FDT: Family Development Theory

Question 1

FDT Theory Overview:

Answer 1

Looks at how families grow and change over time

Question 2

Family development theory can be applied in context at ________

Answer 2

multiple levels

Question 3

FDT can be used to examine _____ within the context of families

Answer 3

individual change

Question 4

in FDT ______ can come and go, and families can ______ with these _______

Answer 4

changes, struggle, changes

Question 5

BP: The _______ and ______ that can be used after learning about FDT is an understanding of how families change over time

Answer 5

value, skill

Question 6

BP: That change can be in terms of ________ or _______

Answer 6

family structure, process

Question 7

BP: FDT is the foundational theory for family science- T or F

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Is family development theory used when preparing for the future because it focuses on time and change? T or F

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Families may be in one of more ______ at a given time

Answer 9

stage

Question 10

FDT is not 100% ______

Answer 10

accurate

Question 11

Key Figures:

Answer 11

Reuben Hill, Ernest Burgees

Question 12

Epistemologies: following data, looking for objective truths

Answer 12

positivist

Question 13

E: looking at why/how they change. worldview with several assumptions

Answer 13

interpretive

Question 14

Assumptions: family behavior is influenced by the family’s _____ and ______ goals

Answer 14

past, future

Question 15

A: Individuals in families ______ over time in relatively ______ ______ depending on the norms of the contexts in which they are embedded

Answer 15

change, consistent patterns

Question 16

A: The development of individual members and the family itself is influenced by __________

Answer 16

bidirectional relationships

Question 17

Individuals in families have ______ for each _______ that are based on the norms in the context of which they are embedded

Answer 17

tasks, family stage

Question 18

Key Concepts: families change over ______

Answer 18

time

Question 19

the change that families experience can be in terms of their _______ or ______ related to being in a given family stage

Answer 19

structure, process

Question 20

KC: the force that brings about various changes to family life

Answer 20

time

Question 21

KC: the period at which families enter, pass through, or exit given stages or experiences

Answer 21

timing

Question 22

KC: families experience distinct ________ (stages) of family life that are qualitatively different from _____ or ____ periods

Answer 22

periods, past, future

Question 23

KC: within each ________ _______ that families experience they are task expectations

Answer 23

developmental stage

Question 24

KC: consider how families are defined, the stages families experience, and task expectations within family stages, etc.

Answer 24

Social Norms

Question 25

What is Macro-level

Answer 25

the level at a society

Question 26

What is Exo-level

Answer 26

the level of indirect effects

Question 27

what is Mezzo-level

Answer 27

the combined effect of multiple micro-levels

Question 28

what is Micro-level

Answer 28

the level of direct effects

Question 29

What is Chrono-level

Answer 29

the impact of time on families considered