Major principles
________: Individuals are part of a group of concentric systems that impact their development and growth.
Breadwinner and homemaker
________ family) that contributes to a harmonious society.
Family life
Relation to ________: Emphasizes the motivation for familial relationships: that each person is giving and gaining within the family.
Family life is impacted by
Relation to ________: ________ is impacted by large national and international events: wars, natural disasters, pandemics, and economic depressions.
Family life in symbolic interactionism
Relation to ________: Changing roles and symbols affect the ways family members interact with each other and with society.
Family life in the conflict theory
Relation to ________: Emphasizes the competing interests of familial roles including the male dominating the family and providing stability to society.
Major principles
Opposition, power, and conflict within the family and society are needed for society to develop and change
Relation to family life
Emphasizes the competing interests of familial roles including the male dominating the family and providing stability to society
Conflict Theory Keywords
Society, Conflict, Interests, and Power
Ecological Systems Major principles
Individuals are part of a group of concentric systems that impact their development and growth
Relation to family life
Children are influenced by the people and environments in which they spend the most time, as well as the greater social events, trends, and values
Ecological Systems Keywords
Micro, Meso, Exo, Macro, and Chronosystems
Social Exchange Theory Major principles
Individuals have different strengths, resources, and weaknesses and enter into relationships via the evaluation of benefits and costs
Social Exchange Theory Keywords
Costs, Benefits, Resources, and Personal Gain
Feminist Theory Major principles
Society is structured in a way that privileges men over women; the theory works to understand and transform inequalities
Feminist Theory and the Relation to family life
This theory emphasizes the way that gender roles are constructed within the family including the socialization of children
Feminist Theory Keywords
Gender, Inequalities, Patriarchy, and Gender roles
Functionalism Theory Major principles
Social institutions function together in order to meet individual and group needs
Functionalism Keywords
Social Institutions, Function, Needs, and Individual
Life Course Major principles
Significant social and historical events shape the trajectories of birth cohorts and the individuals in them
Life Course Keywords
Family, Cohort, Relation, and Events
Symbolic Interactionism Major principles
This theory focuses on the changing nature of symbols and the ways we interact with one another based on those symbols
Symbolic Interaction Theory Relation to family life
Changing roles and symbols affect the ways family members interact with each other and with society
Symbolic Interaction Theory Keywords
Expectations, Symbols, Interaction, and Perception