(The play is set in the evening, the mother is preparing dinner, the son is playing his video games, and the daughter is listening to music on her iPod. She can be heard humming one of her favourite songs from a distance. )Mother: Dinner is almost ready, go and wash...

As family units are inevitable complex, so too do varying sociological theories apply. Social Action, Symbolic Interaction, and Exchange Theories each provide perspectives on how and why family members negotiate their relationships, just as they also overlap because the family, large or small, inherently involves a range of strategies and...

When caring for a patient who has just been diagnosed with a mental health issue, there are both benefits and barriers that may occur when incorporating the family into caring for this patient. One of the benefits is that family members may experience positive feelings when they are included in...

On the 35th anniversary of the Karate school, which I attended for many years with my children, this picture was taken. The date was September 10, 2017. This event brought our “family” together. On my right, in the picture, is my daughter, Emily. Emily is 14 years old. On my...

There have been divergent social responses to the abuse of a child and intimate partner, although both forms of violence are witnessed within a family. As cases of domestic violence increasingly enter the courtrooms, the consequences of some of the actions threaten the well being and functioning of the family....