Due Date: 11:59 p.m. EST
Points: 100
Overview:
You will examine in greater depth the processes, functioning, and well-being of families
based on their forms or configurations, cultural dimensions, and developmental tasks
across the lifespan.
Instructions:
• First, select a family form/configuration. You will discuss the functioning, well-
being and challenges of these families. Some examples are:
o Single parent
o Multigenerational households
o Two-parent
o Teen parent
o Gender-diverse parents
o LGBTQ parents or children
o Remarried households
o Foster or adoptive families
• Next, discuss the cultural dimensions that impact the family form/configuration
you chose. For example, how does race/ethnicity impact the family? What role
does social class play?
• Then, discuss the challenges and strengths of this family form/configuration
across the lifespan. You will need to briefly address each stage of Erikson’s
psychosocial development theory.
• Last, discuss intervention or prevention efforts that would be helpful for your
identified family form/configuration throughout the life cycle. You may even select
different intervention/prevention efforts depending on the life cycle stage of the
family unit.
Requirements:
• Submit a Word document in APA format.
HSV332 – Family Systems Dynamics
Modern Day Families
• Maximum 7 pages in length, excluding the Title and Reference pages.
• At least three scholarly resources, in addition to the course textbook.
Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before
you write and again after you write.
Evaluation Rubric for Modern Day Families Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Needs
Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
0-23 Points 24-31 Points 32-39 Points 40 Points
Structure
Well-
developed
paragraphs,
complete
sentences, title
page, body of
work meets
requirements,
references,
followed the
example
specifically
Organizational
structure and
paragraphing
have
serious and
persistent
errors.
Directions were
ignored and
information
provided
was insufficient
to
meet
assignment
guidelines.
Written work
inadequate for
college-level
work;
Paragraphing
and
transitions are
inadequate;
inappropriate
guidelines
outlined
for paper were
not
met with
several
problems (see
directions).
Written work is
clear
and adequate
college-level
work;
Paragraphing
and
transitions are
adequate;
appropriate
guidelines
outlined
for paper were
met
with a few
noted
problems (see
directions).
Written work is
clear and
excellent
college-level
work;
Paragraphing
and
transitions are
clear
and
appropriate;
appropriate
guidelines
outlined
for paper were
met
(see
directions).
0-29 Points 30-39 Points 40-49 Points 50 Points
Content
Demonstrates
knowledge of
topics, through
discussion of
concepts,
appropriate
integrate of
topics on
directions;
scholarly
journal use
Written work
does
not cover the
assigned topic;
assertions are
not
supported by
evidence;
paper is
seriously
lacking in
content and
detail;
scholarly
journals
were not used
or
used properly.
Written work
does
not do an
adequate
job of covering
the
assigned topic;
assertions are
weakly
supported
by evidence;
paper
is inadequate
in
meeting the
page
and content
area
requirements;
less
The length of
the
written work is
sufficient to
cover
the topic;
assertions
are supported
by
evidence; does
not
meet full
required
number of
pages
and content
areas.
Required
number of
scholarly
journals
The length of
the
written work
provides in-
depth
coverage of the
topics,
assertions
are clearly
supported by
evidence;
Paper meets
required length
of
pages and
content
areas; More
than the
required
number of
than the
required
number of
scholarly
journals were
used.
were used. scholarly
journals
were used.
0-5 Points 6-7 Points 8-9 Points 10 Points
Mechanics
Spelling;
grammar; use
of
APA style
Written work
had
serious and
persistent
errors in
word selection
and
use; sentence
structure,
spelling,
grammar,
punctuation
was
inappropriate
and
with serious
errors;
APA style was
completely
unacceptable.
Written work
had
several major
errors
in word
selection
and use;
sentence
structure,
spelling,
grammar,
punctuation
was
inappropriate;
APA
style was
unacceptable
with a
few to multiple
errors.
Written work
was
generally free
of
errors in word
selection and
use;
sentence
structure,
spelling,
grammar,
punctuation
was
adequate; APA
style
was acceptable
with
a few errors.
Written work
has no
major errors in
word
selection and
use;
sentence
structure,
spelling,
grammar,
punctuation
was
appropriate;
APA
style was
acceptable with
no
to few errors.
