FAML 400: Family Theories Exam 1 with Complete Questions and Answers 100% Correct
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FAML 400: Family Theories Exam 1 with Complete Questions and Answers 100% CorrectFAML 400: Family Theories Exam 1 with Complete Questions and Answers 100% CorrectFAML 400: Family Theories Exam 1 with Complete Questions and Answers 100% Correct
Positivism - ANSWER-Very objective world view/ scienti...
FAML 400: Family Theories Exam 1 with
Complete Questions and Answers 100%
Correct
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 Interactionism
Conflict Paradigm - ANSWER-Oppressor wants to keep things the same, the oppressed
want to change things ex: Feminist Theory (have and have not)
What do theories do for us? - ANSWER-They help us predict, describe, and explain
behavior.
What is the purpose of theory? - ANSWER-To increase knowledge, accumulate
research, guidance, connectedness, interpretation, prediction, and explanation
What makes up a theory? - ANSWER-Assumptions, Concepts,
Propositions
Assumptions - ANSWER-Beliefs, or things that we assume are true, accepted as true
without being tested, basic beliefs
Concepts - ANSWER-Building Blocks of a theory, different variables
, Propositions - ANSWER-How the concepts relate together
Negative Correlation - ANSWER-As variable x goes up, variable y goes down.
OR As variable x goes down, variable y goes up.
Positive Correlation - ANSWER-As variable x goes up, variable y goes up.
OR As variable x goes down, variable y goes down.
Which is broader, scientific paradigms or theories? - ANSWER-Scientific Paradigms-
because theories fit into specific paradigms.
Deductive Reasoning - ANSWER-Theories inform our research
THEORY>HYPOTHESIS>OBSERVATION>CONFIRMATION
Broad to specific
Inductive Reasoning - ANSWER-Research can form our theories.
INFORMATION>PATTERN>TENTATIVE HYPOTHESIS>THEORY
Specific to Broad
Ways in which families differ from other social groups - ANSWER-- Length of
association
- Intergenerational
- Biological/affinal (affectionate) ties
- Large Kinship Organization
Know what the Assumption of Universality means (from Family
Development Theory) - ANSWER-- FDT assumes all families go through the stages in
the same way.
What are the benefits/advantages of Family Development Theory? - ANSWER-- Can
help us see what the family is struggling with
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