Chapter 1: Choices in Relationships Flashcards
Define BINUCLEAR FAMILY
BINUCLEAR FAMILY - a family in which the members live in two households
Define BLENDED FAMILY
BLENDED FAMILY - a family created when two individuals marry and at least one of them brings a child or children from a previous relationship or marriage. Also referred to as a stepfamily
Define CHILD MARRIAGE
CHILD MARRIAGE - marriages in which females as young as 8 to 12 are required by their parents to marry an older man
Define CIVIL UNION
CIVIL UNION - a pair-bonded relationship given legal significance in terms of rights and privileges
Define COLLECTIVISM
COLLECTIVISM - pattern in which one regards group values and goals as more important than one’s own values and goals
Define COMMON-LAW MARRIAGE
COMMON-LAW MARRIAGE - a heterosexual cohabiting couple presenting themselves as married
Define CONFLICT FRAMEWORK
CONFLICT FRAMEWORK - the view that individuals in relationships compete for valuable resources
Define DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS
DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS - relationships in which cohabitating individuals are given some kind of official recognition by a city or corporation so as to receive partner benefits (for example, health insurance)
Define EXTENDED FAMILY
EXTENDED FAMILY - the nuclear family or parts of it plus other relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
Define FAMILISM
FAMILISM - value that decisions are made in reference to what is best for the family
Define FAMILY
FAMILY - a group of two or more people related by blood, marriage, or adoption
Define FAMILY LIFE COURSE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
FAMILY LIFE COURSE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK - the stages and process of how families change over time
Define FAMILY OF ORIENTATION
FAMILY OF ORIENTATION - also known as the family of origin, the family into which a person is born
Define FAMILY OF PROCREATION
FAMILY OF PROCREATION - the family a person begins typically by getting married and having children
Define FAMILY SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK
FAMILY SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK - views each member of the family as part of a system and the family as a unit that develops norms of interaction
Define FEMINIST FRAMEWORK
FEMINIST FRAMEWORK - views marriage and family as contexts of inequality and oppression for women
Define FERAL CHILDREN
FERAL CHILDREN - “wild, not domesticated” children thought to have been reared by animals
Define GENERATION Y
GENERATION Y - children of the baby boomers (typically born between 1979 and 1984)
Define HYPOTHESIS
HYPOTHESIS - a suggested explanation for a phenomenon
Define INDIVIDUALISM
INDIVIDUALISM - making decisions that serve the individual’s rather than the family’s interests
Define INSTITUTION
INSTITUTION - established and enduring patterns of social relationships (e.g. the family)
Define MARRIAGE
MARRIAGE - a legal relationship that binds a couple together for the reproduction, physical care, and socialization of children
Define MARRIAGE BENEFIT
MARRIAGE BENEFIT - when compared to being single, married persons are healthier, happier, live longer, less drug use, etc.
Define MATING GRADIENT
MATING GRADIENT - norms which give social approval to men who seek out younger, less educated, less financially secure women and vice versa
Define NUCLEAR FAMILY
NUCLEAR FAMILY - consists of you, your parents, and your siblings or you, your spouse, and your children
Define PANTAGAMY
PANTAGAMY - a group marriage in which each member of the group is “married” to the others
Define POLYANDRY
POLYANDRY - type of marriage in which one wife has two or more husbands
Define POLYGAMY
POLYGAMY - a generic term for marriage involving more than two spouses
Define POLYGYNY
POLYGYNY - type of marriage involving one husband and two or more wives
Define PRIMARY GROUPS
PRIMARY GROUPS - small numbers of individuals whereby the interaction is intimate and informal
Define SECONDARY GROUPS
SECONDARY GROUPS - groups in which the interaction is impersonal and formal
Define SOCIAL EXCHANGE FRAMEWORK
SOCIAL EXCHANGE FRAMEWORK - views interaction and choices in terms of cost and profit
Define SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION - the influence of social structure and culture on interpersonal decisions
Define STRUCTURE-FUNCTION FRAMEWORK
STRUCTURE-FUNCTION FRAMEWORK - emphasizes how marriage and family contribute to society
Define SYMBOLIC INTERACTION FRAMEWORK
SYMBOLIC INTERACTION FRAMEWORK - views marriages and families as symbolic worlds in which the various members give meaning to each other’s behavior
Define THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK - a set of interrelated principles designed to explain a particular phenomenon
Define UTILITARIANISM
UTILITARIANISM - individuals rationally weigh the rewards and costs associated with behavioral choices
Order by level of health (best to worst):
Never Married, Living With a Partner, Married, Divorced, Widowed
HEALTH BEST TO WORST - Married, Living with Partner, Never Married, Divorced, Widowed (9 in 10 married adults report good/very good health)
Order by level of alcohol consumption (most to least): Never Married, Living With a Partner, Married, Divorced, Widowed
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION MOST TO LEAST - Living With a Partner, Married, Divorced, Never Married, Widowed (Widowed most likely to abstain completely)
