Chapter 10

Question 1

Define family

Answer 1

formation based on relationships
blood, laws, or affection
birth, marriage, adoption
emotional closeness
interdependence

Question 2

exogamy

Answer 2

the custom of marrying outside a community, clan, or tribe

Question 3

endogamy

Answer 3

the custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe

Question 4

how has family structure change in response to social life

Answer 4

from hunting and gathering to agrarian to industrial to technological

Question 5

what is the family and medical leave act (1993)

Answer 5

50+ employees need to be provided 12 weeks unpaid leave for birth, adoption, caring for sick immediate family member

Question 6

Psychodynamic perspective and families: what is the
premise

Answer 6

current personal and interpersonal problems are result of unresolved problems in the family of origin

Question 7

triangulation

Answer 7

occurs when two family members inappropriately involve another family member to reduce anxiety in the dyadic relationship

Question 8

Genogram

Answer 8

focus on relationships within the family rather than on individual family members

Question 9

Ecomap

Answer 9

Multilevel family practice model: includes larger systems in which the family system is embedded (neighborhood, community)

Question 10

exchange and choice perspective on families

Answer 10

family relationships are based on the exchange of resources valued by family members and the likelihood of the most valued outcomes being maximized

Question 11

exchange choice families
comparison level

Answer 11

standard for evaluating the rewards and costs of a relationships
stabilitY = SATISFACTION OF DIFFERENT EXPECTATIONS

Question 12

exchange choice families
comparison level alternative

Answer 12

the lowest level of outcomes acceptable by a person in light of other relationship opportunities

Question 13

3 dimensions of commitment (johnson 1999)

Answer 13

personal (desire to stay)
moral (values that obligate one to stay)
Structural (constraints, costs, investment that beat on leaving)

Question 14

Symbolic interaction perspective
four concepts

Answer 14

meaning
symbol
ritual
role

Question 15

meaning

Answer 15

(about objects, social world)

comes from social interaction and interpretation of those events (college reveals differences in meaning of “family”

Question 16

symbol

Answer 16

(something that stands for something else)

complex systems of symbols build cohesion and manage conflict
“looking related” symbolized familyhood

Question 17

ritual

Answer 17

(set of actions or words performed regularly)

shape and express family relationships (bedtime)
mark transitions in family roles (graduation parties)
used for healing, celebration (funeral ritual or holiday)
demonstrate familial beliefs (church, protesting)

Question 18

role

Answer 18

(expectations to act a certain way and do specific things)

Question 19

role conflict

Answer 19

expectation to have 2 incompatible rose. mother and worker, student athlete and scholar : role strain

Question 20

Intersectionality feminist theory

Answer 20

gender is not a monolithic category; gender, race, and class intersect to produce different experiences for women of various races and classes