Extra 2

Question 1

Gender Binary

Answer 1

A system that only allows two gender categories

Question 2

Androgynous

Answer 2

Incorporating both feminine and masculine characteristics

Question 3

Sex (the act)

Answer 3

Sexual practices between men and women that are organized differently across cultures and time periods. Penetration is the manifestation of social hierarchies

Question 4

3 Crucial Characteristics of Religion

Answer 4

1. ) A presence of religious community - Religion must be a collective, shared belief system among individuals in a religious community
2. ) Has to have a system of beliefs
3. ) Norms that are “set apart and forbidden”— or sacred - Sacred things and profane things

Question 5

Collective Effervescence

Answer 5

Coined by Durkhiem, meaning people who come together can communicate the same thought and do the same actions. It’s a “sort of electricity [that is] generated among worshippers”

Question 6

Religion and Diversity

Answer 6

Each religion differs with every culture. Its origin differs and can take place in many different contexts. Each have their own history, beliefs, and rituals, however overall, most religions share some broad similarities

Question 7

Gender and Racial Inequalities in Religion

Answer 7

Most prophets in religions are male, implying men have more power than women. Most of the world’s major religions are patriarchal, with religious texts describing men in the image of god and women being in subordinate roles to men

Question 8

No-fault Divorce

Answer 8

Marriage dissolutions in which neither spouse is required to prove the fault of the other

Question 9

Gray Divorce

Answer 9

Divorce over the age of 50

Question 10

Structural Functionalism on Marriage and Family. And what are their 4 functions?

Answer 10

Families are an important social institution and play a key role in stabilizing society

Four universal residual functions of the family:

1. ) Sexual
2. ) Reproductive
3. ) Educational
4. ) Economic

Question 11

Critical Sociology on Marriage and Family

Answer 11

They see family issues as issues that only concern the family. Serious issues, like domestic violence, child abuse, inequality, etc. have been historically treated outside the state, legal, or police jurisdiction

Question 12

Symbolic Interactionism on Marriage and Family

Answer 12

Mother, father, etc. have meaning and are no longer rigidly assigned as the “breadwinner” or “homemaker”. Families are groups that have role players or “actors” that come together and act out their parts to construct their family