sfl 336 final Flashcards

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carl g. maeser - BYU should have the teachers do nothing that…

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the students can do for themselves

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elder holland - this church is always one generation away from…

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extinction

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president packer - what percentage of your BYU tuition is covered by sacred tithing funds?

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75%+

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principle of lived invitation

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our behavior is permission to others to behave similarly. but it is more than that, it is an invitation to do so.

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three levels of application for this class

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  1. personal/familial
  2. community/faith community
  3. professional/academic
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smith & hamon - 3 central features of theory

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  1. assumptions
  2. concepts
  3. propositions
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from a social scientific standpoint, propositions should be…

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testable

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what is a paradigm shift

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TLAS - when you encounter new information that changes the way you view things (ex. finding out tamara was in a concentration camp)

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what is the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning

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TLAS - inductive is building something small to big, deductive is working backwards from big to small

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cooley’s “looking glass self”

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we incorporate our judgments of how others perceive us into our sense of self

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elder maxwell - scholarship is a form of…

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worship/discipleship

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the only family theoretical perspective to explicity embrace human agency

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life course

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how many stages are there in family development theory

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8 stages
TLAS - briefly name a related problem

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what does it mean that development is reciprocal according to FDT?

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children help their parents develop too

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thomas theorem

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if people define situations as real, they are real in their consequences

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elder maxwell / Jesus - how do we really know something is true (the Lord’s epistemology)?

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john 7:17
we must ACT to know if something is true

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what scholar was integral in the development of both FDT and stress theory

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reuben hill

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what percentage of couples decrease in marital satisfaction after the birth of their first child? what makes those who increase in satisfaction different?

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4/6 decreased satisfaction
1/6 increased satisfaction have love maps - awareness of your partner’s emotional world

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what are the 4 epistemologies

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HERS
- hermeneutics: story telling and meaning making
- empiricism: sensory experiences
- rationalism: reasoning and logic
- social construction: learn from others around you

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define bonadaptation and maladaption in family stress theory

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TLAS
alma 62:41 - whether you become softened or hardened by stress

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2 key takeaways from the worlds apart reading

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  1. empirical data does not negate personal experience
  2. personal experience does not negate empirical data
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systems theory - the whole is greater than…

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the sum of its parts

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systems theory - the person is not the problem, it’s the…

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system. what does that imply?

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strong relationship pyramid

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TRUST
respect
love
friendship

