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    Family System Analysis

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    In six pages the family paradigm is analyzed with the help of a hypothetical case study with issues including changes within marriages discussed. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.

    Name of Research Paper File: RT13_SA145fam.rtf

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    paradigm. Several issues are discussed including changes which all marriages go through. A genogram is included. Bibliography lists 4 sources. SA145fam.rtf I. Introduction  Families always go through changes as nothing stays the same. They will go through a myriad of problems that involve making decisions for their children as well as  in terms of financial and moral strength. Spirituality often shifts as does the family paradigm as children grow older. Every marriage in fact must adapt to changes for each partner  and it must expand to accommodate children and close ranks when children leave the nest (Wallerstein & Blakeslee, 1995). Many marriages fail  at critical points. In a hypothetical example, the Jones family is seeking counseling because there are problems within the family paradigm and difficulties within the marriage. The case study should  help to illustrate how problems are resolved and what types of diagnostic tools are available to evaluate such intimate relationships. A student writing on this subject should note that the  following chart might be useful in making a valid evaluation of the problems the family faces. Genogram for the Jones Family  The Jones family, unlike so many fractured families today, has three children. However,  Molly Jones had been married previously and she had a miscarriage with her first husband, Peter. While the present family is intact, their two boys, Sean and Larry have just  reached adolescence and are 14 and 15 respectively. Martha is young and only six. The couple wanted only two children, but Molly had wanted to try for a girl. The 

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