Week 4 dq 1 response 2 449
Alejandra Gutierrez Arana
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In the video, Anna makes it clear that she does not feel comfortable being around Jackie’s family. She mentions that she feels unwelcome by Jackie’s family because they do not really speak to her when she is around. Overall, Anna is not opposed to going to spend the holidays with Jackie’s family. She would just like her family to be more welcoming. Anna would like for Jackie to communication to her family about her coming out and her relationship with Anna. The family systems theory assumes that a family is a whole system. This system is complex, has subsystems and family members, and each member has a purpose (Lang, 2020). Boundaries within the family systems include who is a member of the system. These boundaries influence the movement of people into and out of the system as well as the information coming into and out of the family. Boundaries can also be open or more restricted. Being open will allow others to freely come and go, while those with tighter restrictions are not as free. Closed boundaries also make it more difficult being accepted by one’s family. Homeostasis is the tendency to resist change in order to maintain stable and consistent environments (Khan Academy, n.d.). Feedback loop systems identify processes and behaviors in a family system. In this case, it seems that Jackie does not want to talk to her parents about her being gay. She does not want the environment with her family to change. She does not want the boundaries of her family to change. It seems that Jackie’s parents hold power for her family. Jackie’s decisions to not speak to her parents about being gay is influenced by the power her parents hold.
References:
Khan Academy. (n.d.). Homeostasis. Khan Academy. Retrieved April 26, 2022, from https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-biology/cell-communication-and-cell-cycle/feedback/a/homeostasis
Lang, D. (2020, May 18). Family Systems Theory. Parenting and Family Diversity Issues. Retrieved April 26, 2022, from https://iastate.pressbooks.pub/parentingfamilydiversity/chapter/the-family-systems-theory/
