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Case-study method |
In clinical research, the in-depth examination of an individual or small group in some form of psychological treatment in order to gather data and formulate hypotheses. |
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Conflict theory |
A social theory that views individuals and groups as being basically in competition with one another. Power is seen as the decisive factor in interactions. |
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Family development theory |
A micro-level perspective that emphasizes the patterned changes that occur in families through stages and across time. |
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Family ecology theory |
A macro-level theory, emphasizing how families are influenced by and in turn influence the wider environment. |
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Family systems theory |
A theory viewing family structure as created by the pattern of interactions between its various subsystems, and individual actions as being strongly influenced by the family context. |
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Grounded theory |
Theory that emerges from inductive research and is rooted in repeated observations. |
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Macro-level theories |
Theories that focus on the family as a social institution. |
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Micro-level theories |
Theories tat emphasize what happens within families. |
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Structural functionalism theory |
A sociological theory that examines how society is organized and maintained by examining the functions performed by its different structures. In marriage and family studies, structural functionalism examine the functions the family performs for society, the functions the individual performs for the family, and the functions the family performs for its members. |
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Symbolic interaction theory |
A theory that focuses on the subjective meanings of acts and how these meanings are communicated through interactions and roles to give shared meaning. |
