FRHD 1020 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Dynamics, Family Therapy, Ecological Systems Theory

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Discuss the following ideas and why they are important to consider when conducting family research (see pages 33-37 of textbook) Social dynamics: change can only be measured across time points: identity and change are central to developing a dynamic theory, does not look at unique events or changes, want analysis to be generalizable. Events: individuals lives are experienced as events: e. g. , birth, graduation, wedding, death, actual date is not important, the event contains the information about our lives, most life events are considered normative . Stage transitions: every person and organization experiences transitions: many contain intense adjustment which lead to high stress, e. g. , birth of a child. Discuss how the example from the film up! Be critical: do not automatically accept research results as facts or truth but consider the research context. Possible flaws in research studies: researcher is bias, sample is bias, no control group, questions poorly worded, time and other distortions.

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