3rd Post: Theories

  There are different theories (Systems Theory, Exchange Theory, Symbolic Interaction Theory, and Conflict Theory) that can help us understand why people do things. They help example a phenomenon. The Theory Exchange is about rewards and costs. If someone feels like a relationship cost them more than they gain from it, they will likely leave. The Symbolic Interaction Theory thinks that everything is symbolic and that most of what happens to people is done through symbols. For example, speaking. Our words are sounds that we make mean something. Conflict Theory believes that there is conflict between two people (conflict doesn't always have to be viewed negatively). People have different views and that will conflict with someone else's. One of my favorite theories, Systems Theory, believe that groups should be analyzed as a whole. For example, they believe that "the sum is greater than the sum of the parts". One person's act in a family affects everyone else in the family. Each person in a family plays and important roll.