Chapter 2 Flashcards

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Polygamy

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1 person; multiple spouse

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2
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Polyandry

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1 wife; multiple husbands

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3
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Polygyny

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1 husband; multiple wives

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4
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Modern Family

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Male bread winner, wife, and children

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5
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Democratic Family

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Two people marrying for the consideration of nurture and providing

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6
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Companionate Family

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Two people marrying out of love

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7
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Post Modern Family

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Marriage out of love, nurture, and providing

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8
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D.I.N.K

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Dual Income No Kids

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9
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Commodities

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Measure it - Keep it - Save it - Waste it

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10
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Organic Foods

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The way farmers grow and process agricultural products.
Differences in fertilization, insecticide, and pesticides

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11
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Monetary Benefits

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Legal System: a procedure or process for interpreting and enforcing the law.
Life insurance: a contract between an insurance policy holder and an insurer or assurer, where the insurer promises to pay a designated beneficiary a sum of money upon the death of an insured person.
FMLA: Family And Medical Leave Act; certain employers, including the State of Maryland, to grant job- protected leave to employees
Social security benefit: payments made to qualified retired adults and people with disabilities, and to their spouses, children, and survivors.
IRS: Internal Revenue Service; responsible for collecting taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code, the main body of the federal statutory tax law.
SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; assistance to more low-income households during an economic downturn or recession and to fewer households during an economic expansion, serving as an automatic stabilizer to the economy.

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12
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Cohabition

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Having sexual relations and living together without being wed.

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13
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Types of marriages

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Interracial: two people; different race
Interethnic: two people; different ethnicity
Interfaith: two people; different religion
Intrafaith: two people; different take on same religion

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14
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Four functions: Juliet Mitchells Theory

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Production
Reproduction
Socialization
Sexuality

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15
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Three basic functions of a family

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Raise children responsibly
Provide economic support
Gives family members emotional security

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16
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Responsibilities of Family

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Reproduction
Meeting basic economic needs

17
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When did home economics and domestic science starts in schools?

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1899 & 1909

18
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Morill Act - Land Grant Bill

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States provide cash for the development
Ag programs
For the working class

19
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Home and business management

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Era 1: 1900s-1930s the study and brace the idea that units, whether family or company, operate within a greater system, impacting and being impacted by that system. Both fields focused on the value of application in there emerging sciences through stimulated learning opportunities, and both factors work continuing to establish there relevance to the society in general.
Era 2: 1940s-1950s The study of home economics came into direct alignment with the field of business management. During this time new household equipment was tested, improved, and incorporated into the vision of the modern home. Efficiency of completing household tasks, saving wasted steps and movements in the process, and simplifying and standardized work units became key research and application projects.
Era 3: 1950s-1960s Because of the womens movement having their roles changes and males questioning as well… work performance within the home, and more energy was devoted to understanding the family unit and its interaction with the greater social structure. This model lead to changes in the field of business management.
Era 4: 1970s-1980s During these two decades the home economics programs were it serious risk for being eliminated in schools. The realm of business management during this time was developing into two distinctive camps: protecting and empowering employees. Quality control, and especially quality circles, became popular management techniques.