Voices of First Nations People by Marvin D Feit John S Wodarski Hilary N Weaver

Author:Marvin D Feit, John S Wodarski, Hilary N Weaver [Marvin D Feit, John S Wodarski, Hilary N Weaver]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, General, Ethnic Studies, Sociology
ISBN: 9781317948506
Google: MNqiDwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-07-15T03:48:27+00:00

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Although there remains a paucity of literature about a common theoretical model of Native American family resiliency, the Relational World View (Cross, 1995) proposes natural healing qualities of family life and gives a framework for understanding resilient behavior. This model directed the development of the Ethnic, Culture, and Religion/Spirituality (ECR) Questionnaire which hypothesizes that the system’s natural tendency is to seek harmony and thereby resiliency. In the Native American relational view, the problem is viewed as circumstantial and residing in the relationship between or among various factors.

The four major forces or sets of factors within the Native American relational framework represent the constant interplay among the context, the mental, the physical, and the spiritual (Cross, 1995). Considered together, the model is viewed as an interdependence of relationships that explain resilient family behavior. The constructs are defined as:

The Context

. . . within which families of color function is filled with strength-producing or harmonizing resources. . . . Oppression, for all its damage to us, creates an environment where survival skills are developed and sharpened. . . . Healthy interdependence is the core of the extended family. (Cross, 1995, p. 151)

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