George and Ellen Rottweiler encourage their adult daughter Guinevere to break her engagement and continue living in their home, saying, "You're so bright and attractive; you can find a better guy than this." A family systems theorist would term this as a(n) ________.

A. negative feedback
B. expressive feedback
C. positive feedback
D. instrumental feedback


Answer: A

Sociology

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