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Identify a family-related problem.
Briefly explain how to apply both of the following:
- Critical theory.
- Feminist perspective.
Analyze what makes each perspective unique in its exploration of the issue you have identified.

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200 words of research reviews and notes briefly explore how gender and power impact infidelity by employing a feminist analysis and a cognitive dissonance theoretical lens.

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By identifying a family-related problem, I choose the topic of marital or romantic infidelity since cheating can impact all family members.

From a feminist perspective, this angle is unique as it examines how sociocontextual factors impact the issue, such as gender and power. One article assesses this topic:

Williams, K., & Knudson-Martin, C. (2013). Do Therapists Address Gender and Power in Infidelity? A Feminist Analysis of the Treatment Literature. Journal Of Marital & Family Therapy, 39(3), 271-284.

The authors reveal how gender and power dynamics influence "the etiology of affairs and in recovery from them" (271). The study names "five conditions that limit attention to gender and power: (a) speaking (or assuming) as though partners are equal, ...

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