Exploring Family Theories

Download or read book Exploring Family Theories written by Suzanne R. Smith and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Introduction "Why do you do that?" "Why does our family insist on doing things that way?" Questions about people's behaviors are the essence of social science inquiry. The focus may be on individuals, families, social groups, communities, or cultures. To engage in the process of social science inquiry, you need two things: research and theory. Before we enter into a discussion of social science theory, specifically family theory, we first must have a discussion about theory in general"--