What Is the Primary Criticism of Family Development Theory

question 42

Multiple Choice

What is the primary criticism of family development theory?

• A) The theory is not descriptive enough; it only has heuristic (research generating) power.
• B) It best describes the trajectory of intact, two-parent, heterosexual nuclear families.
• C) Early renderings of the theory were hypersensitive to factors such as race, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and family structure.
• D) All of the above are criticisms of the theory.

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