CFD 335-exam #1 Questions With Complete Solutions

Theory correct answer: An idea about something or set of ideas to explain something or interpret facts of events Different theories explain the same events in different ways correct answer: True Sometimes theories are in competition with each other correct answer: True Sometimes theories can be used together correct answer: True Building blocks of theories correct answer: Propositions are at the top concepts assumptions epistemologies Epistemologies correct answer: one's orientation to answering questions about the world Epistemologies/philosophies of science correct answer: Positivistic; interpretive; critical Philosophies of science correct answer: Positivist view; interpretive view; critical view; Positivistic view: view of knowledge correct answer: There is an objective truth; emphasis on empirical data and scientific methods; based on facts Positivistic view: goals of family theory correct answer: Who, how, what, and where? (not necessarily why) Example of positivistic view: goals correct answer: Focusing on the divorce rate; WHO is getting divorced, HOW old are they etc. Interpretive view: view of knowledge correct answer: interpret meaning assigned to event or behavior; knowledge is subjective and truth is relative to context Individuals with the interpretive vie focus on assigning meaning to people's behavior correct answer: True The goals of family theory in the interpretive view: correct answer: understanding and empathy Example of interpretive view correct answer: they would be asking why people are getting divorced; based on reasons; personal reasons Critical view: view of knowledge correct answer: truth is imposed with powers; critical approach to understand what is going on knowledge is imposed by those in power deciding which theory has truth; those in power dictated what is true correct answer: True Goals of theory for critical view correct answer: Emancipation and empowerment Critical view example theory correct answer: feminism Depending on the theory, it has different assumptions, concepts, and propositions correct answer: true Critical view does not follow norms and disrupts the typical norms correct answer: True Assumptions: correct answer: ideas scholars believe to be true about families "taken for granted" ideas that are unique to each other Assumptions change over time; flexible depending on what you learn. correct answer: True Assumptions are sometimes true depending on the theory correct answer: True Concepts: correct answer: Terms and definitions used to explain the theory's framework based on the assumptions Propositions correct answer: Help us test a theory to grain more information and knowledge We use propositions when we want to apply a theory to the study of families correct answer: True Propositions are often presented as hypothesis correct answer: True Propositions make theories testable correct answer: true Small ideas to a big theory is called inductive process correct answer: True A big theory that can be broken down to small ideas is called deductive process correct answer: true Deductive process can be applied to family theories and other theories as well correct answer: True Theorizing process correct answer: Is an idea or an observation, becomes a hypothesis, evidence is gather, a theory is formed. Idea or an observation: correct answer: Something of interest Hypothesis correct answer: An idea that hasn't been proven yet Evidence correct answer: Enough evidence accumulates to support a hypothesis Theory correct answer: Becomes accepted as valid explanation of a phenomenon Theories about families include a family concept correct answer: true Families differ from other social groups correct answer: true