# Child, Family, and Community

- By: Rebecca Laff and Wendy Ruiz
- Publisher: College of the Canyons
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- Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Over the years researchers have found the necessity to develop theories of behavior that are specific to family settings. These theories have been developed by people with a variety of areas of emphasis, from family therapists to gerontologists to child development specialists. In this chapter we will briefly discuss six such theories: Bioecological Model, Family Systems, Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism, and Psychological Perspectives.