Chapter 1 Voc. Flashcards
Unrelated individuals who are treated as if they are related
Affiliated Kin
A separate social and psychological stage of development coinciding with puberty and characterized by rebellion and crises.
Adolescence
refer to the definitions and explanations people have about what is true.
Beliefs
a family in which members live in two different households, often results of being divorced and their children spending time with both
Binuclear Family
(step-family) created when two people marry and one or both brings into the household a child or children from a previous marriage or relationship
Blended Family
a type of living arrangement in which a man and a women living together present themselves as being married and are legally recognized as such
Common-Law Marriage
The marriage was supposed to provide romance emotional growth,and sexual fulfillment; wives were no longer supposed to excise sexual restraint;spouses shared decisions and task equally; and adolescent children were allowed greater freedom from parent supervision
Companionate Family
The study of population and population characteristics
Demography
such as family size, marriage and divorce rates, and ethnicity and race
Demographics
describes cultural characteristics that distinguish one group from another
Ethnicity
includes not only the nuclear family but others as well uncles and aunts, nieces, and nephews, grandparents,even great-parents
Extended Family
The family into which you were born or in which you grew up.
Family of Orientation
(family of orientation) The Family into which you were born in or which you grew up
Family of Origin
(family of procreation) the family you begin if and when you get married and have children
Family of Cohabitation
A unit of two or more people who are related by blood,marriage, or adoption and who live together
Family
When decisions are made, family collective concerns take priority over individual concerns
Familism
The trend of the world economy toward becoming a more interdependent system.
Globalization
Any group of persons residing together
Household
when decision are made, individuals concern take priority over family collective concerns
Individualism
Your relatives by blood,marriage, remarriage or adoption,ranging from grandparents to nieces to brother-in-laws
Kin
refers to children tracing their descent, and perhaps rights and property, through the mother’s line
Matrilineal
Family in which the mother hold the power
Matriarchal Family
A socially approved mating relationship
Marriage
Describes the situation in which newly married partners reside with the wife’s family
Matrilocal Residence
Online social networks in which members share media such as photos, video, and music, such as youtube.
Media- Sharing Websites
consists of father, mother, and children living in one household
Modern Family
a marital or sexual relationship in which a person is committed exclusively to one partner
Monogamy
describes the situation in which newly married partners set up their household
Neolocal Residence
one though of as the modern family consists of father,mother, and children living together
Nuclear Family
the period during which one develops second sex characteristics (such a breast or facial hair)
Puberty
Descent and ownership of property came down through father’s line
Patrilineal
One in which the fathers holds the power
Patrilineal Family
Describes the great variability in family forms; three common examples of the post modern family are binuclear family, blended families, and single parent families
Postmodern Family
A marriage in which one husband has more than one wife
Polgyny
describes the situation in which newly married partners live with husband’s family
Patrilocal Residence
a form of marriage in which one person has several spouses
Polygamy
a marriage in which one wife has more than one husband
Polyandry
the pattern of behaviors expected of a person who occupies a certain social position within a certain group or culture.
Roles
describes inherited physical characteristics that distinguish one group from another
Race
a family in which a child or children lives with one parent
Single-parent Family
online communities of internet users who share a common bond
Social Networking Websites
created when two people marry and one or both brings into the household a child or children from a previous marriage or relationship
Step-Family
the mans role is primarily husband, father, and income earner and the women role is wife,mother and house-maker
Traditional Family
Deeply held beliefs and attitudes about what is right and wrong, desirable and undesirable
Values
Besides communications tools and wikis (websites that allow visitors to edit content) also includes social networking websites
Web 2.0.
