Preliminary: Families and Communities (full course notes)

Contents:

1. Families
   • Family
   • Family Structures
   • Roles Individuals Adopt within Families
2. Communities
   • Communities
   • Questionnaires as a Primary Research Method
   • Level of Community Organisation
   • Roles Groups Adopt within Communities
   • Decision Making in Communities
3. Managing Change in Families and Communities
   • Nature of Change
   • Impact of Change on Families and Communities
   • Types of Support
4. Socialisation of Individuals within Families and Communities
   • Stages of Life Span
   • Literature Review as a Secondary Research Method
   • Influences on Socialisation