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AFAML 400: FAMILY THEORIES EXAM
1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Positivism 5- 5ANS--Very 5objective 5world 5view/ 5scientific 5paradigm. 5There 5is 5only 5one 5truth
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5and 5it 5does 5not 5depend 5on 5beliefs 5or 5opinions. 5
Example: 5Social 5Exchange 5Theory
Interpretive 5- 5ANS--There 5is 5no 5real 5one 5truth, 5it 5depends 5because 5everyone 5sees 5it 5in 5their
5own 5perspective 5ex: 5Symbolic 5Interactionism
Conflict 5Paradigm 5- 5ANS--Oppressor 5wants 5to 5keep 5things 5the 5same, 5the 5oppressed 5want
5to 5change 5things 5ex: 5Feminist 5Theory 5(have 5and 5have 5not)
What 5do 5theories 5do 5for 5us? 5- 5ANS--They 5help 5us 5predict, 5describe, 5and 5explain 5behavior.
What 5is 5the 5purpose 5of 5theory? 5- 5ANS--To 5increase 5knowledge, 5accumulate 5research,
5guidance, 5connectedness, 5interpretation, 5prediction, 5and 5explanation
What 5makes 5up 5a 5theory? 5- 5ANS--Assumptions, 5Concepts,
Propositions
Assumptions 5- 5ANS--Beliefs, 5or 5things 5that 5we 5assume 5are 5true, 5accepted 5as 5true 5without
5being 5tested, 5basic 5beliefs
Concepts 5- 5ANS--Building 5Blocks 5of 5a 5theory, 5different 5variables
Propositions 5- 5ANS--How 5the 5concepts 5relate 5together
Negative 5Correlation 5- 5ANS--As 5variable 5x 5goes 5up, 5variable 5y 5goes 5down.
OR 5As 5variable 5x 5goes 5down, 5variable 5y 5goes 5up.
Positive 5Correlation 5- 5ANS--As 5variable 5x 5goes 5up, 5variable 5y 5goes 5up.
OR 5As 5variable 5x 5goes 5down, 5variable 5y 5goes 5down.
Which 5is 5broader, 5scientific 5paradigms 5or 5theories? 5- 5ANS--Scientific 5Paradigms- 5because
5theories 5fit 5into 5specific 5paradigms.
Deductive 5Reasoning 5- 5ANS--Theories 5inform 5our 5research
THEORY>HYPOTHESIS>OBSERVATION>CONFIRMATION
Broad 5to 5specific
, Inductive 5Reasoning 5- 5ANS--Research 5can 5form 5our 5theories.
5INFORMATION>PATTERN>TENTATIVE 5HYPOTHESIS>THEORY
Specific 5to 5Broad
Ways 5in 5which 5families 5differ 5from 5other 5social 5groups 5- 5ANS--- 5Length 5of 5association
- 5Intergenerational 5
- 5Biological/affinal 5(affectionate) 5ties
- 5Large 5Kinship 5Organization
Know 5what 5the 5Assumption 5of 5Universality 5means 5(from 5Family
Development 5Theory) 5- 5ANS--- 5FDT 5assumes 5all 5families 5go 5through 5the 5stages 5in 5the
5same 5way.
What 5are 5the 5benefits/advantages 5of 5Family 5Development 5Theory? 5- 5ANS--- 5Can 5help 5us
5see 5what 5the 5family 5is 5struggling 5with 5
ex: 5Failure 5to 5complete 5a 5task 5within 5a 5stage.
- 5It 5is 5useful 5in 5explaining 5patterned 5change, 5the 5dynamic 5nature 5of 5the 5family 5and 5how
5change 5occurs 5in 5the 5family 5cycle
- 5Helps 5us 5see 5that 5family 5development 5affects 5individual 5development 5and 5vice 5versa.
Stages 5of 5FDT. 5What 5tasks 5need 5to 5be 5accomplished 5in 5what
Stage? 5- 5ANS---Married 5Couple 5Task: 5Establish 5mutually 5satisfying 5relationship
-Childbearing 5Task: 5Having,adjusting 5to,and 5encouraging 5the 5dev. 5of 5infants
-Preschool 5Age 5Task: 5Coping 5with 5energy 5and 5depletion 5and 5lack 5of 5privacy 5
-School 5Age 5Task: 5Encouraging 5child 5educational 5achievement
-Teenage 5Task: 5Balancing 5freedom 5and 5responsibility
-Launching 5Center 5Task: 5Maintaining 5supportive 5home 5base
-Middle-Age 5Parents 5Task: 5Refocus 5on 5marriage/ 5Maintain 5kin 5ties
-Aging 5Family 5Members 5Task: 5Cope 5w/ 5bereavement/ 5Adjust 5to 5retirement
What 5is 5the 5main 5point 5of 5the 5article 5about 5Reason 5and 5Revelation 5by 5Elder
Oaks? 5- 5ANS--We 5need 5both 5reason 5and 5revelation. 5If 5they 5disagree 5we 5go 5with
5Revelation.
Norm 5of 5Reciprocity 5- 5ANS--People 5should 5help 5those 5who 5have 5helped 5them.
Rule 5of 5Distributive 5Justice 5- 5ANS--Rewards 5to 5each 5person 5in 5a 5relationship 5will 5be
5proportional 5to 5the 5respective 5costs 5of 5each 5and 5that 5the 5net 5result 5for 5each 5person 5will 5be
5proportional 5to 5the 5investment 5of 5each 5in 5the 5relationship.
Rationality 5Proposition 5- 5ANS--The 5idea 5that 5humans 5are 5rational
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