Family Relations April 6th-10th

This week in Family Relations we discussed four Family Theories. I would like to explain them in this blog. Family Systems Theory is defined as identifying the family as a whole. I think this is very important, I know that when my family members do not feel equally important to each other many problems arise. We also discussed Exchange Theory which is defined simply as keeping our costs lower than our rewards. In many relationships we are constantly worried about putting too much effort in and thinking we do not get that same amount of effort back in response to our efforts. Symbolic Theory views humans primarily as cognitive creatures who are influenced by interaction and experiences. And Conflict Theory are societies characterized by inequality. But it is important to remember that groups have different goals and outcomes from those goals. A really important point was brought up in class which was, what can I do to show love and not get love from others. If we express our love to others we will receive love from them in return.