FAML 400 EXAM 1
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Give an example of how theory could inform research: Theories are weeded out through
history. The good ones that help society stay while the others are forgotten. These good theories
are ones that researches go back to when they have new quest...
Give an example of how theory could inform research: Theories are weeded out through
history. The good ones that help society stay while the others are forgotten. These good theories
are ones that researches go back to when they have new questions or problems they want to
solve. By using knowledge (or theories) that have already been established as a base will give
researchers a place to jump from instead of starting from ground zero.
There are 3 major parts of theories: Assumptions: non-tested, foundations of a theory
(beliefs that are taken for granted or believed to be true.)
Concepts: the building blocks of a theory
Propositions: how the concepts of a theory affect one another (The relationships between the
concepts, the "glue" holding the theory together.)
, FAML 400 EXAM 1
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Positivism: Truth is truth and will always be. For example, someone may really dislike
gravity and try to defy it by jumping off a roof, but no matter how hard they try that truth
(gravity) cannot be overcome or changed.
What is NOT an assumption of the Family Developmental Theory Successful families
have several common character traits.
Assumption of the Family Developmental Theory Families undergo stages of
development.
There are tasks associated with different points along the family life cycle.
Families should be viewed over time.
, FAML 400 EXAM 1
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What is FALSE statment about FDT? Failure to successfully accomplish the tasks at one
stage makes it unlikely the family will move to the next stage
FDT Truths The theory is one of the first and only ones that was developed specifically
out of an interest in families and thus focuses exclusively on the family.
Developmental tasks are norms arising at a particular stage of the family life cycle
Not all families follow the cycle from beginning to end.
Family Development assumptions focus on: what motivates individuals
agreement and shared meaning among family members
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