Exam 1 Flashcards
Social Union
A legal relationship between two people that provides legal protections to the couple at the state level
Monogamy
A two person form of marriage that involves the practice of having only one sexual partner
Polygyny
Marriage where a man has multiple wives at the same time
Polyandry
Marriage where a woman has multiple husbands
Cenogamy
Marriage between multiple men and women
Family
Two or more people related by birth marriage or adoption residing In the same unit
Household
All people who occupy a housing unit regardless of a relationship
Family of Origin
The family in which you were born or adopted into
Family of Procreation
The family unit that is formed when children are produced
Diversity
the broad spectrum of demographic and philosophical differences among a culture
Nuclear Family
A biological father, A biological mother and their biological or adopted children
Family Values
Society’s viewpoints that expect its members to adhere to perceived proper social roles and behaviors
Single parent
the parenting household where there is no spouse, usually resulting from divorce death of a spouse or unmarried parenthood
child- free Families
If a couple is unable to bear children of their own or adopt children. Some Families choose to remain child free as a deliberate choice
Fertility Rates
How Many children women bear
Cohabiting
Unmarried partners who live together in a single household
Race
A group of people who are distinguished from another group of people based on their skin color, ancestry, or genetics
Multiracial
Individuals who are a combination of races and ethnicities
Fictive Kin
Non related individuals who are considered family (friends, teachers, godparents, etc.)
Immigrant
People who are not born in the USA
Native America / Alaska Native
The aboriginal people of the United States and their descendants who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment
Social Identity
How society defines itself in terms of individualist versus collectivist goals
Collectivist Cultures
Individuals define their identity in terms of the relationship they hold with others. The goals of the society are over the goals of the individual
Individualistic Cultures
Individual goals are promoted over societal goals
Social Ecology
Family Member’s experiences along with outside social factors and policies significantly affect the quality of their relationships
Ecological model
Uri Brofenbrenner, a model that seeks to understand multiple influences that affect individual’s families and development over their lifetime.
Contexts (Ecological Model)
These are areas of individual and family development that play a role in the relationship between people and their environments. These environments surround a person from birth
Mesosystem
How family, school, church, etc. (things you are directly involved in) affect you.
Microsystem
Things close to you (City) that affects who you are and what you do.
Exosystem
things on a state level that consist of the fabrics of society in which policies are made and influenced
Macrosystem
How one’s Country affects who they are. Recognizes that a society have a set of overarching cultural values and beliefs that affect individual development by establishing either implicit or explicit rules about that is or isn’t acceptable
Chronosystem
How does history where you are affect who you are and the relationships around you
Family Life Education
Educating Families so that they won’t have problems
Dealing with problems focus
AS early 1960’s a long list of social ills which impacted family life began to conceptualize and organize education for family living. this focus centers on specific issues of sexuality, gender roles, marriage etc
Preventing the Problem focus
Families faced with radical societal changes need to be shown how to do the correct things. If families could be pointed in the right direction, then family ills would improve
Developing Family Potentials focus
Promoting goals ranging from building on family strengths to developing healthy, fulfilling, and responsible interpersonal relationships
Research
To study thoroughly through the process of scholarly or scientific inquiry
Social Science Research
the examination of social and individual processes by engaging in and using methods beyond logic , common sense, intuition, or reason alone
Scientific method
this is a process by which social science researchers formulate questions concerning social and individual phenomena and seek out answers
Quantitative Research
Uses statistical methods to count and measure outcomes from a study
Qualitative Research
Involves detailed verbal or handwritten descriptions of characteristics under investigation
Variable
A characteristic that is measured in a study
Research Question
takes into account a clear understanding of the problem to be addressed and a clear vision of the objective
Research hypothesis
The statement of the research problem
Literature Review
An exhaustive search of existing research studies related to a particular topic of inquiry
hypothesis
A speculative statement about a variable or the relationship between variables in a study
Hypotheses Testing
An integral part of the sequential research process taking place at a later point in the investigation. Lets a researcher either reject of fail to reject a hypothesis
Conceptualization
The process through which the researcher specifically denotes or indicates all of the concepts - or constructs- under investigation
Construct
A concept referring to intangibles in the inquiry
Operational Definition
Done at the outset of the research, researchers create empirical or operational definitions that describe or characterize the constructs that are being studied
Survey
A structured questionnaire comprised go a list of questions
Sample
A group of people from which researchers can collect survey responses
Response rate
The percentage of the study subjects who respond to the survey
Response bias
Research is dependent upon human beings providing human responses to past and current experiences. Consequently, there is an inherent risk of over reporting or underreporting certain behaviors based on prior experiences
Observational Research Method
This method uses observation but organizes data in a systematic process where 1) the observations are systematic and planned 2) data is gathered and recorded in a systematic format 3) systematic checks and balances assess the reliability and validity of the observations
Field Research
Observation taking place in a natural setting
Field Research
Observation research taking place in a natural setting
Case Study
A study of either a single person or a small group of people
Experimental Design
Determines casual relationships among variables. Researchers control or hold constant certain variables being studied in order to determine which variable is effecting the change in the other variable
Control group
A group treated the same way as the Experimental group but they are not exposed to the independent variable
Population
the entire group of people who share a common experience or characteristic under academic examination
Probability Sample
Not every person in every population shares exact characteristics. In a probability sample, each person has the same likelihood of being selected for the study
Representativeness
the degree to which the characteristics of the population are represented by the sample
Sample Size
the value of the sample. It affects the degree to which the sample is considered to be representative
Green
Conceptual
Blue
Compassionate
Gold
Conventional
Orange
Courageous
DOMA
Defense of Marriage Act - Each State can decide about same sex marriage. Changed in 2015
Monica Lowinski
Woman that Bill Clinton had an affair with in the Oval Office
Were traditional families ever real?
For the most part, no
What Factors changed contemporary Familes?
No Fault Divorce
Lower Birth Rates
Higher living costs
River of Life
Analogy for life; Discusses highs lows, marriage, kids, divorce, etc.
Epistemology
Ways of knowing things
Validity
Accuracy
Reliability
Consistency
Story of friend with a gun at fair
Had a friend who was in the military and they were at the fair. Friend was trying to find a reliable gun for a game, and when he found it, won every time, even though it was not accurate.
Data churning
Making a hypothesis after seeing the data
Integrity
What we do with data matters
Harvard Mens study 1920
Group of men from Harvard were studied and a group not from Harvard were studied. This case Study has been going on with the families of these men since 1920
Don’t Hop on Pop
Dr. Seuss Story that discusses the NUCLEAR FAMILY
No Fault Divorce Law
Law where people can get divorced for whatever reason they want to
