They must always take these patterns into account. More importantly it must be understood as the activity of cultivation, the process that creates these configurations. It is a direct implication of this understanding that culture is not shared but constructed. The course is organized on the model of the life cycle of a family over two generations, from established adulthood, through child bearing, socialization and education of the children, growing up, getting married, divorced and dealing with the illness and death of parents. In every instance, the focus will be interactional with an emphasis on the concreteness of the actions being performed, of the resources used.
Family life is infinitely more than the attitudes or values one has about it.
The garbage must be taken out, the children must be taken care of. Whoever does either cannot do something else. This is a methodological and epistemological decision.