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25 Cards in this Set
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Exchange Theory
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interpersonal relationships based on what is exchanged b/w 2 people
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Rewards
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anything that meets a person's needs..satisfaction is received from participating in interaction
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Costs
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things that are not perceived as not beneficial to the individual..creates lack of satisfaction in relationship if cost is too high
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Outcomes
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Rewards - Costs
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Profit
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rewards > costs
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Loss
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rewards < costs
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Principle of Least Interest
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the person with the least interest has the most power in a relationship
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Resources and Power
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person with the most resources has the most power in a relationship
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Family Developmental Theory
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describes and explains the processes of change in families
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Family Life Cycle
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stages follow an orderly sequence that is similar for almost everyone; each stage builds on the one
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Role
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set of expecatations for an individual in a group over time. roles will change with age and stage
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Position
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role arrangement over time. assigned roles & duties. defined by gender, marriage, blood relations, etc.
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Systems Theory
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set of elements standing in interaction that whatever affects one also affects the others
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Boundaries
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who is in or out of a certain system; barriers that distinguish individuals from their family
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Physical Boundary
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such as a room, house, door, or fence. actual physical space that separates individuals
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Family ecology perspective
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how a family is influenced by surround environment
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Family development perspective
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family life cycle is central here; change in predictable ways over time
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Structure-family perspective
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family viewed as social institution (raise children, provide economic support, give emotional security)
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3 categories of subsystems
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spousal, parent-child, sibling-sibling
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Cohesion-family closeness
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emotional bonding between family members
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Enmeshed
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extreme bonding and limited individual autonomy
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Disengaged
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low bonding and high autonomy from family
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Rules
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how things are done and how family functions
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Overt
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rules that are clearly stated
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Covert
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rules that aren't stated but everyone knows and obeys them
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