Title: Analyze the meaning of work and the meaning of family.
Course: Fashion Careers I (19201-36) > Section: Balancing Work and Family

Analysis should include

- evaluating work systems and family systems (structures)
- assessing characteristics of strong work and family organizations
- examining the evolution of the workforce
- identifying the rewards of work within and outside the family
- describing the roles and responsibilities of employees and family members
- determining the effects of interdependence on each member of the family
- evaluating ways in which the evolution of the family life cycle affects choices and decisions
- examining personal and family values.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- What factors should we consider when analyzing work and family structures?
- What criteria should we use to assess work and family systems?
- How are the roles and responsibilities of employed workers and family members alike, and how are they different?
- How is the role of management in the workplace like or unlike the role of management in the family?

Communication

- How can the workplace be respectful of the family and individuals?
- How can we communicate to others the importance of being aware of the values of work and family?
- How can family members at different stages of the family life cycle communicate their values and choices?

Leadership

- What leadership techniques are needed to develop workplace strategies for change?
- How can the family and the employer develop leadership skills in individuals?
- What leadership techniques are needed to develop family strategies for change?
- How can leadership skills be integrated into the family and the workplace?

Management

- How can we develop a life plan that reflects family values?
- How can an individual’s management skills be integrated into the family? Into the workplace?
- What resources can help us determine our work and family values?