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FAML 400 Exam 2 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Assumptions of Symbolic Interactionism Theory - 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 an...

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FAML 400 Exam 2 Questions and
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Assumptions of Symbolic Interactionism Theory - ✔✔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 learned


o A human infant is asocial


o Once individuals develop a sense of self, this will provide motivation for future behavior


o Individuals are influenced by society


o People learn the rules and values of society through everyday interaction within that culture


symbols - ✔✔(SI) products of social behavior; have different meanings for people


interaction - ✔✔(SI) social behavior between people; communication takes place


gestures - ✔✔(SI) acts that represent something else; nonverbal communication


social norms - ✔✔(SI) expectations about how to act in situations


rituals - ✔✔(SI) traditions


roles - ✔✔(SI) set of social norms for a specific situation, or "part"


salience - ✔✔(SI) importance of a role




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identity - ✔✔(SI) most salient roles define our ______


Critiques of Symbolic Interactionism Theory - ✔✔o The key concepts are confusing - they're difficult to

define, making them difficult to test using research


o The ideas and concepts of scholars in this field haven't been combined into one central theory


o It does not give enough attention to the importance of emotions or the role of the unconscious


o Places too much emphasis on the ability of individuals to create their own realities - we live in a world

that we do not create ourselves


o The role of power is often neglected


o It lacks attention to the role of biology


I: ______ (according to SI) - ✔✔spontaneous self


Me: ______ (according to SI) - ✔✔generalized other (thinking part of self)


Play stage - ✔✔simplified childhood role taking


Game stage - ✔✔involves taking many roles at the same time


Assumptions of Structural Functionalism Theory - ✔✔o The function of families is to procreate and

socialize children


o All systems have functions


structure - ✔✔(SF) composition of the family; what members make it up


function - ✔✔(SF) the services the family provides to society


instrumental - ✔✔(SF) tasks that ensure physical survival (males)


expressive - ✔✔(SF) tasks related to relationship interactions that meet emotional needs (females)



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