  • Step Brothers Movie Review

    506 Words  | 2 Pages

    In 2008, Jimmy Miller and Judd Apatow produced a raunchy comedy titled Step Brothers. From the beginning, this movie made my mind jumble. It has a hilarious plot line but skips around to make the flow confusing and scattered. Time inconsistently passes throughout the movie. Starting with Robert and Nancy meeting and instantly getting married then moving in, gives the movie a confusing beginning.

    Read More

  • Stepfamilies Life Cycle Essay

    1666 Words  | 4 Pages

    family with the stepparent as an outsider to a family unified by a strong, cooperative couple

    Read More

  • Australian Family Law

    1918 Words  | 4 Pages

    In this day and age there are many variations of what constitutes a couple or family in comparison to many years ago. Long ago the idea of a ‘nuclear family’ was considered the norm; it consisted of the conventional husband, wife and children . But as our society progressed through the years this definition became less conventional and criticisms were made, this definition of ‘family’ did not account for gay unions, soul parents nor did it acknowledge the prevalence of extended family. The definition of family has changed over time, as have the socially defined roles of mothers and fathers. Within these varied family units, situations occur in which divorces and separations take place and a lot of the times these tricky situations may involve children, which can make an already tricky situation even more problematic. There are pieces of legislation which are in place which aim to protect the best interests of a child during the time their parents are going through divorce but sometimes these avenues can be more problematic and ultimately destroy unions whereas other avenues of dispute resolution such as mediation, albeit with its own criticisms, helps to keep relationships afoot in that it provides an opportunity for peaceful and mutual agreements to be made in a more laid back environment.

    Read More

  • Cohabitation In A Brave New World Analysis

    2189 Words  | 5 Pages

    In 1990, seventy-one percent of sixty-four million American children lived in a two parent household. Fifty-eight percent lived with their biological parents. Since the 1970s, there has been a huge increase in the amount of children living with single or divorced mothers. This only is right considering the increase in single women having children, although not all of those women don’t have a significant other. Currently 7.3 percent of children live with an unmarried parent, 9.1 percent live with a divorced parent and 7.4 percent live with a separated or widowed parent. Every year since the 1970s, over one million children have been affected by divorce (Shino and Quinn). Nowadays every where you look, someone has divorced parents. It could be your own parents, your best friend’s parents, your classmate’s parents or even your teacher. In 1988, fifteen percent of children lived with a separated or divorced parent, while 7.3 million more children lived with a stepparent. It is estimated that almost half of the babies born today will spend a portion of their life living in a one-parent family (Shino and

    Read More

  • Why Are Stepfamilies Considered to Be Complex Institutions?

    751 Words  | 2 Pages

    ...ey are not happy with our other parent. Younger children do not understand and just want their parent's together. It may cause a lot of heartache when the children finally realize that their parent's will never be together again. Parent's may never truly realize the impact that getting a new step family has on the people around them, maybe even their other relatives. It certainly makes for a completely new re-socialization of lives for the people who are affected by this.

    Read More

  • Child Development Pros And Cons

    1234 Words  | 3 Pages

    On most occasions, divorces leads to children shifting from one district school to another leading to emotional disruption since they require emotional adjustments. After divorces, when there are second families, there are the unique problems of step families (Howe, 2012). Children may not be comfortable with step families since they may treat them unequally compared to their own children. Research has shown that most children suffer silently under the care of step parents. Subsequent marriages are less likely to work out than first marriages and hence it may require further adjustments to the lifestyles of the children. Studies that even though the subsequent marriages may work for the parents, the same success does not always trickle down to the children and hence they end up getting a raw

    Read More

  • Functionalist Theory Of Blended Family

    1227 Words  | 3 Pages

    According to The Step family Foundation, every day 1300 step families are created, half of marriages will end in divorce, half of the families in the US are remarried and 75 percent of divorcees will remarry (Stepfamily Statistics). Additionally half of children under 13 years old live with a biological parent and

    Read More

  • Sociology Research into Father-Daughter Relationships

    2201 Words  | 5 Pages

    In present time dads share with mothers the same level of emotional response to new-born babies and are just as sensitive and affectionate when looking after their babies (Secunda, 1992). Today more than half of all children are raised by single mothers and twenty eight percent of children are raised in single parent homes. Fathers are now the main care givers for children when mothers are working. In thirty percent of dual earner families, it is now the father more than any other individual, who cares for children when the mother is at work. If it proves true that daughters search for romantic partners like t...

    Read More

  • Integrative Behavioural Couple Therapy (IBCT)

    1324 Words  | 3 Pages

    Eric also complains about feeling reject and distant within the family unit. While interactional patterns are meant to solve problems within the relationship often it makes the problems worse. Step-parenting are often viewed by both families and communities as outsiders (Sweeney, 2010) resulting in complexity establishing positive step-child relationships (Ceballo et al.,

    Read More

More about Stepfamilies: A Conceptual Analysis

Open Document