Define Distancing, Avoidance, and Psychological Withdrawal

question 40

Essay

Define distancing, avoidance, and psychological withdrawal. Give an example of each.

Understand the critique of functionalist explanations of inequality, including considerations of power, prestige, and motivation.

Compare and contrast the views of Talcott Parsons and Robert K. Merton on structural functionalism.

Analyze the critiques and limitations of systems theory and structural functionalism.

Understand the concepts of teleology and tautology in the context of sociological theories.

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Definitions:

Abused by Father

A situation where an individual has experienced maltreatment, whether physical, emotional, sexual, or psychological, by their father.

Personality Theory

A theory that attempts to describe and explain similarities and differences in people's patterns of thinking, feeling, and behavior.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality responsible for dealing with reality, balancing the demands of the id and superego.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.