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AnOverviewofFamilyTheories

StructuralFunc8onalism
ConictTheory
FeministTheory
SocialExchangeTheory
SymbolicInterac8onTheory
DevelopmentalTheory
LifeCoursePerspec8ve
SystemsTheory
FamilyTheories

StructuralFunc8onalism
MacroTheory
Suggeststhatallsocial
ins8tu8onsincludingthe
family,existtollaneed
insociety
FamilyTheories
ConictTheory
MacroTheory
Emphasizesissues
surroundingsocial
inequality,power,
conict,andsocial
change
FamilyTheories
FeministTheory
MacroTheory
Genderisthecentral
conceptforexplaining
familystructureand
dynamics
FamilyTheories
SocialExchangeTheory
MicroTheory
Individualsarera8onal
andtheirbehavior
reectsanevalua8onof
costsandbenets
FamilyTheories
SymbolicInterac8on
Theory
MicroTheory
Focusesonthesocial
interac8onbetween
familymembersand
othergroups,concerned
withthemeaningsand
interpreta8onsthat
peoplehave
FamilyTheories

DevelopmentalTheory
MicroTheory
Familyandfamily
membersgothrough
dis8nctstageswithits
ownsetoftasks,roles,
andresponsibili8es
FamilyTheories
LifeCoursePerspec8ve
MicroTheory
Examineshow
individualsliveschange
astheypassthroughthe
eventsintheirlives,
recognizingthatmany
changesaresocially
producedandshared
amongacohortof
people
FamilyTheories
SystemsTheory
MicroTheory
Familymembers,and
therolestheyplaymake
upasystem,andthis
systemislargerthanthe
sumofitsindividual
members

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