Challenges to Family Science Research
For my first week of my 160 Family Relations class, we discussed the different topics we are going to examine and how using research to do so is the most beneficial. However, when it comes to family science research most of the studies that are done are only done within the western hemisphere and the research it concludes are sometimes less than scientific. The studies of family science research are predominantly done within the United States which poses a few problems. If one is trying to further investigate a question they have about the family there is plentiful research, whether true or false, regarding the United States. However, information as to what other cultures believe are scarce and hard to come by when that’s not even considering the fact of if they hold any merit or not. A very controversial topic concerning the family where family science research plays a big role is whether children raised in a homosexual household face disadvantages op...