Family Resource Management

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.

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.

Preface: Structure, Understanding, and ApplicationAcknowledgmentsUNIT 1. THE STUDY OF FAMILY RESOURCE MANAGEMENTCHAPTER 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 DiscussionCHAPTER 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 DiscussionCHAPTER 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 DiscussionUNIT 2. DISCOVERING FAMILY NEEDSCHAPTER 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 DiscussionCHAPTER 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 DiscussionUNIT 3. UNDERSTANDING RESOURCESCHAPTER 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 DiscussionCHAPTER 7. Families Within the Economic Environment Beginnings of Consumerism Economic Principles Families in the Economy Chapter Seven Case Assignment Summary Questions for Review and DiscussionCHAPTER 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 DiscussionUNIT 4. MAKING CHOICESCHAPTER 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 DiscussionCHAPTER 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 DiscussionCHAPTER 11. The Individual Within Family Decision-Making Group Dynamics Groupthink Leadership Chapter Eleven Case Assignment Summary Questions for Review and DiscussionUNIT 5. IMPLEMENTING AND EVALUATING DECISIONSCHAPTER 12. Making It Happen Implementation Estate Planning Family Business Succession Risk Management Completion and Reflection Chapter Twelve Case Assignment Summary Questions for Review and DiscussionCHAPTER 13. Defining Success Societal Responsibility Family Responsibility Individual Responsibility Chapter Thirteen Case Assignment Summary Questions for Review and DiscussionCHAPTER 14. Current and Future Challenges Technology Family Structure Natural Resources Changing Demographics Chapter Fourteen Case Assignment Summary Questions for Review and DiscussionGlossaryReferencesIndexAbout the Authors