Jane and Leanne work as researchers at ABN Foundation and have been assigned a new assignment on families. For the assignment, they will need to study families in which conflict and misbehavior occur regularly. Jane and Leanne are currently discussing whetherthey should use the family systems theory to conduct the research. Which of the following statements, if true, is likely to strengthen the case for using this theory?

A) Researchers atABN Foundation often refer to the symbolic interaction theory when studying families.
B) Critics point out that the theory focuses more on dysfunctional families and less on healthy families.
C) Research indicates that the family systems theory provides limited insight into how a family functions.
D) The family systems theory focuses on individual family members but not on how the members interact within the family system.


B

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