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chapter 8 Flashcards

1
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what is the most common pathway out of poverty for low income mothers?

A

getting married/common law

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2
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life history analysis looks at 3 things? what is the relationship between then

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1) families 2) state 3) market these relations are actualized through CAGE -> changing through the life courses

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3
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who talks about families in decline?

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David popenoe

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4
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david popenoe argues that families no longer provide 5 things. List them

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1) pro-creation 2) socialization 3) caring 4) economic support 5) sexual regulation

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5
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today there is a decline in fertility. t or f

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true

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6
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discuss the marital role and women with regards to income

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marital role is erroding as women make more money

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what is the role of the state and families with regards to women’s struggles (think of it from a gendered way with economic relations)?

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the state reorganizes the workforce - the state maintains social relations for the sake of the accumulation of wealth for some - the family becomes a sight for doing this

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8
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discuss the trends in the changes in families

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  • marriages down
  • divorces up
  • more lone-parent families (mostly woman led)
  • more blended families
  • increase in staying single
  • increase in non-family living
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what are the issues with Popenoes views

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  • strict view of family
  • disregards womens violence and oppression in families
  • problem with how to define a family
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10
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what are the 2 ways to define a family?

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  1. family is constructed as a middle class form
  2. ideology - breadwinner model
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how is family “constructed as a middle class form?”

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  • based on the white family
  • focuses on experience of women
  • family a place to escape ethnic oppression in public shperes
  • used to frame discriminatory immigration
  • family welfare policies​
  • nation building strategies
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how are men and women portrayed in the “ideology - Breadwinner model”

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Men = productive

women = reproductive

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what are the 3 main points when discussing the “domestic labour” aspect of the family

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  1. maintaining the household
  2. caring for members
  3. consumptions or making ends meet
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discuss the “maintaining the household” point of the domestic labour of the family

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  • women do more housework
  • womens daily acts (cooking, cleaning, ect)
  • men periodically maintain the house
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discuss the “caring for members” point of the domestic labour of the family

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  • women primarily responsible for childcare
  • work done by men and women varies according to employment and parental status
  • the double shift -> woman do more even though they still have work -> they still need to cook clean ect
  • women also caring for parents
    • sandwich generation
  • divisions of domestic labour
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discuss the ‘consumption or making ends meet” point about the domestic labour of the family

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  • economic caring depends on income levels
    • pin money example from class
  • low incomers are strategic and creative
    • women budgeting food
17
Q

___ and ___ structure the likely hood of experiencing violence

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gender and age

18
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domestic violence mostly affects all individuals in the family. t or f

A

False

  • disproportionately affect children, women, and the elderly
19
Q

intimate partner violence is highest among __ to __ year olds

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15-24

20
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women who have relatively low power over their lives and in the public sphere are more likely to commit domestic violence

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FALSE: men are

21
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boys physically and girls sexually experience abuse unequally

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FALSE: equally

22
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what is structured dependence

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women are dependent on men and are unlikely to leave abusive relationships

  • 75% of women return
23
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heterosexuality is natural - it is a mechanism whereby men maintain their power and privilege. t or f

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FALSE: Heterosexuality is unnatural

24
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____ reinforces compulsory heterosexuality

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Capitalism

25
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how does capital reinforce compulsory heterosexuality?

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  • womens success at work tied to their feminity
  • women often endure sexual harrasment to keep their jobs
  • women more economically dependent cuz they earn less
26
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how does marriage regulate sexual relations?

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relationship b/w sex and economic dependency

27
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concluding remarks, how can we explain family inequality?

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  • studies focus on individual differences and ignore structures
  • couples that have more income parity have more equitable relations
28
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what conclusions can we make about CAGE and Family?

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  • division of household labour has changed little
  • persistence of abuse within families
  • popenoe and other new-conservatives see families in decline; others see change as positive

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