The purpose of this assignment is to enable you to demonstrate your understanding of the meaning of family from your own personal experience, from experiences of others, and from current theoretical and statistical perspectives on family, as discussed in

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Assignment 1: Definition of Family

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Due Date: Week 6

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to enable you to demonstrate your
understanding of the meaning of family from your own personal experience, from experiences
of others, and from current theoretical and statistical perspectives on family,
as discussed in the literature.

Assignment Guidelines and Marking Criteria

Select
3 photos from a photo gallery or go to Google Images and enter
“family” or another search term to find images that best depict
your sense of family at this point in time (You can include pictures of
your own family). Attach the pictures as appendices.

Explain
how the photos selected represent the definition of family in general and
based on your own experience of family in comparison to the statistical
representations of family forms in Canada. (6 marks)
Discuss
the major sociocultural changes that have contributed to the changing
demographics of Canadian families and how this relates to your images, and
experience of family. (4 marks)
Include
the theoretical foundation(s) you find most helpful to explain your
definition and your experience of family and why. (6 marks)
Use
APA (6th ed.) format in your assignment. (5 marks)
Demonstrate
critical analysis and synthesis of content and ensure writing is succinct
and clear in your assignment. Reference sources should always include peer
reviewed journal articles. Refer to the Scholarly Evidence Guide for more
information on how to access peer reviewed sources. (4 marks)
Your
reflection should be a maximum of 8 pages (excluding the title page,
abstract, references, and appendices)
Your
paper may be written in the first person, as it is based upon your
personal perspective of family and how this compares to what has been said
and written about it by others.