At a relationship level, there are implied causal models but we are not able to know...

 

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At a relationship level, there are implied causal models but we are not able to know the direction of a relationship from correlation alone. For example, we may know a family where parents appear to love their children but we do not know whether being a parent causes them to love their children (physical/emotional love not based or they love their children because those children comply with a set of rules or expectations (conditional love). Your reading assignments give more examples of causal uncertainty. How do professionals who work with families navigate the problem of causation/correlation? What does it matter to get this right? Point to specific arguments to support your position. At a relationship level, there are implied causal models but we are not able to know the direction of a relationship from correlation alone. For example, we may know a family where parents appear to love their children but we do not know whether being a parent causes them to love their children (physical/emotional love not based or they love their children because those children comply with a set of rules or expectations (conditional love). Your reading assignments give more examples of causal uncertainty. How do professionals who work with families navigate the problem of causation/correlation? What does it matter to get this right? Point to specific arguments to support your position.

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