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FS 4220A midterm

Courtney Westerberg Family Studies Inglês 82 flashcards

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  1. 1A tool used to understand and describe the world; a general framework of ideas and how they relate to each other.Theory
  2. 2Component of theories; beliefs that are taken for granted or believed to be true.Assumptions
  3. 3The terms and specific ideas used in building the theory.Concepts
  4. 4Statements that demonstrate how concepts fit together in a contextPropositions
  5. 5A theory's ability to help us generate questionsHeuristic Value
  6. 6Moving from specific bits of information toward a general idea.Inductive Reasoning
  7. 7Taking a general idea from a theory and testing it to tease out detailsDeductive Reasoning
  8. 8Radical changes or shifts in scientific viewsParadigm Shifts
  9. 9What are the 5 functions of theories?Descriptive function, sensitizing function, integrative function, explanatory function, and value function.
  10. 10List 5 ways to evaluate theories.1) Clarity of concepts
    2) Consistency
    3) Acknowledgement of limits
    4) Ethical implications
    5) Openness to change and modification
  11. 11What 4 ways do families differ from other social groups?1) families last much longer and require lifetime memberships
    2) families are intergenerational
    3) families represent biological relationships
    4) families are connected to larger kinship networks
  12. 12A social group characterized by common residence, economic cooperation, and reproductionFamily
  13. 13This theory is based on the "organic analogy"; that society is like the human body (society is also composed of many parts that must function together to work properly)Structural Functionalism Theory
  14. 14The view that social science should be based on empirical observationsPositivism
  15. 15PERSON: Comparative sociology, helped with the framework of SF; worked in Australia and Africa on economic circumstances and kinship ideasAlfred Radcliffe-Brown, 1950s - 1960s
  16. 16PERSON: Believed that behaviour was driven by our efforts to conform the moral code of society; applied SF to family life and concluded that husbands and wives must play certain rolesParsons
  17. 17What are the two central components of SF?The function of families is to procreate and socialize children; and all systems have functions
  18. 18What are the 5 patterns variables that reflect the value orientation of individuals and societies as they make decisions about what actions to take?Ascription/Achievement
    Diffuseness/Specificity
    Particularism/Universalism
    Affectivity/Affective Neutrality
    Collectivity/Self
  19. 19Explain each: Ascription/Achievement Diffuseness/Specificity Particularism/Universalism Affectivity/Affective Neutrality Collectivity/Self1. Born into/work for, get
    2. Lot of people for lot of things (skin)/one person who does a specific thing (doctor, gall bladder)
    3. Person-specific behaviours (grandmother, friends)/"feminine" behaviours (higher pitch, smiling more)
    4. Emotional expressiveness/emotion not involved, utile
    5. Interests in others/interest in self
  20. 20The composition of the familyStructure
  21. 21Tasks that need to be performed within a family to ensure its physical survival (who does this go to?)Instrumental
    (Husband)
  22. 22The relationship interactions necessary for the psychological satisfaction of family members (who does this go to?)Expressive
    (Wife)
  23. 23Refers to the traditional nuclear family composed of a husband, wife and childrenThe Benchmark Family
  24. 24A person who rejects both the normative goals and the means to obtain themRetreatism
  25. 25What are the 4 essential functions that the family provides to all societies?Sexual, reproduction, socialization, and economic
  26. 26Use theory to explain data --> "top down"Deductive
  27. 27What is the standard way of research?Deductive
  28. 28Use data to develop theory --> "grounded theory" from ground upInductive
  29. 29_______ is based on _________, which are comprised of ____________, which can be linked together to form ____________.Theory, assumptions, concepts, propositions
  30. 30PERSON: Tries to categorize deviation for SFMerton
  31. 31What are some critiques of SF?-A fairly broad topic
    -Can't really account for non-environmentally driven change
    -Deviation can't really be accounted for
  32. 32How might SF be different if created in today's society?-If it were created by someone with the same viewpoints, there would be a lot of backlash
    -Would include more variations of families but social ideal would be the same
  33. 33In the same way that a family must ______ in order to continue itself, a wheelchair basketball team must _______ new members. This is termed the _______ of the system.Procreate, recruit, function
  34. 34What 2 types of socialization was mentioned in the wheelchair basketball study and the main agents of each?1. Initial/Peers
    2. Continuing/Coaches
  35. 35What are two fundamental weaknesses of the Family Development Theory?1. The assumption that the stages are universally experienced by all families
    2. The bias toward the experience of a single generation
  36. 36Family development can be analyzed at what 4 different levels?1. The individual family member
    2. Family relationships
    3. The Family Group
    4. The institution of family
  37. 37Who were the primary scholars of Family Development Theory?Duvall and Hill
  38. 38What are some assumptions of Family Development Theory?-Families change one time
    -Tasks are associated with each stage of development
    -Institutional and social norms shape these stages and tasks
    -Development is reciprocal
  39. 39Behaviours and attitudes shaped by society, internalized, affected by our personalities and experiencesRole
