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Theoretical Perspectives in the Study of the Family

Theoretical Perspectives in the Study of the Family. Individuals and Families: Diverse Perspectives Unit 1 - Chapter 2. What image do you see?. Old woman or young lady?. What image do you see?. Social scientists attempt to answer the following questions:.

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Theoretical Perspectives in the Study of the Family

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  1. Theoretical Perspectives in the Study of the Family Individuals and Families: Diverse Perspectives Unit 1 - Chapter 2

  2. What image do you see? Old woman or young lady?

  3. What image do you see?

  4. Social scientists attempt to answer the following questions: Social scientists attempt to explain human behaviour from a particular perspective

  5. A Theoretical Perspective…

  6. No one perspective is best in all circumstances The perspective one uses may depend on the question being asked Government introduction of full-day kindergarten Functionalism Impact of bullying on school performance Symbolic Interaction

  7. THEORIES

  8. THEORIES (continued)

  9. “Theories suggest what we look at contain underlying assumptions about how the social world works—which in turn guide our research questions and methods” (Albanese, 2007, p. 130)

  10. Theoretical Perspectives Sociology

  11. FUNCTIONALISM “Families are institutions that serve specific functions in society, and family members are expected to fill prescribed roles within the institution for the good of society as a whole” (Albanese, 2007, p. 14)

  12. FUNCTIONALISM (continued)

  13. SYSTEMS THEORY

  14. Theoretical Perspectives Psychology

  15. SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM

  16. SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM • Three basic concepts: • “me” and “I” • “take the attitude of the other” • shared symbols “I am not what I think I am; I am not what you think I am; I am what I think you think I am” (Cooley)

  17. EXCHANGE THEORY

  18. Theoretical Perspectives Interdisciplinary Approaches

  19. LIFE-COURSE APPROACH

  20. CONFLICT THEORY

  21. CONFLICT THEORY (continued) “Conflict theorists ask the question “Functional for whom?” because, unlike functionalists, they question why the structure of society does not work for everyone” (Teevan & Hewitt, 1995)

  22. FEMINIST THEORY

  23. ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

  24. ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE (continued) Society influences individuals and families on four levels:

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