Chapter 13.1-13.3- Family Flashcards
What are families and how do they differ around the world? Can you analyze the diversity of family life over the life course? Can you analyze the importance of divorce, remarriage, and various family forms?
What is Family?
social institution (found in all societies) that unite people in cooperative groups to care for one another, including any children
What is Kinship?
social bond based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption
What is Marriage?
legal relationship; usually involving economic cooperation, sexual activity, and childbearing
What is Endogamy?
marriage between people of the same social category
What is Exogamy?
marriage between people of different social categories
What is the difference between Polygyny and Polyandry?
polygyny: one man and two or more women
polyandry: one woman and two or more men
What is Descent?
system by which members of a society trace kinship over generations
How does the Structural-Functional Theory affect the Functions of the Family (4 ways)?
shows how families help society operate smoothly:
- socialization of the young
- regulation of sexual activity
- social placement
- providing material and emotional support
What is the Social-Conflict Theory and Feminist Theory regarding Inequality and the Family?
(explores how the family perpetuates social inequality by…) transmitting divisions based on class, gender, ethnicity, and race
What is the Symbolic-Interaction Theory and Social-Exchange Theory regarding the Construction of Family Life?
highlight the variety of family life as experienced by various family members
How does Social Class shape Family Life?
children born into rich families typically have better mental and physical health and achieve more in life than children born into poor families
How does Ethnicity and Race affect a person’s Experience of Family Life?
no single generalization fits all families within a particular catergory
How does Gender affect Family Dynamics?
husbands dominate in most marriages
What is Homogamy?
marriage between 2 people with the same social characteristics
How many Marriages today will end in Divorce?
about half
