Theories - Major Questions Flashcards
How does family life reflect economic and patriarchal arrangements?
Feminist
What are the tasks a family must perform to survive?
Developmental
What are the person’s benefits/costs in a relationship?
Social Exchange
How can families allocate and manage responses to meet the family’s needs?
Ecological
Do families have functional or dysfunctional relationships?
Family Systems
How do family member perceive and explain reality?
Symbolic Interactionism
How are family roles an environmental setting related?
Ecological
How can family relationships and behaviors be improved?
Family Systems
Do women and men experience family in similar or different ways?
Feminist
How is “right” and “wrong” behavior defined, interpreted, reinforced, or discouraged?
Symbolic Interactionist
What are the stages a family goes through?
Developmental
