Chapter 2 Notes

Question 0

actively seeking to understanding,analyze, and evaluate information to solve problems.

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Critical Thinking

Question 1

are patterns of thinking that affect how we respond to new ideas

Answer 1

Mind-sets

Question 2

Make sure you comprehend the problem-research paper

Answer 2

Get an understanding of the problem

Question 3

Communication/aggressiveness vs assertiveness

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Gather Information and interpret it

Question 4

may have to choose between alternatives

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Develop a solution plan carry it out

Question 5

communication

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Evaluate the Plan’s Effectiveness

Question 6

a perspective or a set of statements that explains why processes and events occur

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theory

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The Top Down View

-Focuses on a large scale patterns of society

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Macro-level orientation

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The Bottom Up View

-Focus on Small-Scale patterns of society

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Micro-Level Orientation

Question 9

Intended

Open, Stated, and conscious function

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Manifest functions

Question 10

Unintended, Unconscious or unintended functions

These functions have hidden purpose

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Latent functions

Question 11

the process by which offspring learn attitudes,beliefs, and values appropriate to their society and culture so they can function effectively society.

• To provide economic support for family members
• To provide emotional support for family members

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Socialization

Question 12

views individuals and groups as being basically in conflict and groups as being basically in conflict with each other for power and scarce resource

• conflict among opinions
• conflict among spouses, children,families

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conflict perspective

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Chores,childcare,vacation

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Conflict over power

Question 14

Tv,use of the car

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Conflict over resources

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Focuses on internal family interactions, the ongoing action and the response of family members to one another

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symbolic interaction

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gestures or words that we interpret or define as we observe them in other people

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symbol

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people define situations as real (politeness vs. flirting)

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Definition of the situation

Question 18

based on others interactions-looking glass self

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self-image

Question 19

uses questionnaires or interviews to collect data from small representative groups (samples) Which are them used to generalizes conclusions valid for larger groups (populations)

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Survey Research

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What is step one in survey research?

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decide on the population & the sample

Question 21

everyone has the same opportunity of being chosen

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Representative/random

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researchers pick people for convenience or availability-instructors using students in their class

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Non-representative

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a sample of specific subgroups of your population in which everyone has an equal chance of being included in the study

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stratified random sample

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What is step 2 in survey research?

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Gather the Data: Using Questionnaires or Interviews

-closed and open-ended questions

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interviews allows their own preconceptions to influence how they ask questions

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interview-bias

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What is the step 3 in survey research?

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analyze and generalize the results

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whether the results of the sample can be said to apply to the population the larger group

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generalized

Question 28

in depth study of individuals or small groups who have sought counseling for psychological,relationship, or marital/family problems from mental health professionals

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clinical research

Question 29

working directly with clients using interviews observation and analysis of records

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case-study method

Question 30

researches obtain information by observing people in their usual surrounding

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observational research

Question 31

Interact anonymously with subject

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Participant Observation

Question 32

just observe subjects

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non-participants observation

Question 33

subjects change their behavior because they know they are being observed

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Drawbacks (Hawthorne effect)

Question 34

researchers try to isolate a single factors behaviors under controlled conditions to determine its effects

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experimental research

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factors that can be controlled or manipulated

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independent variable

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factors or behaviors that are affected by changes in the independent variable.

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dependent variable

Question 37

Procac

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independent

Question 38

clinical depression

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dependent

Question 39

subject are exposed to an independent variable introduced by researchers

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experimental group

Question 40

subjects are not introduced the independent variable by the researcher

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control group

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compare data on family life among kinds of societies

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cross-cultural

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comparing information that already there

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Historial

Question 43

studying a group over a extend periods of time

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longitudinal

Question 44

taking research collected by other reasearcher

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secondary analysis

Question 45

the beliefs that one’s native country,culture,language,abilities, behavior are superior to those of another culture

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ethnocentrism

Question 46

the belief that the standard family is heterosexual with homosexual families not being view as true families

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Heterosexism

Question 47

children are the ultimate reason-many couple find that they like the freedom income etc.

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Bias against not having children