Exam 2: Exploring Relationships and Families

A(n)__________ is possible when the researcher has a large amount of control over the various aspects of the phenomena under study.

Which of the following is NOT a style of relating, according to attachment theory?

Briefly distinguish between the structure-functional perspective and the feminist perspective on families.

Using _________ allows researchers to analyze large data sets without conducting their own surveys.

Although we "know" about the family because we have lived in one, our __________may not tell the whole story.

__________ perspectives are ways of viewing reality.

You have been asked to develop a survey that examines how a wife's employment affects marital satisfaction: a. Suggest different ways you could ask people to complete your survey. b. What is a representative sample? Why would you need one? c. What are the advantages in using the survey technique? d. What are some of the disadvantages in using the survey technique? e. Why would it be problematic to study this issue using an experimental design? f. What other technique could you use to explore the same question? Why?

Andre is a family therapist who is interested in how husbands cope when they are the victims of physical abuse suffered at the hands of their wives. He makes an intensive study of the five husbands who are currently his clients for therapy sessions because they suffer physical abuse from this source. Andre is using which type of research method?

The view that the family is an enduring social institution because of the important tasks it performs for society-economic security, emotional support, socialization of children-is the __________ perspective.

A potential bias of case studies is that people who present themselves for counseling may differ in important ways from those who do not.

Children who live in poor neighborhoods are at less risk for negative social, educational, economic, and health outcomes.

Studying social change in the family can be best understood through _______ data.

A photograph in the text depicts individuals waiting patiently for medical attention in a neighborhood clinic. Which group of scholars might speculate about whether the children seem to be secure, insecure/anxious or avoidant towards their parents?

Theories help us understand a situation or event from a particular viewpoint. Analyze your transition to college from the viewpoint of structure-functional theory. Describe the various functions your family performed in order for you to make it to college. What would you identify as having been the most important functions your family performed? Why?

From the family systems perspective, the parts of a family are seen as making a whole that is more than the mere sum of its parts.

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

How does "laboratory observation" differ from "naturalistic observation"? Give an example of each.

Theoretical perspectives or theories can increase our __________ families and family life.

Family systems theory emphasizes that family systems seek _________, or stable balance and symmetry.

Family researchers will often generate a __________, or "educated guess" about the way things are, based on their theoretical orientation.