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Students will be introduced to Family Resource Management from the viewpoint of the helping professional in assisting families to achieve the identified goals they have established. The text is structured to parallel the decision-making process employed by helping professionals with a strong theory base and material from multiple disciplines to facilitate both understanding and retention. It also emphasizes the significance of diversity in ethnic and cultural backgrounds as well as contemporary family life.
Contents
PrefaceFamily Resource Management Is Flexible and User-FriendlyUnderstanding Family DiversityReal-World ExamplesCase Application OpportunityAcknowledgmentsCHAPTER 1. The Complexity of Managing Family ResourcesObjectivesWhat Is a Family?How Do Families Use Resources?Managing FamiliesThe Decision-Making ProcessContextual Influences in Family Resource ManagementMultidisciplinary PerspectivesSummaryQuestions for Review and DiscussionCHAPTER 2. Understanding FamiliesObjectivesHistory of the FamilyThe Family TodayDefining the FamilyChanges in the FamilyFamily FunctionsFamilies Within Cultural ContextsResearching the FamilyFamily Research DesignSummaryQuestions for Review and DiscussionCHAPTER 3. The Management ProcessObjectivesManagement as a Field of StudyThe Evolution of Home and Business Management: The 20th CenturyThe Interface of Business Management and Family Resource Management in the Context of the FamilyThe Foundation of Family Resource ManagementSpecific Applications of Management to the Family UnitSummaryQuestions for Review and DiscussionUNIT II. DISCOVERING FAMILY NEEDSCHAPTER 4. Categorization of NeedsObjectivesNeeds and WantsChanging Perceptions of NeedsNeeds AssessmentIndividual Needs Versus Societal NeedsSummaryQuestions for Review and DiscussionCHAPTER 5. Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors: Understanding Family ChoicesObjectivesValuesAttitudesBehaviorsValues, Attitudes, and Behaviors in the Decision-Making FrameworkValues and Behaviors in Family Purchasing DecisionsImpact of Culture on Values, Attitudes, and BehaviorsImpact of Socioeconomic Factors on Values, Attitudes, and BehaviorsConsistency Over Time and SituationSummaryQuestions for Review and DiscussionUNIT III. UNDERSTANDING RESOURCESCHAPTER 6. Identification of Family ResourcesObjectivesResource AvailabilityResource TheoryHuman ResourcesEconomic ResourcesEnvironmental ResourcesSocial ResourcesMeasurement of ResourcesResource Allocation and UseSummaryQuestions for Review and DiscussionCHAPTER 7. Families Within the Economic EnvironmentObjectivesBeginnings of ConsumerismEconomic PrinciplesFamilies in the EconomySummaryQuestions for Review and DiscussionCHAPTER 8. The Impact of Society on Family DecisionsObjectivesIndividuals and the Tax SystemGovernment-Supported Assistance ProgramsPrivately Funded ProgramsCompulsory EducationSupply and Demand: An Application in EducationSummaryQuestions for Review and DiscussionUNIT IV. MAKING CHOICESCHAPTER 9. Managing the FutureObjectivesGoals, Objectives, and StandardsThe Planning ProcessFamily Financial PlanningCreating the Financial PlanEmergency Action PlansHow Plans EmergeSummaryQuestions for Review and DiscussionCHAPTER 10. Communication Within the Decision-Making ProcessObjectivesCommunication TheoryCommunication and Information TechnologyApplication to Family Decision MakingSummaryQuestions for Review and DiscussionCHAPTER 11. The Individual Within Family Decision MakingObjectivesGroup DynamicsGroupthinkLeadershipSummaryQuestions for Review and DiscussionUNIT V. IMPLEMENTING AND EVALUATING DECISIONSCHAPTER 12. Making It HappenObjectivesImplementationEstate PlanningFamily Business SuccessionRisk ManagementCompletion and ReflectionSummaryQuestions for Review and DiscussionCHAPTER 13. Defining SuccessObjectivesSocietal ResponsibilityFamily ResponsibilityIndividual ResponsibilitySummaryQuestions for Review and DiscussionCHAPTER 14. Current and Future ChallengesObjectivesTechnologyFamily StructureNatural ResourcesChanging DemographicsSummaryQuestions for Review and DiscussionCase Family InformationGlossaryWeb ResourcesReferencesIndexAbout the Authors
