The family systems tries to maintain homeostasis by incorporating and encouraging
further change.
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Family Systems Theory: Positive Feedback Loop
Expectations about how to act in a given situation
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Symbolic Interactionism: Social Norms
person who rejects the norm and retreats from is (drug addicts, homeless people)
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Structural Functionalism: Retreatism
1. This theory still needs to be subject to the ideals of society, ours are becoming less
and less conservative
2. The theory confuses function with cause (the family's function may not be why it
was originally created)
3. Just because something is functional does not mean it needs to be maintained
(feminists would say the family should change for the better by freeing women)
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Structural Functionalism: Main Critiques
Family Systems Theory: wrote about systemic concepts that play into the families
functioning (ex: birth order)
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Alfred Alder
difficulty enacting one's role due to multiple demands and insufficient resources
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Symbolic Interactionism: Role Strain
, • ____________ occurs on the behavioral level without impacting the operating rules of the
system. These changes are considered more superficial and less sustainable than
second-order changes.
• Individual changes happen but it does not impact the whole system very much
• It may look like a change has happened in the family's system, but deep down the
system is the exact same
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Family Systems Theory: First Order Change
He formulated a general systems theory that later contributed to the Family Systems
Theory
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Ludwig
Early family systems theory focused on this concept. _____________ refers to maintaining a
steady state, it's resistant to change and it is not always healthy or facilitative. This is
the natural inclination to maintain the status quo
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Family Systems Theory: Homeostasis Hypothesis
possessing multiple roles, each one having different expectations (causes role strain)
further change.
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Family Systems Theory: Positive Feedback Loop
Expectations about how to act in a given situation
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Symbolic Interactionism: Social Norms
person who rejects the norm and retreats from is (drug addicts, homeless people)
,Give this one a try later!
Structural Functionalism: Retreatism
1. This theory still needs to be subject to the ideals of society, ours are becoming less
and less conservative
2. The theory confuses function with cause (the family's function may not be why it
was originally created)
3. Just because something is functional does not mean it needs to be maintained
(feminists would say the family should change for the better by freeing women)
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Structural Functionalism: Main Critiques
Family Systems Theory: wrote about systemic concepts that play into the families
functioning (ex: birth order)
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Alfred Alder
difficulty enacting one's role due to multiple demands and insufficient resources
Give this one a try later!
Symbolic Interactionism: Role Strain
, • ____________ occurs on the behavioral level without impacting the operating rules of the
system. These changes are considered more superficial and less sustainable than
second-order changes.
• Individual changes happen but it does not impact the whole system very much
• It may look like a change has happened in the family's system, but deep down the
system is the exact same
Give this one a try later!
Family Systems Theory: First Order Change
He formulated a general systems theory that later contributed to the Family Systems
Theory
Give this one a try later!
Ludwig
Early family systems theory focused on this concept. _____________ refers to maintaining a
steady state, it's resistant to change and it is not always healthy or facilitative. This is
the natural inclination to maintain the status quo
Give this one a try later!
Family Systems Theory: Homeostasis Hypothesis
possessing multiple roles, each one having different expectations (causes role strain)
