Family Unit Featured in the Movie Analysis: Stepmom

Movie Family Assessment
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Overview
Choose a movie from the provided list. Watch the movie, focusing specifically on the family unit featured in the film. Compare and contrast the movie family’s characteristics and behaviors to the assessment criteria introduced in the class notes and readings from the textbook. Address each characteristic including specific examples from the movie to validate your analysis. You must use references (textbook, class notes, others), and these must be cited throughout your paper. Submit your analysis in this document, typed using APA format (double-spaced). Limit is five (5) content pages. 
Choose one of these movies:
The Journey of August King
Steel Magnolias
It’s a Wonderful Life
Mrs. Doubtfire 
Field of Dreams
Mr. Holland’s Opus 
Remember the Titans
The Horse Whisperer
Madea’s Family Reunion
The Sound of Music
Stepmom
Run Away Bride I am Sam
The Last Song The Notebook
Objectives 
• Explore developmental characteristics of the family as a unit across the lifespan.
• Examine health patterns and practices transmitted across generations.
Rubric
NOTE: All assignments must be submitted on time. Assignments submitted after the deadline will be accepted with a penalty of 5 points of the total possible points for EACH DAY that the assignment is late. 
Movie Family Assessment
Introduction
(5 points) Introduction is present and forecasts content of the paper. 
Movie Setting and Story
(6 points)
Complete description of each major character in the movie family, the setting, and the context of the story 
Assessment of Movie Family
Family processes
(20 points) Complete description of each of these processes: 
• Sociocultural
• Environment
• Communication
• Power/decision making
• Roles
(19-20 points) Complete description of 4 of these processes and general description of 1: 
• Sociocultural
• Environment
• Communication
• Power/ decision making
• Roles
Values
(6 points) Clearly describes the family values as demonstrated in the movie. 
Socialization and Child Rearing
(6 points) Clearly describes the family dynamics of socialization and child rearing.
Healthcare Beliefs and Practices
(6 points) Clearly depicts the healthcare beliefs and practices of the family. 
Adaptation
(6 points) Clearly shows the ability of the family to adapt to new situations. 
Genogram
(10 points)
Represents a minimum of 2 generations;
Uses correct symbols to demonstrate relationships;
Includes symbol legend
(9-10 points) Represents 2 generations; 
Ecomap
(10 points) Identifies family relationships inside the middle circle;
Uses external circles to include representation from multiple formal and informal support systems;
Identifies the nature of relationships between family members and support systems;
Includes legend 
(9-10 points) Identifies family relationships inside the middle circle;
Uses external circles to include representation from some formal and informal support systems;
Identifies the nature of some of the relationships between family members and support systems;
Comparison to Beavers Systems Model
(10 points) Compares the movie family to the Beavers Systems Model addressing each of these components:
• Family structure
• Mythology
• Goal-directed negotiations
• Autonomy
• Family affect
• Global appraisal of the family’s level of development or functional competency (Severely disturbed, Borderline, Mid-range Adequate, or Optimal)
Summary and Conclusion
(5 points) Includes summary and conclusions
Format and Quality of Writing
(10 points) Error-free or almost error-free grammar, spelling, punctuation, APA format, and length is within guidelines
Instructions
Review the Rubric to guide your work on the Movie Family Assessment, using appropriate subheadings in your work. Write in the text boxes provided, then copy/paste images of your genogram and ecomap on the final two pages. (You may need to scan or photograph your genogram/ecomap and save it to your computer as an image if you did not create it in a Word document.)