  40. 40Childbearing after marriage; early education precedes marriageNormative sequencing
  41. 41What are the stages of the Family Life Cycle Theory?1-5 expansion - courtship & marriage, babies, preschoolers, school-aged kids, adolescents
    6-8 contraction - launch young adults, empty nest middle years, aging & dying
  42. 42What are the 4 stages of Family Career Theory?-Establishing couples
    -Parenting
    -Return to couple hood
    Aging
  43. 43Who expanded on FDT ideas with the concept of time?Bengston and Allen (1990s)
  44. 44Who expanded on FDT & developed B&A's work with the concepts of historical and geographic location?Elder and Giele (2000s)
  45. 45Who applied FDT to family therapy?Carter and McGoldrock (1990s)
  46. 46Who developed Systemic FD and what is it?Laszloffy
    Like a layer cake, each generation influences the one below and above.
  47. 47What are some critiques of Family Development Theory?-Theory is descriptive rather than predictive
    -Viewed deviance as negative (too lock-step)
  48. 48Methodology associated with Symbolic Interactionism Theory; individuals' responses, subjective experiences are highlighted. Theory generated from data; interview-heavy data, very descriptive. Not a theoryGrounded Theory
  49. 49Seeking evidence to support claimsEmpiricism
  50. 50What is impulsive, selfish, unorganized, and demanding? It is instinctive."I" (Id)
  51. 51What has incorporated other or generalized other? (how society views my actions; moderates behaviour, attitudes, expectations). It is learned."Me" (superego)
  52. 52PERSON: For SI, we learn about ourselves through interacting with others; self develops through early childhood stages of "I" and "Me"Mead, 1900s
  53. 53PERSON: (SI) We use what others think about to form ideas about ourselves (internalized racism, sexism, homophobia, etc.)Cooley, 1900s
  54. 54PERSON: (SI) One of the first to apply these ideas to families: social location - must understand families' subjectivityThomas, early 1900s
  55. 55PERSON: Synthesizes prior thought into "symbolic interactionism"Blume, early mid. 1900s
  56. 56Something that represents something else, shorthandSymbol
  57. 57Different roles have different importance at different timesSalience
  58. 58Characteristics that make an individual recognizableIdentity
  59. 59What are the 3 categories of the 7 basic assumptions of SI?1. Meaning
    2. Humans develop a sense of self
    3. Humans' society shapes them significantly
  60. 60What are the 3 of the 7 basic assumptions that go under the first category, Meaning?-people react to something according to the meaning it has to them
    -positive & negative meanings are learned through interactions with others
    -we take our meanings & bring them to bear on other situations
  61. 61What are the 2 of the 7 basic assumptions that go under the second category, Humans develop a sense of self?-children develop sense of self through interactions with others
    -adults' sense of self incorporates others' perceptions
  62. 62What are the 2 of the 7 basic assumptions that go under the third category, Humans' society shapes them significantly?-individuals influenced by cultural values
    -these are learned by living in society
  63. 63What are some critiques of SI?-not well organized
    -not incredibly predictive
    -emotions and feelings not addressed
  64. 64How close or unified a family feels and how economically independent they areIntegration
  65. 65What are the 4 stages that families go through when faced with a stressful situation?Crisis, disorganization, recovery, and reorganization
  66. 66What are a, b, c, and X in the abc-x model?a - stressor
    b - resources
    c - perception
    x - crisis
  67. 67What are the 3 types/kinds of stressor events?1. Normative or non-normative (predicated or not)
    2. Ambiguous or clear
    3. Volitional or non-volitional (planned or not)
  68. 68A stressor that you expect to last a long timeChronic stressor
  69. 69A stressor that happens quickly and does not last very long, but it is intense when it is happeningAcute stressor
  70. 70What 3 categories do resources fall into?Individual, family, and community
  71. 71Cognitively reframing the problem so that it does not seem so overwhelmingIntrapsychic coping
  72. 72Who created the abc-x model from the 1940s?Hills
  73. 73What are the 8 criteria that affect the degree to which a stressor will impact a family?-internal (+) or external
    -individual (+) or group
    -sudden or gradual (+)
    -severity, magnitude (low (+) or high)
    -short term (+) or long term
    -expected (+) or not
    natural (+) or unnatural
  74. 74Who came up with the 8 criteria that affect the degree to which a stressor will impact a family?Lipman-Bluman, 1970s
  75. 75Who came up with the 3 categories of resources?McCubbin and Patterson, 1980s
  76. 76What are the 3 ways to use resources (coping)?-direct actions
    -intrapsychic coping
    -controlling emotions
  77. 77Who created the Double ABC-X model?McCubbin and Patterson
  78. 78What is the MEES?Mundane extreme environmental stress (meant for racism, although can be used for other minorities)
  79. 79What is the FAAR?Family adjustment and adaption response (processes of communication and coping)
  80. 80The inherited practices, codes, beliefs, and traditions that shape what families do on a daily basis but that are often hidden from viewImplicit Theories
  81. 81What is being family?-loyalty
    -spending time together
    -love, other emotions
    -biological/genetic connection
    -shared history
  82. 82What are the 3 recommendations for family theories?1. Belief, feeling, intuition
    2. Consumption of things
    3. Location of family members in time and space

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