Exam 2: Exploring Relationships and Families

The text observes that most people grow up in some form of family and know something about what marriages and families are. But while personal experience provides us with information, it can also act as

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Choose five theoretical perspectives on the family and provide a one-sentence summary of how each theory views families.

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1. Structural Functionalism: This theory views families as a social institution that serves specific functions within society, such as socializing children and providing emotional support for its members.

2. Conflict Theory: This perspective sees families as a site of power struggles and inequality, with different family members vying for control and resources.

3. Symbolic Interactionism: This theory focuses on the everyday interactions and meanings within families, emphasizing the importance of communication and shared symbols in shaping family dynamics.

4. Feminist Theory: This perspective highlights the ways in which traditional gender roles and patriarchal structures impact families, often leading to unequal power dynamics and oppression of women.

5. Family Systems Theory: This approach views families as interconnected systems, where the behavior of one member can impact the entire family unit, and emphasizes the importance of understanding family dynamics as a whole.

A photograph in the text depicts individuals waiting patiently for medical attention in a neighborhood clinic. Which group of scholars would be inclined to explore the body language of the people awaiting attention?

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To help accomplish ethical standards, most researchers now must have their research plans reviewed by

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The central purpose of the __________ is to overcome researchers' blinders, or biases.

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When conducting __________, researchers ask a series of structured, or closed-ended questions in person, by telephone, or online.

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When using the __________ research method, a researcher lives with a family, spends extensive time with them, and carefully records their activities, conversations, gestures, and everyday behaviors.

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While part of being a scientist is having objectivity, in reality

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The __________ perspective has been the basis for criticism of nonreproductive sexual relationships and the employment of mothers as contrary to nature.

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The __________ perspective looks at the family as a whole; where change in one part sets in motion a process to restore equilibrium.

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The conflict and feminist theories call attention to __________ within groups-including families-and within the larger society.

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In an experiment, the ______ group receives no special intervention.

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The __________ perspective on the family is characterized by concepts linking psychosocial factors to physiology, genetics, and evolution.

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The __________ perspective focuses on how the family influences and is influenced by the environments that surround it.

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Sociobiologists are careful to point out that biological predisposition does not mean that a person's behavior cannot be influenced or changed by social structure.

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Researchers conducting surveys want their samples to be

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According to the interaction-constructionist theoretical perspective, ______________ is how family members adapt culturally understood roles to their own situations and preferences.

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In __________________ the researcher spends extensive time with respondents and carefully records their activities, conversations, gestures, and other aspects of everyday life.

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The idea that there are naturally two very distinct genders is called

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The family life course development framework emphasizes the individual family as the unit of analysis and examines the orderly stages through which families are seen to move.

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The text observes that most people grow up in some form of family and know something about what marriages and families are. But while personal experience provides us with information, it can also act as

Choose five theoretical perspectives on the family and provide a one-sentence summary of how each theory views families.

A photograph in the text depicts individuals waiting patiently for medical attention in a neighborhood clinic. Which group of scholars would be inclined to explore the body language of the people awaiting attention?

To help accomplish ethical standards, most researchers now must have their research plans reviewed by

The central purpose of the __________ is to overcome researchers' blinders, or biases.

When conducting __________, researchers ask a series of structured, or closed-ended questions in person, by telephone, or online.

When using the __________ research method, a researcher lives with a family, spends extensive time with them, and carefully records their activities, conversations, gestures, and everyday behaviors.

While part of being a scientist is having objectivity, in reality

The __________ perspective has been the basis for criticism of nonreproductive sexual relationships and the employment of mothers as contrary to nature.

The __________ perspective looks at the family as a whole; where change in one part sets in motion a process to restore equilibrium.

The conflict and feminist theories call attention to __________ within groups-including families-and within the larger society.

In an experiment, the ______ group receives no special intervention.

The __________ perspective on the family is characterized by concepts linking psychosocial factors to physiology, genetics, and evolution.

The __________ perspective focuses on how the family influences and is influenced by the environments that surround it.

Sociobiologists are careful to point out that biological predisposition does not mean that a person's behavior cannot be influenced or changed by social structure.

Researchers conducting surveys want their samples to be

According to the interaction-constructionist theoretical perspective, ______________ is how family members adapt culturally understood roles to their own situations and preferences.

In __________________ the researcher spends extensive time with respondents and carefully records their activities, conversations, gestures, and other aspects of everyday life.

The idea that there are naturally two very distinct genders is called

The family life course development framework emphasizes the individual family as the unit of analysis and examines the orderly stages through which families are seen to move.

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Gender Identities and Families

Our Sexual Selves

Love and Choosing a Life Partner

Nonmarital Lifestyles

2017 Marriage

Deciding About Parenthood

Raising Children in a Diverse Society

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Communication in Relationships Marriages and Families

Power and Violence in Families

Family Stress Crisis and Resilience

Divorce and Relationship Dissolution

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