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What theoretical paradigm emphasized that truth is imposed by those with the power to shape knowledge? - Answer-Conflict Theories: - Answer-Provide explanations for what is observed Inform research Are abstract and general ideas Which component of theory demonstrates the relationship bet...

Positivism - Answer-Very objective world view/ scientific paradigm. There is only one truth and it does not depend on beliefs or opinions. Example: Social Exchange Theory, Structural Functionalism, Family Developmental Theory Interpretive - Answer-There is no real one truth, it depends becaus...

Positivism - Answer-Very objective world view/ scientific paradigm. There is only one truth and it does not depend on beliefs or opinions. Example: Social Exchange Theory Interpretive - Answer-There is no real one truth, it depends because everyone sees it in their own perspective ex: Symbolic ...

The Basic Principles of Social Interactionism - Answer-The basic principles are: Thoughts are shaped by social interaction (socialization) in which individuals learn meanings and symbols. Humans act toward things based on the meanings the things have for them. Meaning arises out of social inter...

Symbolic interactionism assumes which of the following? - Answer-We act toward people and things based on the meaning they have for us. The Looking-Glass Self can be observed in which of the following? - Answer-Andrea is speaking in front of the class when the class begins to giggle. Andrea admon...

"I" vs "me" - Answer-"I" is your spontaneous reaction (similar to the id in psychoanalytic theory); "me" is your social self/presentation of yourself to others "Looking-glass self (Cooley) - Answer-Charles Horton Cooley developed the idea in which individuals think abou...

4 important contributions of symbolic theory - Answer-1st view the world as always changing 2nd - social structure is not fixed in time 3rd - meaning does not come from objects themselves, but from our interactions with objects 4th - they(pragmatists contributors) exhibited an ideological commitm...

Mead believed that people follow two stages to develop a sense of self. What are they - Answer-Play Stage and Game Stage Play Stage (Mead) - Answer-the child tries to use gestures to practice the behaviors associated with different roles, such as that of mother, father, firefighter, or teacher. ...

Assumptions of Symbolic Interactionism Theory - Answer-o People will react to something according to the meaning that the thing has for them o We learn about meaning through interactions with others o As people come into contact with different things and experiences, they interpret what is being l...

Symbolic Interactionism Assumptions - Answer-1. Meaning is a central element of human behavior 2. Humans develop a sense of self 3. The environment assigns symbols and values at birth Symbolic Interactionism: Symbols - Answer-products of social interaction: gestures, language, etc Symbolic I...

Theories: - Answer-Are a set of propositions which explain a social phenomena Inform research Examples of the inductive process - Answer-Observations of 3 families with troubled teens leads to empirical generalization about all families with teens Research on a group of individuals leading ...

An assumption of conflict theory: The nature of humans is that... - Answer-...they are self-oriented. An assumption of conflict theory: Societies operate under... - Answer-...a perpetual scarcity of resources. An assumption of conflict theory: Group dynamics are... - Answer-...different in fam...

Social Exchange theory - Answer-Social relationships can be understood as revolving around the exchange of resources valued by the participants. Bronislaw Malinowski and Claude Levi-Strauss - Answer-demonstrated how many" cultures" engage in the exchange of various goods and services as a c...

highly integrated - Answer-rituals, discipline, and interdependence unintegrated - Answer-lack of rituals, discipline, and interdependence The whole is greater than the sum of the parts - Answer-family is more than a collection of individuals who live together, holistic quality, cake= flour, s...

Paradigms/philosophies in science - Answer-Positivism Interpretive Conflict/Critical Positivism - Answer-linear causality, there are positive facts/truths out there for us to discover Tenets of Positivism Interpretive - Answer-"truth" is created. The context is important. "It depen...

Systems Theory Assumptions - Answer-1) The whole is greater than the sum of the parts 2) The locus of pathology is not within the person but is a system dysfunction. 3) Circular causality guides behavior. 4) Rules result from he redundancy principle and are critical in defining a family. 5) Feed...

List the four emphasis of Family Studies Major - Answer-Professional Clinical - requires statistics Professional General - requires statistics Advocacy and Policy Home and Family living Professional general - Answer-most popular gen fam studies most electives statistics required child de...

Positivism - Answer-Things that just are. Cause and effect. Includes Exchange Theory, and Family Development Systems Interpretive - Answer-Opposite of Positivism. It depends. Includes Symbolic Theory, Structural Functionalism Theory, Systems Theory Conflict/Critical - Answer-Two groups-haves a...

Theories: - Answer-b) Are a set of propositions which explain a social phenomena c) Inform research Correct! d) Both b and c e) all of the above Which of the following are examples of the inductive process? - Answer-a) Observations of 3 families with troubled teens leads to empirical generaliz...

Family Systems Theory - Answer-This theory allows one to understand the organizational complexity of families, as well as the interactive patterns that guide family interactions. In order to understand a family system we must look at the family as a whole and observe how they interact with each othe...

A family is defined as an individual, or a group of people bonded by marriage, blood, or other means who have established a household. - Answer-true _________ can have a dramatic positive impact on children and adults that stay with them for the rest of their lives. - Answer-little events or acti...

history - Answer-one of the first family-focused theories, developed in late 1940s what does family development theory focus on? - Answer-it focuses on the change in process of internal family development viewed micro-analytically with dimension of time being central - changes experienced by fami...

Dysfunction and Imbalance - Answer-- The word dysfunctional means that the relationships among family members and the roles that family members take on are unhealthy, and they help the family to function or behave in a way that is not healthy. - Dysfunction in families can include abuse, neglect...

Disengagement Theory - Answer-- Aging is an inevitable, mutual withdrawal or disengagement, resulting in decreased interaction between the aging person and others in the social system they belong to Disengagement Theory - Answer-Disengagement is a natural and necessary process to have "turn-ov...

theory and theorizing - Answer-¨Provides explanations and different ways of understanding family phenomena ¨Provides frameworks for predicting phenomena ¨Provides various interpretations of family phenomena, drawing on different assumptions about reality these functions of theory - Answer-in...

What is philosophy or paradigm? The beliefs that guide our thinking. Theories stem from three different paradigms (or world views) - Answer-Positivism 2. Interpretive 3. Conflict/critical Positivism - Answer-Positive facts, objective facts overlooks subjective, scientific method, laws of science,...

Symbolic Interactionism Theory - - Answer-Assumptions: People will react to something according to the meaning that thing has for them. We learn about meaning through interactions with others. As people come into contact with different things and experiences, they interpret what is being learned...

During the global pandemic of 2020 surrounding the Coronavirus, the wearing of masks became a political statement due to a lack of shared meaning. Which family theory would best address this phenomenon? - Answer-Symbolic Interactionism Although Cherlin argues that alternatives to marriage, such a...

1. Before WWII what were the two types of families that dominated American cultural life? - Answer-nuclear & multigenerational __________ is where a person receives two contradictory messages at the same time - Answer-Double blind Which is the largest and oldest of associations devoted to marr...