Trevon and his friend Mack both drop out of law school. They both are nervous to

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Trevon and his friend Mack both drop out of law school. They both are nervous to tell their families.  Trevon’s family had the expectation that he would join his father’s established law firm and his dropping out causes the family much stress.  Mack’s family accepts the drop-out as a sign that he is moving on to a new goal and his family has low stress.  These differences in the family’s reactions are best described by which theory from Chapter 3?

A. Sociocultural Theory
B. Family Systems Theory
C. Evolutionary Development Theory
D. Attachment Theory

Explanation / Answer

Answer: B) Family Systems Theory

Explanation: According to Bowen's family theory, our thinking and behaviour is affected by our family. Here, in this question also, both family reacted in different ways because of the syatem they had in their family.

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