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The authors present a new model of the process of family decision-making that takes into account the importance of sex roles. They use a series of couples as examples that illustrate the model at various stages of the life cycle. They also consider how decision-making is changing. A major contribution to the study of sexual politics and bargaining within relationships. 'The authors are to be commended for their attempt to bring order to the complexities of family decisioning, and their work should stimulate further research in the area. Their focussing upon couples and families rather than individuals and their extension of the concept of "family" to nontraditional arrangements also are commendable.' -- Journal of Marriage
Much of family decision making centers on consumer behavior (Melson, 1980). However, the researchers in the disciplines of marketing and family sociology, who traditionally studied consumer decision making and family decision making, respectively, have not, to date, awarded the family consumer decision making process the attention it would seem to warrant. Thus, the objective of this research was to model the process that a family as a group goes through, while making a consumer decision. Both the intricacies of the variation in interaction that occurs between family members at different stages of the consumer decision and the effect of the immediate environment on these interactions were given special attention. In summary, the domain of the model is restricted to the study of the family as a multiperson buying unit as it goes through the seven stages of a high involvement, consumer decision. The model is comprised of three major components and is pictorially represented in a nested cup scheme so as to illustrate the systems approach to conceptualizing the study of the family. The outer circle represents the external environment and is comprised of several sets of variables. Within this model, the external environment is viewed as affecting the decision process and family member involvement, with recognition that this latter influence is filtered through the internal environment (family system). The second circle depicts the family as a system and is referred to as the internal environment. It contains numerous sets of variables, several of which contain sub-concepts as well. These internal variables are viewed as individually or collectively having direct influence on the core of the model. The inner core of the model is divided, with the left side depicting the seven stages of the decision process while the right side illustrates family member involvement at each stage. The stages of the decision process are a combination of the decision process component of the EKB model (Engel and Blackwell, 1982) and the concept of the problem solving loop from the Kieren, Vaines and Badir (1982) model. The core of the model is seen to be affected by the external and internal environments as well as by other variables within the core. Definitions of the variables (approximately 120) are grouped according to the three components of the model. Propositions (approximately 250) are ordered into ten sets which in turn are organized according to external, family and process/product categories. A summary matrix supplements the extensive listing of propositions and provides a means of viewing all of the propositions simultaneously. An expert review panel was established and a response sheet was developed, both for the purpose of reviewing and evaluating the model. Panel responses were discussed and the panel's recommendations were either incorporated into the current version of the model in Chapter II or are included in the final chapter as recommendations for future revisions and refinements of the model.
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Chart a child's path with less stress and more optimization for healthy habits and future success' Time From age 5 to 12, parenting decisions get more complicated and have lasting consequences. What's the right kind of school? Should they play a sport? When's the right time for a phone? Making these decisions is less about finding the specific answer and more about taking the right approach. Along with these bigger questions, Oster investigates how to navigate the complexity of day-to-day family logistics. The Family Firm is a smart and winning guide to how to think more clearly - and with less ambient stress - about the key decisions of these early years.
Ross here presents an original and controversial look at the moral principles that guide parents in making health care decisions for their children, and the role of children in the decision-making process. She opposes the current movement to increase child autonomy, in favor of respect for family autonomy and proposes significant changes in what informed consent allows and requires for pediatric health care decisions. The first systematic medical ethics book that focuses specifically on children's health care, Ross's work has important things to say to health care providers who work with children as well as to ethicists and public policy analysts.
This book explores family economic decision-making in the United States from the nineteenth century through present day, specifically looking at the relationship between family resource allocation decisions and government policy. It examines how families have responded to incentives and constraints established by diverse federal and state policies and laws, including the regulation of marriage and of female labor force participation, child labor and education policies—including segregation—social welfare programs, and more. The goal of this book is to present family economic decisions throughout US history in a way that contextualizes where the US economy and the families that drive it have been. It goes on to discuss the role public policies have played in that journey, where we need to go from here, and how public policies can help us get there. At a time when American families are more complex than ever before, this volume will educate readers on the often unrecognized role that government policies have on our family lives, and the uncelebrated role that family economic decision-making has on the future of the US economy.
Reach beyond theory and engage every family in student success Family engagement increases student achievement but how do schools connect with families who don’t participate yet? Educators can easily become frustrated trying to reach the disconnected and often fall back to engaging the already engaged. Is it possible to win over everyone? Discover how to move beyond theory to change your culture for better family engagement and student achievement. Through practical steps, reflections, and case studies, you will discover and address: How and where family engagement breaks down, and How to create a truly inviting culture for successful community and family partnerships