Title: Describe the interplay between work life and family life.
Course: Independent Living (22904-36) > Section: Balancing Work and Family

Description should include

- the relationship between family goals and principles and work goals and principles
- strategies for sharing responsibilities to manage family and work
- identifying factors that influence family decisions and career decisions
- examining the changing gender-role expectations in family and work life
- identifying support systems that help with the management of family and work life.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What factors might influence work and family values, goals, and principles?
- How does the REASON model of practical problem-solving help individuals identify choices and consequences of decision making?

Communication

- How can communication skills help a family that has difficulty balancing work and family responsibilities?
- How can individuals communicate the importance of managing responsibilities in the home and the workplace?

Leadership

- What (if any) is the relationship between family members’ incomes and household responsibilities?
- How do leadership roles relate to changing gender-role expectations in family and work life?

Management

- How can conflicts between work and family responsibilities be resolved?
- What changes in the future may require employees to balance work and family differently?