Horace, the patriarch of the family is exhibiting a gambling problem, probably addiction. He grew up in a successful ranching family which had built a dynasty in Alberta. His grandfather had come from Scotland in 1921 and started the ranching business. Within the social context of the community, Horace is a recognized womanizer and gambler. Social context includes the dynamic network of both individual psychological attributes and the interaction with social networks. These networks include intimate relationships, the family unit, work and the community (Westaby, Plaff and Redding 2014). He has managed to gamble away the ranch, the insurance Continue reading...