Exam 2: Exploring Relationships and Families

According to the family life course development framework, each developmental task has a certain order in which major transitions to adult roles take place, called _______.

Theoretical perspectives are ways of

Family ecologists focus on current interactions within the family, not on historical, political, or socioeconomic conditions.

The theory most likely to compare a family to the human body with its many parts, or to a computer program with its many interrelated components, is __________.

The aim of qualitative research is to gain in-depth understandings of people's experiences.

Representative samples (like Gallup polls)are important to family survey research because the results can be ________ to the national population of the sample.

A central focus of the feminist theory is on__________ issues.

Our beliefs about families, based on our own personal experience, are usually accurate.

The _________ hypothesis proposes that work-marriage-family sequence is thought to be best for mental health and happiness.

The __________ perspective argues that human physiology, genetics, and hormones predispose individuals to certain behaviors.

The most generalizable findings are most likely to be found in a survey with

Within exchange theory, the _________ refers to the relationship between commitment to the relationship and power in the relationship.

In the contemporary version of evolutionary theory, it is the survival of one's __________ into future generations that is important.

When conducting __________, researchers ask a series of structured, or closed-ended questions.

__________ posits that during infancy and childhood a young person develops a general style of attaching to others, which persists in adulthood.

The text points out that each data collection technique

Which of the following is NOT a neighborhood risk factor which puts children at greater risk for negative outcomes including violence?

The pressure to achieve and the isolation of children from busy parents are all part of the __________ environment.

The family development model assumes that family life is erratic and seldom follows usual, typical, or conventional patterns.

The informed consent of human subjects is only necessary in dangerous research.