Deck 6: Conflict Theory

Question 1

According to human ecological theory, resource management follows the same value system for all families.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Human ecological theory believes that humans are dependent upon their environment to meet their biological needs.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

According to human ecological theory, human development is affected by more than one system at a time.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

According to human ecological theory, individuals change their behaviors based on their spatial environments.

Question 5

Human ecological theory is focused on the environment to the exclusion of human biology.

Question 6

A human ecosystem is an organism that operates as a unit in interaction with its environment. (True )

Question 7

According to human ecological theory, humans can live alone without the help of others(False)

Question 8

In human ecological theory, time is seen as both a limitation and a resource.

Question 9

According to human ecological theory, quality of life is determined by the adequacy of basic needs and the attainment of goals.

Question 10

As a result of adaptation, human systems are changed, as are their environments.

Question 11

Bronfenbrenner developed the Person-Process-Context-Time Model to allow greater focus on genetics.

Question 12

According to human ecological theory, there is more than one way to assess quality of life.

Question 13

Environments have the capacity to enhance possibilities for individuals and families as well as impose limits and constraints on their behavior and development.

Question 14

Human ecological theory has not changed since its original development by Urie Bronfenbrenner.

Question 15

Behaviors acceptable in one environment are almost always acceptable in another environment.

Question 16

The most central concept or the most basic notion of the human ecological theory is

A) negotiation.
B) conflict.
C) the life cycle.
D) adaptation.
E) the self.

Question 17

Eco, the prefix of ecosystem, comes from the Greek word "oikos" meaning

A) place of residence or house.
B) physical biology.
C) genetic principles.
D) community.
E) none of the above.

Question 18

According to ecological theory, language, laws, norms, and values are part of

A) human-built environment.
B) social-cultural environment.
C) natural physical-biological environment.
D) all of the above.

Question 19

According to Smith and Hamon which of the following is NOT an assumption of the family ecological framework?

A) Humans are dependent on their environment for sustenance (air, water, food, etc.).
B) Human beings are social and thus are dependent on other human beings.
C) Humans will react to something according to the meaning that the thing has for them.
D) Humans organize their interactions within their spatial environments.
E) Human behavior can be understood on several levels, including the population and individual levels.

Question 20

According to ecological theory, overarching institutions of the culture are found in the

A) microsystem.
B) macrosystem.
C) ecosystem.
D) mesosystem.
E) all of the above.

Question 21

Measures of quality of human life which assess marital satisfaction or housing quality are evaluating at the

A) individual level
B) familial level
C) societal level
D) all of the above levels

Question 22

There are three types of environments in which humans interact according to this theory. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

A) human-built environment
B) socio-cultural environment
C) natural physical- biological environment
D) organismic-linguistic environment

Question 23

Which system represents those settings or institutions NOT directly experienced by the person, but which affect his/her development in less direct ways?

A) Microsystem
B) Exosystem
C) Mesosystem
D) Macrosystem

Question 24

What do values help us understand about a person or an environment?

A) What is profitable
B) What is beautiful
C) What is correct and decent behavior
D) All of the above
E) Only a and c

Question 25

Fundamental decision making processes include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Recognizing that a decision is needed
B) Identifying, comparing and evaluating alternatives
C) Choosing an acceptable alternative
D) Waiting to see if the problem will solve itself before acting

Question 26

Which of the following was NOT one of the types of needs identified by Allardt which exists outside of the essential survival and adaptation needs?

A) The need for having
B) The need for relating
C) The need for desiring
D) The need for being

Question 27

Which system represents the immediate environment of the person?

A) Microsystem
B) Mesosystem
C) Exosystem
D) Macrosystem

Question 28

Derek got in trouble at school today and his teacher emailed his mom and told her about it. Once Derek got home from school he got in trouble again, but this time with his mom. This illustrates which level of Bronfenbrenner's theory?

A) Microsystem
B) Mesosystem
C) Exosystem
D) Macrosystem
E) Chronosystem

Question 29

Which of the following is a main belief of human ecological theory?

A) We don't develop in a vacuum
B) We interact with multiple contexts daily
C) We develop as a result of the bi-directional interactions between us and the contexts that surround us
D) All of the above are main beliefs of this theory

Question 30

What is a common criticism of human ecological theory?

A) It is too narrow in focus
B) The microsystem is seen as more important than the other systems
C) It is difficult to test using traditional research methods
D) It has not been altered since its inception

Question 31

In Brofenbrenner's final work, which was published the year he died, he changed from the use of the ecology to the use of which term?

A) Bioecology
B) Microecology
C) Socio-ecology
D) Macroecology

Question 32

Which system is more crucial for individual development than it is for family development?

A) Microsystem
B) Mesosystem
C) Macrosystem
D) Chronosystem

Question 33

Match: Use each answer only once
-_____ co-authored an important article entitled,The Family as an Ecosystem, renewing ecological theory in family science and in which the family was viewed as a "life support system."

A) Urie Bronfenbrenner
B) Ellen Swallows Richards
C) Beatrice Paolucci
D) Gregory Mendell
E) Charles Darwin

Question 34

Match: Use each answer only once
-_____ contemporary ecological theorist who developed a "nested" model for examining how environment affects intrafamilial processes.

A) Urie Bronfenbrenner
B) Ellen Swallows Richards
C) Beatrice Paolucci
D) Gregory Mendell
E) Charles Darwin

Question 35

Match: Use each answer only once
-_____ considered father of human ecology; studied genetics."

A) Urie Bronfenbrenner
B) Ellen Swallows Richards
C) Beatrice Paolucci
D) Gregory Mendell
E) Charles Darwin

Question 36

Match: Use each answer only once
-_____ first women faculty member of any science school in the U.S.; proposed a science of environment focused on home and family"

A) Urie Bronfenbrenner
B) Ellen Swallows Richards
C) Beatrice Paolucci
D) Gregory Mendell
E) Charles Darwin

Question 37

Aside from developing this theory, Urie Bronfenbrenner was also the first prevention scientist, before we even had the term prevention science. Use the foundation of this theory to talk about what prevention science is and how it relates to family science. You can show a video from the Bronfenbrenner Translational Research Center such as:. HYPERLINK "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXqItT4DSrI&nohtml5=False" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXqItT4DSrI&nohtml5=False.

Question 38

Urie Bronfenbrenner is also considered the cofounder of Head Start. Use this organization as a means of talking about each of the systems in the theory and how they fit this organization.

Question 39

Consider adolescent drug use by analyzing each of Brofenbrenner's ecosystems. Determine which factors in each ecosystem might serve as risk or protective factors for adolescents. For instance, what conditions within the microsystem could contribute to or prevent drug use? How might the interface between microsystems (mesosystem) affect drug use? What factors at the exosystem and macrosystem levels could inhibit or enhance the likelihood of drug abuse?

Question 40

Consider how Brofenbrenner's early ecological theory might help practitioners evaluate the usefulness of their programs and interventions. How can the model help practitioners to ensure programs are developmentally, culturally, and contextually appropriate?