Perspectives

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Functionalism

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States that families serve a specific purpose within society and family members are expected to fill prescribed roles for the good of society as a whole

Question 1

What is the life course approach

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Describes predictable changes in the behaviour of individuals or families as they progress through various stages and adapt to internal or external stimuli

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System theory

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Concludes that people are able to interact effectively only of they can communicate using a common language

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Exchange theory

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Explains that individuals assume res where the benefits outweigh the cost

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Conflict theory

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Looks at how societies are held together by power bit by individuals and groups needing and depending in each other

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Feminist theory

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Looks at the impact of sex and gender in behaviour and from the specific point of women

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Ecological perspective

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Looks at individuals and families as members of interlocking systems within society that influence each other