SOCL 2505 Chapter : SOCL 2505 Chapter 3 Notes
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Concepts related to conceptual and theory development: the six major conceptual frameworks for describing marriage and family dynamics are: The family systems theory (speci c to families) The family strengths framework (speci c to families) The feminist framework (more universal: the three major dimension of couple and family dynamics are: Cohesion (how close they are as a family) Flexibility (how exible they are with things like gender roles) Communication (how they communicate with each other: conceptual framework: helps organize thinking from a particular perspective through a set of interconnected: Assumptions: class: we assume things like women might have dif culty asking for a raise, theory: general principles composed of interrelated concepts. Class: what we are going to theorize or generalize from say a feminist perspective. The interrelated concepts are between men and women and can be seen in society: hypotheses: presumed relationships between variables. Friday, september 9, 2016: research study: designed to test one or more speci c hypotheses.
