FAML 400 EXAM 1 WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Theories: - ANSWER-Are a set of propositions which explain a social phenomena
Inform research
Examples of the inductive process - ANSWER-Observations of 3 families with troubled
teens leads to empirical generalization about all families with teens
Research on a group of individuals leading to a new theory
Your hypothesis (eating Twinkies twice a day will make people gain weight) was
supported in your research study. Based on this finding, you suggest that it's not just
Twinkies that make you fat; it's probably all Hostess snack cakes that make you fat.
Are hypotheses constructed using inductive or deductive thinking in the Wallace Wheel?
- ANSWER-Hypothesis is on the deductive side of the wheel
Give an example of how theory could inform research: - ANSWER-Theories are weeded
out through history. The good ones that help society stay while the others are forgotten.
These good theories are ones that researches go back to when they have new
questions or problems they want to solve. By using knowledge (or theories) that have
already been established as a base will give researchers a place to jump from instead
of starting from ground zero.
There are 3 major parts of theories: - ANSWER-Assumptions: non-tested, foundations
of a theory (beliefs that are taken for granted or believed to be true.)
, Concepts: the building blocks of a theory
Propositions: how the concepts of a theory affect one another (The relationships
between the concepts, the "glue" holding the theory together.)
Positivism: - ANSWER-Truth is truth and will always be. For example, someone may
really dislike gravity and try to defy it by jumping off a roof, but no matter how hard they
try that truth (gravity) cannot be overcome or changed.
According to family development theory, the most important factor to consider is: -
ANSWER-The stage of the family life course
The family process dimension of "time" is critical to understanding and explaining family
change. Time is best measured in family development theory as: - ANSWER-life events
time (stages depend on your current life events)
What is NOT an assumption of the Family Developmental Theory - ANSWER-
Successful families have several common character traits.
Assumption of the Family Developmental Theory - ANSWER-Families undergo stages
of development.
There are tasks associated with different points along the family life cycle.
Families should be viewed over time.
What is FALSE statment about FDT? - ANSWER-Failure to successfully accomplish the
tasks at one stage makes it unlikely the family will move to the next stage
SOLUTIONS
Theories: - ANSWER-Are a set of propositions which explain a social phenomena
Inform research
Examples of the inductive process - ANSWER-Observations of 3 families with troubled
teens leads to empirical generalization about all families with teens
Research on a group of individuals leading to a new theory
Your hypothesis (eating Twinkies twice a day will make people gain weight) was
supported in your research study. Based on this finding, you suggest that it's not just
Twinkies that make you fat; it's probably all Hostess snack cakes that make you fat.
Are hypotheses constructed using inductive or deductive thinking in the Wallace Wheel?
- ANSWER-Hypothesis is on the deductive side of the wheel
Give an example of how theory could inform research: - ANSWER-Theories are weeded
out through history. The good ones that help society stay while the others are forgotten.
These good theories are ones that researches go back to when they have new
questions or problems they want to solve. By using knowledge (or theories) that have
already been established as a base will give researchers a place to jump from instead
of starting from ground zero.
There are 3 major parts of theories: - ANSWER-Assumptions: non-tested, foundations
of a theory (beliefs that are taken for granted or believed to be true.)
, Concepts: the building blocks of a theory
Propositions: how the concepts of a theory affect one another (The relationships
between the concepts, the "glue" holding the theory together.)
Positivism: - ANSWER-Truth is truth and will always be. For example, someone may
really dislike gravity and try to defy it by jumping off a roof, but no matter how hard they
try that truth (gravity) cannot be overcome or changed.
According to family development theory, the most important factor to consider is: -
ANSWER-The stage of the family life course
The family process dimension of "time" is critical to understanding and explaining family
change. Time is best measured in family development theory as: - ANSWER-life events
time (stages depend on your current life events)
What is NOT an assumption of the Family Developmental Theory - ANSWER-
Successful families have several common character traits.
Assumption of the Family Developmental Theory - ANSWER-Families undergo stages
of development.
There are tasks associated with different points along the family life cycle.
Families should be viewed over time.
What is FALSE statment about FDT? - ANSWER-Failure to successfully accomplish the
tasks at one stage makes it unlikely the family will move to the next stage
