FMST 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Social Exchange Theory, Family Therapy, Feminist Theory

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Theories and research help us understand ourselves, our families, and our children and their behaviors. Improves our ability to think more critically and make informed decisions regarding our families. For this text, we are going to consider eight theories about families. Eight theories: structural-functionalist theory, conflict theory, feminist theory, ecological theory, developmental theory, symbolic interactionist theory, social exchange theory, family systems theory, microsystem, mesosytem, exosystem. Ecological theory examines how a family influences and is influenced by its environment. The environment is a series of systems that surround individuals and their families. These systems have a bi-directional influence on the individual and the family. These systems can help or hinder a child"s/individual development and a family"s functioning: a variety of structures that have a direct and consistent influence on a person"s life through regular interactions. The relationship between two or more of these structures.

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