Part of the syllabus of Paper
III (Core and Extended Family), Family Management Course
1. Structural configuration of a family. Hardcore and softcore. Types of
extensions and protrusions from core: sticky, thorny, bulbous, fleshy, sweet,
utterly useless etc. Core-Extension synergy. Spatial models of Core-Extension
relations: concentric circles, overlapping circles, tangential circles,
separate circles, parallel lines, void. Core and Extension as observed by a
child, a domestic help, an insurance policy salesman, a terminally ill patient,
lawyers, police and tele-serial makers.
2. Role of parents. Parents as asset and/or liability. Staying with parents:
a cautious togetherness. Mixing between parents and children: milk with water,
oil with water, limestone with water, tea leaves with hot milk water, whiskey
with coke, lime with milk. Duties of parents: grandchildren, financial backup,
family relations, social relations, counselling and finding divorce lawyers. (…)
(…)
5. Status in family. Nature of status: perceived, conceived, received
and deceived. Wealth as the foundation of status. Status symbols. Car brand and
model as the foundation of status symbol. Status maintenance. Is everyone
better off than me? Professions that are automatic status symbols. Professions
that are not. Status vs. Class. NRI in US vs. NRI in Europe. (…)
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