***trust and respect are different because they must be earned, they cannot be given as a gift

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bronfenbrenner's ecological theory - examples of micro, exo, and macrosystems
micro: family, school, peers exo: parent's workplace macrosystem: societal norms, goverment
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what is the hegalian dialectic?
a pendulum swing of ideologies - ex: premarital sex is morally wrong swung from 85% yes in 1967 to 85% no in 2000
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2 basic assumptions of conflict theory
1. conflict is inevitable 2. resources are scarce
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2 different groups of people in conflict theory
1. the "haves" 2. the "have-nots"
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what do most conflict theorists believe?
conflict is beneficial
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3 attachment types from bowlby and ainsworth
1. secure 2. anxious 3. avoidant
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attachment - granqvist et al. portrays God as...
an attachment figure
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2 assumptions of social exchange theory
1. people are motivated by self interest 2. the goal is to maximize gains and minimize losses
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2 research findings from "doing what she thinks is best"
- it is not whether or not a mother works that influences her mental well being postpartum, but rather how closely her work situation resembles her desired situation - 71% of mothers did not achieve their desired work situation, which significantly predicts depression 3 years postpartum
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on what 2 points do leading human development theorists agress?
1. theory matters and it matters a lot 2. the 0-6 age range is when the template for later life is set down
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what is ZZZT and how long does it last?
little shot of hormones that indicate a spark of physical attraction - lasts 60-70 days - TLAS: why does this matter? - after the ZZZT wears off, you need to make sure you choose someone with meat and potatoes
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briefly summarize propositions 1 & 2 from sacred theory
the sacred matters and it matters a lot
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briefly summarize propositions 3 & 4 from sacred theory
how you act on your beliefs matters much more than what you say you belief
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what do the van lang studies teach about sacrifice?
the best marriages are made up of two partners both sacrificing for each other
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what did abraham maslow see as the pinnacle of human development in his early career? what about 30 yrs later?
- self-actualization - self-transcendence - TLAS: so what? why does that matter?
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what did wes burr find as the thing that matters most in 50 yrs of social science research? + lee gottard studies
kindness (aka charity)
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explain gottman's magic ratio
5:1, 5 positive relationship events needed to outweigh 1 negative one
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what did frankl teach about the meaning(s) of life?
there is no one meaning of life - life asks YOU to find YOUR meaning - it's different for everyone (what life expects out of you)
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mahan principle vs. consecration
mahan: turning life/quality of life into money consecration: turning money into life/quality of life
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what scriptural passage teaches about generations? what curse does this passage refer to?
malachi 4:5-6 - the hearts of the fathers turned to the children and the children to the fathers - curse: cut off from roots and branches
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morality continuum
aboslute relativity --> aristotle's golden mean <-- absolute truth
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horizontal vs. vertical morality
- horizontal: social construction, majority rule - vertical: divine, pure, revealed from God
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4 most advanced family processes
1. forgiveness 2. repentance 3. charity 4. covenant-keeping TLAS: if you had to pick a 5th what would it be?
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symbolic interactionism key author(s)
white
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symbolic interactionism key concepts
- interpretation/meaning - salience of symbols - roles, rituals, norms - generalized other - looking glass self
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symbolic interactionism strength/weakness
S: high explaining power, low predictive power W: looking glass self ignores internal identity
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symbolic interactionism 1 sentence summary
family interactions are explained by the meaning individuals give to different symbols which define their reality
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family development theory key author(s)
hill & duvall
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family development theory key concepts
- 8 stages - family developmental tasks in each stage - development is reciprocal - timing (when each transition occurs)
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family development theory strength/weakness
S: 8 stages are descriptive W: 8 stages aren't all inclusive/don't describe every family
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family development theory 1 sentence summary
family experiences are predicted by their passage through 8 normative stages and their completion of various developmental tasks for each stage
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family stress theory key author(s)
hill & boss
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family stress theory key concepts
- stressors - resources - perceptions - crisis - bon/maladaptation
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family stress theory strength/weakness
S: predicts family resilience W: stressors aren't isolated events
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family stress theory 1 sentence summary
how families respond and adapt to stress depends on the resources and perceptions available to them
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family systems theory key author(s)
broderick, burr, & hill
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family systems theory key concepts
- whole is greater than the sum of its parts - entropy - boundaries - family roles - explicit/implicit rules
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family systems theory strength/weakness
S: focuses on system to get the big picture W: may remove individual accountability for actions
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family systems theory 1 sentence summary
individual behavior must be understood in context of the entire family system, each individual plays a role and influences the system
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ecological theory key author(s)
bronfenbrenner
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ecological theory key concepts
- microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem - environment - niche - adaptation
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ecological theory strength/weakness
S: gives context (nature) to explain external influences on behaviors W: no explanation for the transitional character
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ecological theory 1 sentence summary
the environmental systems in which families exist influence and predict their behaviors
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conflict theory key author(s)
karl marx
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conflict theory key concepts
- scarcity of resources - competition - conflict is inevitable / good
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conflict theory strength/weakness
- applicable to various experiences - no conflict resolution acknowledged, doesn't help families improve
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conflict theory 1 sentence summary
family interactions can be explained by a scarcity of resources and the conflict that results from the competition to obtain resources
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social exchange theory key author(s)
thibaut & kelly
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social exchange theory key concepts
- cost-rewards analysis - profits - norm of reciprocity
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social exchange theory strength/weakness
S: explanatory power, appeals to reason W: encourages selfish behavior
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social exchange theory 1 sentence summary
family interactions are exchanges intended to maximize rewards and minimize costs
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attachment theory key author(s)
bowlby & ainsworth
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attachment theory key concepts
- secure base - safe haven - stronger & wiser attachment figure - secure/anxious/avoidant attachment
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attachment theory strength/weakness
S: promotes good child care in early life W: limited research on adult attachment
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attachment theory 1 sentence summary
how relationships between infants and parents influence relationships in adult life
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feminist theory key author(s)
osmond & thorne
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feminist theory key concepts
- gender is socially constructed - focus on social change - the experiences of women are overlooked - privilege
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feminist theory strength/weakness
S: commitment to equality/considers perspectives of women W: can minimize the perspectives of other family members, especially men
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feminist theory 1 sentence summary
family life through the lens of women, who are underprivileged but central to family experiences
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biosocial theory key author(s)
darwin, eynsenck
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biosocial theory key concepts
- social + biological - adaptation/natural selection - fitness/survival of the fittest
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biosocial theory strength/weakness
S: considers both nature and nurture W: some things cannot be explained by either
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biosocial theory 1 sentence summary
how both biology and external environment shape family behavior
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life course theory key author(s)
hareven & elder
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life course theory key concepts
- linked lives - transitions (on/off time) - paradigm shift - human agency
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life course theory strength/weakness
S: explicitly acknowledges human agency W: may be overly broad, considering a lot of factors
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life course theory 1 sentence summary
people shape their lives by making decisions within their social and historical contexts
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sacred theory key author(s)
burr & marks
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sacred theory key concepts
- sacred = salient - the sacred as both harmful and helpful - beliefs don't matter as much as how one lives them
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sacred theory strength/weakness
S: considers the sacred unlike other social science research W: not all families participate in the sacred
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sacred theory 1 sentence summary
the sacred helps families to be successful, but can also be harmful at times
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logotherapy key author(s)
frankl
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logotherapy key concepts
- will to meaning - freedom of choice - meaning in suffering - sovereignty of will
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logotherapy strength/weakness
- encourages responsibility to compliment freedom - very focused on philosophical/spiritual concepts, may not be helpful for individuals who don't have existential problems
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logotherapy 1 sentence summary
individuals must find meaning in life through accomplishment, connection, or suffering