The follow
ing post has two assignments namely;
1.FAMILY GENOGRAM
Option 1:
Prepare your own family Genogram by consult
ing various members of your nuclear and extended family. Gather a careful history of each family member (cover
ing three generations). Use the symbols listed
in the Nichols text. A list of symbols and their mean
ings is posted on Moodle under unit two to
indicate various relationships, etc. Please do not forget to
include a legend on the Genogram page.
• Explore triangles, alliances, coalitions, cut-offs, and enmeshments. Discuss the orig
in and effects of each. Be sure to consider both micro-and macro-level
influences on you and your family system.
• Incorporate theory (i.e. psychodynamic, Bowen Family Systems or other
individual or family theoretical models)
into your assessment and analysis of your Family Genogram. Were you able to see patterns
in family relationships that impacted your own beliefs, perspectives and relational patterns?
• F
inally, note the sort of experiences you had
in construct
ing your Genogram, as well as your experience of contact
ing family members to obta
in information to complete your Genogram. Ask your family member what the experience might have been like for them as well.
2.Institutional changes in U.S. foreign relations
Choose one of the follow
ing prompts to answer.
Option A
Describe the cultural knowledge shared among members of the platoon that manned O.P. Restropo. What were some of the labels, roles, rules, and narratives they used to function as a unit? Analyze how this cultural knowledge was created, susta
ined, altered, or transformed by their experiences there. In both the description and the analysis, support your assertions with examples and quotations from the book.
Option B
Describe and expla
in the
institutional changes
in U.S. foreign relations and military philosophies and practices that have taken place
in the twenty-first century, and analyze the relationship between them and the experiences of the men
in Battle Company.
Option C
Use one or more of the concepts from Burgett and Hendler’s Keywords
in American Cultural Studies to frame an analysis of the story Junger tells
in War. The paper must clearly def
ine the concept be
ing applied, utiliz
ing the essay
in Keywords, and expla
in how it applies to the events and experiences described
in the book.