Exploring Marriages and Families. Karen Seccombe. third Edition “first: Pick a book surrounding a family” then: Pick a theory from the text that interests you. Make sure you understand the key concepts, some of the propositions that come out of the theory, and how people who use the theory to study real families do so. For example, in the symbolic interaction theory chapter, the authors use “dating aggression” as an empirical application of the theory. paper. a) Describe the family in the book. Who are the members of the family and how are they related to each other? What type of family is it (nuclear, extended, cohabitating, single parent, homosexual, blended, dual worker, etc.)? Why do you characterize this group as a family? Is the plot of the book realistic? How likely is it that a real family would be faced with this problem? If your only impression of families was based on this movie, what would that impression be? In other words, what would you think families are like if the only thing you knew about them was based on this book? b) This could probably be the first few pages. Do not just answer these questions as a short answer essay. Bring the answers together into a coherent thought. c) Give a broad sense of why you’ve chosen the theory and what it has to offer in explaining the family interaction.
