Family Resource Management 5/e

Tami James Moore, Ph.D., CFLE, is an Professor of Family Studies at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, in 1995. She is a Certified Family Life Educator through the National Council on Family Relations. She has more than 20 years of post-secondary teaching experience and has taught the Family Resource Management course for the past 10 years. Sylvia M. Asay, Ph.D., CFLE, is a Professor of Family Studies and Chair of the Family Studies and Interior Design Department at the University of Nebraska, Kearney. She received her Ph.D. in Community and Human Resources at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, in 1998 and received her Certified Family Life Educator credentials through the National Council on Family Relations. As a post-secondary educator, she has taught a wide range of courses including Marriage and Family Relationships, Cross-Cultural Family Patterns, Families in Crisis, and Family Resource Management. Her authored books include Strong Families Around the World: Strengths-Based Research and Practice (Haworth) and Family Resource Management (SAGE).

Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Unit 1: The Study of Family Resource Management Chapter 1: The Complexity of Managing Family Resources What Is a Family? How Do Families Use Resources? Managing Families The Decision-Making Process Contextual Influences in Family Resource Management Multidisciplinary Perspectives Chapter 2: Understanding Families and How Resources are Managed History of the Family The Family Today Defining the Family Changes in the Family Families Within Cultural Contexts Family Functions Resources Available to Families Managing Family Resources Key Family Management Challenges Chapter 3: Studying Family Resource Management The Scientific Process Theories Family Research Design Application of Research to Family Resource Management Unit 2: Discovering Family Needs Chapter 4: Categorization of Needs Needs and Wants Changing Perceptions of Needs Needs Assessment Individual Needs Versus Societal Needs Chapter 5: Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors: Understanding Family Choices Values Attitudes Behaviors Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors in the Decision-Making Framework Values and Behaviors in Family Purchasing Decisions Impact of Culture on Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors Consistency Over Time and Situation Unit 3: Understanding Resources Chapter 6: Identification of Family Resources Resource Availability Resource Theory Human Resources Economic Resources Environmental Resources Social Resources Measurement of Resources Resource Allocation and Use Chapter 7: Families Within the Economic Environment Beginnings of Consumerism Economic Principles Families in the Economy Chapter 8: The Impact of Society on Family Decisions Individuals and the Tax System Government-Supported Assistance Programs Privately Funded Programs Compulsory Education Supply and Demand: An Application in Education Unit 4: Making Choices Chapter 9: Managing the Future Goals, Objectives, and Standards The Planning Process Family Financial Planning Creating the Financial Plan Emergency Action Plans How Plans Emerge Chapter 10: Communication Within the Decision-Making Process Communication Theory Communication and Information Technology Application to Family Decision-Making Chapter 11: The Individual Within Family Decision-Making Group Dynamics Groupthink Leadership Unit 5: Implementing and Evaluating Decisions Chapter 12: Making it Happen Implementation Estate Planning Family Business Succession Risk Management Chapter 13: Defining Success Societal Responsibility Family Responsibility Individual Responsibility Chapter 14: Current and Future Challenges Technology Family Structure Natural Resources Changing Demographics References

The inclusion of family case studies helps bring the concepts in this text to life. Examples of families, both with regard to specific concepts and the case study assignment throughout all chapters, help students understand the needs, demands, and circumstances that families must process as they make decisions and utilize their resources. -- Sarah Lee The structure of the book is great - that is, that each unit is structured by the 5-Step Decision-Making Process itself is brilliant. It is a lovely way to walk-the-walk of the model that is so integral to the field. -- Bethany Willis The single greatest strength of this text for my class has been the casebook family assignments. I use those assignments to make the course like a kind of "game," like the old Game of Life board game. I randomly sort the students into the fictional families provided by that casebook, and they complete the assignments as the semester progresses. It keeps the students engaged, they really look forward to the days that we do the case assignments in class. -- Greg Brooks