Title: Analyze goals and expectations within the workplace and the family.
Course: Family Relations (19259-18) > Section: Balancing Work and Family

Analysis should include

- identifying factors that influence how families coordinate work and family responsibilities, leisure, and goals
- comparing individual and family goals and principles with work goals and principles
- comparing traditional and egalitarian beliefs regarding work and family roles
- predicting how work and family roles will be managed in the future.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What factors might influence work and family goals and principles?
- Why are traditional roles being reexamined by some families?

Communication

- What is the role of communication in managing work and family responsibilities?
- How can individuals communicate their goals and values about work and family?
- How can communication skills help a family that has trouble balancing work and family responsibilities?

Leadership

- What is the relationship between family members’ incomes and household responsibilities?
- How might technology help balance work and family responsibilities?

Management

- What management skills are essential for achieving and maintaining a balance of work and family roles?
- How can conflicts between work and family responsibilities be resolved?
- How might the way families manage their work and family roles change in the next 10 or 20 years?