1. Shelby Zurick
Aaron Luebbers
Chelsea Kalish
Trista Baker

2. Carol Brady
Marcia 12
Jan 10
Cindy 6
Mike Brady
Greg 14
Peter 11
Bobby 8
Alice
Blended Family

3. Relationships
Power Orientation
 Carol always discussed decisions with Mike and he always had the last say.
 The older children would boss their younger siblings around
 The younger siblings would spy on the older children
 Alice was a support, but was still in a subservient role
Communication
 Mike and Carol would openly communicate with the children, this helped to strengthen relationships
 Alice was also a strong communicator
 Miscommunication between the children sometimes caused issues
 The family would generally speak to each other in a loving manner, and Mike and Carol do not argue
Structure
 Although this is a blended family Mike and Carol consider all the children to be their own.
Accentuation
 The children refer to the other parent as mom and dad, and Mike and Carol do not use the term step-children

4. Roles
 Mike Brady is a widower and the head of the household and decision maker. He is a successful architect. He co-parents
with Carol, and views the girls as his own children. Mike is even-tempered and tries to give the kids good
advice when needed. Mike views women’s liberation as crazy stuff.
 Greg Brady is the oldest son of Mike. He is the All American Boy next door. He gets good grades, plays sports,
interested in politics and has a level head. Greg is popular at school, and tries to do the “right thing” when it comes
to his school life and siblings. Greg is a leader in the community and at home.
 Peter Brady is the middle child of Mike’s, and has typical middle child issues. Peter likes to act in the school play,
build school projects, and likes to play detective. Peter’s ego can be fragile, or inflated, and is always trying to fit in
with his peers and siblings.
 Bobby Brady is the youngest child of Mike’s and is always looking for ways to get attention, Bobby can be
competitive with his siblings, overly sensitive, and always seems to get into mischief.
 Alice is the live-in-housekeeper that was already living with Mike and the boys. Alice is a support for the entire
family, and does all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc.

5. Roles
 Carol Brady was previously a single mother. Carol is a strong minded, independent woman, but chose to be a
housewife. She likes to write, do sculpting, sing, organizes plays, and PTA events. Carol likes to tell jokes that poke fun
at Mike. Carol thinks of the boys as her own children.
 Marcia is the oldest of Carol’s daughters. She is The Girl Next Door. Marcia is confident, pretty, and popular. She goes
out of her way to put others needs before her own. She likes politics, cheerleading, singing, and will give up her goals to
let her brother Greg achieve his.
 Jan is Carol’s middle daughter. She is the typical insecure teenager living her pretty and popular older sister’s shadow.
She sometimes wants to be the only child, but is also popular at school. Jan doesn’t think she is pretty, and is envied by
other.
 Cindy is Carol’s youngest daughter. She is inquisitive and sometimes this gets her into trouble. She like to snoop on her
siblings, but is also very caring about her family. She loves both her parents equally, and becomes close to Bobby.

6. Rituals
• The family would eat meals together
• Went on vacations together
• Participated in outdoor activities
• Mike, Carol and Alice would have talks with the kids
• The children all participate in either sports, are in plays, singing, cheerleading, or another school activity
• The entire family will seek the advice of Alice
• The children were taught to use manners
• Older children were allowed to do more then younger
siblings
Rules
 The children have a good sense of right and wrong that they try to follow
 The children had to use please and thank you
 The children seem to learn from natural consequences of their choices
 The older children were at times in the care giver role for the younger siblings, and at times were bossy

7. Setting/Social Environment
 The family lives in a large, two story home that Mike Brady designed.
 The home is in an upper middle class suburban neighborhood in Southern California
 The family is able to afford two cars and the children are always dressed in nice clothes
 Mike is able to afford to have a live-in housekeeper
 The children are able to participate in a lot of extracurricular activities
 The family can afford medical care
 The family can afford to go on vacations
Chateau
Brady

8. The Six Cs
Communication
• Verbal
 Who: Boys talk to boys, girls talk to girls, husband and wife talk to each other,
 Intonation: Children are pleasant and respectful to parents, polite to Alice
 Types of Statements: children make accusatory statements to each other, parents are
supportive and nurturing with children
 Depth/Content: children have deeper conversation with parents
 Nonverbal
 Good eye contact in general, children tend to look away when in trouble
 Parents have very comfortable body language with each other

9. The Six Cs
Contact
– Physical
 Affectionate: father lightly hits sons on the arm tell them he is proud of
them or to show them he is joking around, hugging between mother and
daughters, tickling
 Aggressive: boys get into physical arguments with each other (hit with
pillows, physically fight over objects)
– Emotional
• Parents and Alice are very attentive to children and clearly show
interested through questioning
 Express empathy and concern for children
 No fear or apprehension seen in interactions

10. The Six Cs
Care
Giving
• Alice: provides all of the physical care, such as cooking, cleaning and housework, work is
expected since she is employed by the family but she does work without complaining and
seems to enjoy it, having a housekeeper may be related to culture
• Father: financially provides for the family, expectation of the male due to the time period
and culture, seems to accept this role and enjoy his profession
• Mother: provides emotional support for family, involved in children’s schooling (PTA)
Receiving
• Children: expect to be taken care of, do not have chores around the house so Alice is
expected to do housework, say thank you
• Carol and Mike: expect to receive help from Alice around the house, appreciative of her

11. The Six Cs
Coping
 Children: cry, give silent treatment, ultimately talk to parents about problem
 Parents: discuss issues with each other
Conflict
 Who: children argue with each other, parents do not fight with each other, children occasionally argue with
parents, some conflicts with children's’ friends
 Themes of conflict: sibling rivalry, boys v. girls, older siblings v. younger siblings
 How: verbal arguments, not physical
 Objective Witnesses: parents and Alice
 Result: one individual in the family usually feels left out
Consensus
 Occurs post-conflict
 How: parents or Alice act as mediators for arguments who sometimes provide advice, a family discussion occurs
 Result: everyone in the family is happy, no one’s needs are left out, family is stronger