The Paradigmatic Framework is a formal and rigorously derived systems‐theoretic model of the organization and operation of human systems, a map covering not just families but also the broader range of human social systems in general. The origins, derivation, and development of the framework and its salient features are summarized. The framework is applied to a close examination of the well‐known and influential Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems in terms of its theoretical premises and assumptions and its typological and dimensional features, placing the Circumplex Model within the larger context of other relevant theoretical models of family and the still larger context of human systems in general. Implications for research and practice in the marriage and family field are highlighted with special attention to socio‐cultural context.

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家庭类型和家庭维度：范式框架和环形模型


范式框架是一个正式且严格推导的人类系统组织和运作的系统理论模型，一张地图不仅涵盖家庭，还涵盖更广泛的人类社会系统。总结了该框架的起源、推导、发展及其显着特点。该框架应用于对著名且有影响力的婚姻家庭系统圆形模型的理论前提和假设及其类型学和维度特征进行仔细研究，将圆形模型置于其他相关理论模型的更大背景下家庭和整个人类系统的更大背景。强调了对婚姻和家庭领域研究和实践的影响，特别关注社会文化背景。