exam 1

Question 1

globalization implications

Answer 1

the world is flat and we are interdependent

Question 2

urbanization implications

Answer 2

50% of global population lives in urban areas

Question 3

universal functions of families

Answer 3

economic, sexual intimacy, socialization, reproduction

Question 4

acculturation

Answer 4

when various culture threads of ethnic and mainstream cultures become intermeshed (tossed salad_

Question 5

assimilation

Answer 5

melting pot

Question 6

reverse acculturation/assimilation

Answer 6

if someone in dominant racial/ethnic group (or even minority group) is married to a minority, and then predominantly associates (acculturation) or takes on their beliefs (assimilation)

Question 7

1.5 generation

Answer 7

children born in a different country than they immigrated to

Question 8

universalist

Answer 8

more sim than dif

Question 9

particularist

Answer 9

more diff than sim

Question 10

ethnic focused

Answer 10

how families differ by ethnicity. Focus on regularities, but w/ in group

Question 11

multidimensional

Answer 11

how parents/families differ and are similar based on “multiple contexts” (not just their culture, but other variables

Question 12

transnational

Answer 12

social process in which…social fields cross geographical, cultural, and political borders” (immigration)

Question 13

globalization results in

Answer 13

“widening, deepening, and speeding up worldwide connectedness in all aspects of contemporary life”

Question 14

how many countries

Answer 14

200

Question 15

how many languages

Answer 15

7097

Question 16

how does karraker define family?

Answer 16

“Small group organized around kinship, often (but not always) involving some form of marriage, which is often (but, again, not always) between one man and one woman.”

Question 17

how does the us census view families?

Answer 17

Marriage, blood, adoption.

Question 18

Implications for how any country views families?

Answer 18

Legal, financial (for family), economic (government/society), political, social.

Question 19

major trends regarding families

Answer 19

Movement from homogeneity

2. Movement from stability to change
3. Movement from gendered parenting to transgendered parenting
4. Movement from male dominance to greater egalitarianism

Question 20

Modernization Theory

Answer 20

“Traditional values and norms inhibiting or suppressing social change.” (high birth rate and high mortality rate)

Question 21

World Systems Theory

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“global interdependence of economic systems, viewing the world as divided into those who own and control the means of production and the distribution of goods and services (capitalists) and those who do not.

Question 22

world systems theory results in:

Answer 22

Core nations (industrialized, modernized, tech, glob)
Periphery (eg agricultural nations) often exploited
Semi-periphery (in-between; semi-industrialized)

Question 23

continuum of globalization

Answer 23

skeptical, hyperglobal, transformative

Question 24

skeptical

Answer 24

families face challenges (internal/external) but globalization is just one

Question 25

hyperglobal

Answer 25

globalization is the main influence on families, and is pervasive

Question 26

transformative

Answer 26

Our countries, cultures, economics, politics, social factors are increasingly interconnected, but uncertain

Question 27

challenges to demographic data collection:

Answer 27

• people want privacy
• people are difficult to reach
• people sometimes do not recognize a certain family structure/type

Question 28

shifts in population growth 21st century

Answer 28

Increase in longevity
Decrease in fertility
Decrease in factors associated with death (e.g., disease, child birth)

Question 29

population decline due to:

Answer 29

“Mortality reduction,
Reduced economic contributions from children
Opportunity costs of bearing children
Family transformation
Vanishing cultural supports for childbearing
Marriage delay
Cultural diffusion surrounding fertility practice
sImproved access to effective fertility regulation”

Question 30

reasons for migration

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• war
• poverty
• freedom
• better life
• temporary immigration/visas

Question 31

glocalization

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the practice of conducting business according to both local and global considerations.

Question 32

those who are behind but are catching up on tech

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1) less developed countries
2) minority groups (in any country
)3) those with disabilities
4) those who are elderly
5) those in rural areas

Question 33

double descent

Answer 33

means both, and might be political and social rights from father, and land/other property from mother. What is inherited from one is not inherited from other.

Question 34

bilateral

Answer 34

full and equal rights of inheritance to all property, social stratus, privileges from both father/mother (many US families)

Question 35

most families in the world are:

Answer 35

patrilineal

Question 36

neolocal

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when a newly married couple lives independently in a new location (common in urban, industrialized nations) but has drawbacks.

Question 37

sociobiological

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highest levels of obligation to parents/children, then siblings, grandparents/grandchildren, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, and cousins b/c of consanguine (blood) relation

Question 38

conjugal

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position (even if stepparent, not blood), who occupies place in household, roles, etc.)

Question 39

distant

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Distant kin are often equivalent to friends and neighbors b/c of frequency of contact(e.g., neighbors, church friends vs. 2nd cousins living 1,000 miles away)

Question 40

3 phases of rites of passage

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Withdrawing from community to prepare for rite

2. Undergoing rite
3. Returning to community

Question 41

Maslow’s pyramid

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physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization

Question 42

Erik son’s developmental stages

Answer 42

Stage 1: Trust vs. Mistrust
Stage 2: Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt
Stage 3: Initiative vs. Guilt