Family Resource Management

Family Resource Management addresses the management of resources from a family systems perspective and focuses on not just the individual that makes a decision but the impact those decisions have on the family unit.

Family Resource Management addresses the management of resources from a family systems perspective and focuses on not just the individual that makes a decision but the impact those decisions have on the family unit. Authors Tami James Moore and Sylvia M. Asay use their academic research, practical experiences, and active teaching knowledge to help guide students through family resource management, and provide them with the most current, accurate, and dynamic information available for future professionals in the field of family services. TheFourth Edition includes the latest cutting-edge research, analysis of social changes, economic shifts, and the emerging “new normal” as the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preface: Structure, Understanding, and Application
Acknowledgments
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
Introduction to the Case Family Simulation
Summary
Questions for Review and Discussion
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 Two Case Assignment
Summary
Questions for Review and Discussion
CHAPTER 3. Studying Family Resource Management
The Scientific Process
Theories
Family Research Design
Application of Research to Family Resource Management
Chapter Three Case Assignment
Summary
Questions for Review and Discussion
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 Four Case Assignment
Summary
Questions for Review and Discussion
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
Chapter Five Case Assignment
Summary
Questions for Review and Discussion
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 Six Case Assignment
Summary
Questions for Review and Discussion
CHAPTER 7. Families Within the Economic Environment
Beginnings of Consumerism
Economic Principles
Families in the Economy
Chapter Seven Case Assignment
Summary
Questions for Review and Discussion
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
Chapter Eight Case Assignment
Summary
Questions for Review and Discussion
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 Nine Case Assignment
Summary
Questions for Review and Discussion
CHAPTER 10. Communication Within the Decision-Making Process
Communication Theory
Communication and Information Technology
Application to Family Decision-Making
Chapter Ten Case Assignment
Summary
Questions for Review and Discussion
CHAPTER 11. The Individual Within Family Decision-Making
Group Dynamics
Groupthink
Leadership
Chapter Eleven Case Assignment
Summary
Questions for Review and Discussion
UNIT 5. IMPLEMENTING AND EVALUATING DECISIONS
CHAPTER 12. Making It Happen
Implementation
Estate Planning
Family Business Succession
Risk Management
Completion and Reflection
Chapter Twelve Case Assignment
Summary
Questions for Review and Discussion
CHAPTER 13. Defining Success
Societal Responsibility
Family Responsibility
Individual Responsibility
Chapter Thirteen Case Assignment
Summary
Questions for Review and Discussion
CHAPTER 14. Current and Future Challenges
Technology
Family Structure
Natural Resources
Changing Demographics
Chapter Fourteen Case Assignment
Summary
Questions for Review and Discussion
Glossary
References
Index
About the Authors