Analyze the impact of poverty on individuals in young and middle adulthood

Analyze the impact of poverty on individuals in young and middle adulthood

Week 4: Sociological Aspects of Young and Middle Adulthood
As individuals transition into young and middle adulthood, they make important lifestyle decisions. These may include decisions about whom to marry or whether to marry at all. They may include decisions about whether to have children or about how to take care of elderly relatives. The decisions adults make in the young and middle adulthood life-span phase affect the new roles they assume, such as parent, spouse, significant other, or caregiver. Life changes may occur that require adults to adapt these roles, for example, to stepparent, widow, or divorcee.

This week, you explore the sociological aspects of young and middle adulthood. You consider the complexity of family systems as well as the macro systems that affect families. You also focus on poverty’s critical impact on family systems.

Learning Objectives
Students will:
Analyze the impact of poverty on individuals in young and middle adulthood
Evaluate theories of poverty
Apply genogram analysis to social work family cases

Assignment: Genogram: Hernandez Family
As you have been exploring human behavior and the social environment, you have likely increased your awareness of the many biological, psychological, and sociological factors that affect individual behavior. Human relationships are complex, and social workers may find it difficult to keep these important interactions in mind when addressing a client’s needs. Murray Bowen (as cited in Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2019, p. 582). developed the genogram, a tool to help social workers and other practitioners create a record of family relationships. Once a social worker creates a genogram for a client, he or she may refer to it when analyzing the client’s situation.

To prepare for this Assignment, become familiar with how to create a genogram, which is presented in this week’s resources. Also, review this week’s media about Juan and Elena Hernandez’s visit with their social worker.

By Day 7
Submit a 2- to 4-page paper that includes the following:

A genogram of the Hernandez family
An analysis of the Hernandez family’s case based on the genogram including the following information.
Identify an element of the Hernandez family’s case that may influence the way Juan and Elena Hernandez address their issue with the social worker.
Explain how the genogram you created might help you address the needs of the Hernandez family.
Support your Assignment with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your reference

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