Week Two.

I really enjoyed class this week. We learned about the family as a psychological system. The systems that stood out to me where exchange and symbolic interaction. Exchange is kind of a "give and take" system. For example, lets use a husband and wife. One night the husband washes the dishes. In his mind he is thinking, "since I'm washing the dishes now, she should wash them tomorrow." But when tomorrow comes, the dishes are still in the sink and the husband could be upset. He could be thinking, "I did the dishes yesterday! It is HER turn.We should be taking turns doing things." Now, this isn't a bad way of doing things, but I think it can be harmful. I know that sometimes we do do things so that we can get something in return. But in my life, I really want to work on doing things for my husband because I WANT to. Not because I want something in return, but because I know that it is the right thing to do. I want to learn how to do things for him and not expect anything in return. Symbolic theory also stood out to me. I think everyone is affected by this theory. Symbolic theory is where we are shaped by interaction. Each person will feel something from interaction between people. Tone of phrases, forms of touch, and different cultures are all forms of symbolic theories. The way people talk to one another will have a symbolic meaning. For example again, a husband and wife are talking to each other and then the wife uses a tone that the husband doesn't like. The situation is affected by that tone. The husband begins to feel hard feelings because of her tone. Exchange and symbolic interaction are huge parts of the psychological system.

Week One.

What I learned this week was about the different forms of research. Those different forms are: quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. There are different ways to find information. These include: interviews, case studies, observation, and there are other ways to find research. In class we discussed that questions should  be important, intriguing, and beautiful. I think in a family, we should perform research within the unit. We should be asking each other questions and learning about one another. Parents should be teaching their children the gospel  and having one on one interviews with their children to know what is going on in their lives. Parents should be asking questions, observing, and interviewing which are forms of research.