Marriage and Family Insights

            In class this week, there was a focus on the types of family systems. One that I thought that was really interesting was the Family Systems Theory. This theory assumes that each member of the family has a role to play in order to keep things going or to make changes within the family. In this way, it is like an ecosystem because each member has a critical role to play, just like in nature.  Even though everyone does have a role, it may not seem like it. There are times when some people may feel like they do not have a role or a part to play; however, it is important to remember that no matter how little a role might seem it is still essential to the family as a whole. Each role is cherished and is needed in different ways and at different times.           Each part helps in some way and there may be times when roles are changed in order to better fit the needs of the family or maybe just becau...

There are many trends today that envelop families and family life all over the world. These trends are not all good and I do not wish to promote them in any way, but rather just inform you of what has become commonplace in the world today. I do this so that you might be able to do something about it in your own life. These trends can and are interconnected in quite a few ways, and, because of this, there is a domino effect that is created. The first trend that I would like to discuss is delayed marriage. By this I mean that the age of when people get married has been going up. People are getting married at later ages, and this is because, a lot of the times, they want to finish their educations, get a career, and by the time they do that they are older. In previous years the average age to get married was the early 20s, but now the average age has become the late 20s. The second trend regards living alone. There are more people that are living alone in today’s world than there wer...

My name is Megan Pineda and I am in my fourth semester at Brigham Young University-Idaho. For the next few months I will be blogging about my thoughts on Marriage and Family for my Family Relations class this semester. From my own experiences, I know a little bit about the different kinds of families that there are. I am not quite sure what major I want to really focus on, but I have a few ideas. I am from a small town in Central Illinois, and I am the oldest of my siblings--I have 2 sisters and 1 brother.