Chapter 16 Flashcards

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Family

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two or more people who consider themselves related by blood, marriage or adoption

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2
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Marriage

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culturally approved relationship, usually between two individuals that provides for a degree of economic cooperation, intimacy and sexual activity

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3
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Family forms

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refers to the marriage pattern of monogamy or polygamy

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4
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Monogamy

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one spouse at one time

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5
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Polygamy

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more than one spouse at one time. Polygamy has two types,

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6
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Polygyny

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man with multiple wives

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7
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polyandry

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that a woman with multiple husbands

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8
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Household

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consists of people who occupy, the same housing unit, apartment, house

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9
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Nuclear Family

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family with husband, wife, children

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10
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Extended family

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all other relatives such aunts, uncles cousins

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11
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Family orientation

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family in which one grows up

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12
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Family of procreation

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family that is formed when a couple has their first child

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13
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Function of a family

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econ, recreation, socialization, sexual control, care for the sick and elderly and reproduction

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14
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Conflict theory

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family struggling for scare resources in time, energy, leisure, personal activities

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15
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Symbolic interactionism

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wife and husband view marriages differently, two separate marriages, his and hers

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16
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Descent

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descendent from an ancient family, ancestor, tribe or family tree

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17
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Inheritance

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property or wealth left by or handed down from parents, grandparents

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18
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Filter Theory

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mate selection through a filter based on propinquity, social background, physical attractiveness, compatibility and balance sheet

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19
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Life Course

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stages of our life as we go from birth to death

20
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Life cycle

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the stages of marital life from courtship, marriage, childbearing and rearing to later years

21
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Life Span

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longest life human can live, usually referring to a spices. more constant

22
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Life Expectancy

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actual average life estimated at ones birth. More changeable

23
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Family Violence

A

violence related to family maltreatment, physical and mental abuse, rape, verbal threats, neglect. It usually includes spousal abuse, child abuse, sibling abuse and elderly

24
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Marital rape

A

forced sexual intercourse between husbands and wives. it consists of three types- non battering rape, battering and perverted

25
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Incest

A

sexual intercourse between parents and children, siblings or relatives

26
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Patriarchy

A

father driven household

27
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Matriarchy

A

mother driven household

28
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Endogamy

A

members marry within their social groups

29
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Exogamy

A

marry outside of group

30
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patrilineal

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traced back to the fathers side

31
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matrilineal

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traced back to the mothers side of the family

32
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egalitarianism

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equally traced back to both sides

33
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Mate Selection

A

each human group establishes norms to govern who marries who

34
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Homogamy

A

Marring someone who has the same characteristics as you

35
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Heterogamy

A

Marring someone who is different from you

36
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Masculinity

A

Male Strength, Sexual vigor and dominance

37
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Femininity

A

woman like, submissive, stereotypical

38
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Marriage Squeeze

A

The marriage squeeze was originally coined to illustrate different patterns of marriage of men and women in the 1960s. In 2000, a new marriage squeeze was observed in the United States by African American women, who find it difficult to meet and marry desirable and eligible men.

39
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Two Separate Marriages

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when couples view their marriages as two separate things

40
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Empty Nest

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when all the kids have gone to college and the parents are left with nothing to do

41
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Family Structure

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the way that each group is structured– such as African Amer, Latino, Blended

42
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Divorce Patterns

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half as many divorces as marriages, US has highest divorce rate, marring wrong person, unrealistic expectations, inability to handle, higher social tolerance, wife earns more, male does less in house, wife health is poorer than her husband’s, more wife does in house, less divorce

43
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Bargaining power

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Bargaining power is the relative ability of parties in a situation to exert influence over each other.

44
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Spousal abuse

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equally likely to attack each other

45
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Battering Rape

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sex with intentional physical pain on spouse

46
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Non-battering rape

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sex with no intrusion to hurt spouse

47
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Perverted Rape

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unusual sexual act due to anger or hostility