Family Studies Final Flashcards
What is the focus on the political model of domestic violence?
Power strugles between men and women.
What is the medical model of domestic violence?
Focus on the mental and physical well being.
What is situational couple violence?
More commen domestic violence acts. Less serious. Both men and women.
What is intimate terrorism?
Less common. More serious acts of violence. Focus on men committing the violent acts.
What year did spousal rape become illegal in every state?
1993
How do reported rates of intimate partner violence vary by marital status?
Lower for married couples
What is the SOCIAL LEARNING perspective?
Where you learn violence from seeing it happen, like a violent act between parents over time, ect.
What is the SOCIAL EXCHANGE perspective?
Using violence to control someone; to get their way. Taking a chance.
What is the FRUSTRATION AGRESSION perspective?
Being angry over a situation and taking it out on others.
What are two societal factors that have contributed to the prevalence of divorce post 1970?
Adding in no-fault divorce to the fault/no fault system and a shift in individuals focusing on self fulfillment.
What are three factors that increase divorce?
Income (having a lower income), Having children within the first 7 months of marriage, age at which the marriage occured.
Which spouse sees a decline in living standards after the divorce?
The wife/mother/women.
What are the five ways to end a marriage?
Separation Desertion Annulment No-fault divorce fault based divorce
What portion of women ended their first marriage in 2012?
1.75%
What portion of children live in a step family?
1 in 6 kids
Who is more likely to have stepchildren in their home?
Men
What is the “Affinity Seeker” role?
Wants friendship, no discipline.
What is the “Polite Outsider” role?
Very hands off, disengaged from the children and parenting role.
How long is the transitional period in setting up a stepfamily?
2-4 years
What age is it hardest for children to adjust to step families?
Adolescence and teens
How does a step family affect the age a child leave home?
Children feel tension and like an outsider. They leave earlier, especially girls.
What does Cherlin mean by “incompetely institutionalize?”
No definite social roles
What are two ways the step families can not rely on a system of social roles?
Lack of rights and obligations: Don’t have to pay child support, can’t sign permission slips.
What is one use of scholarly research?
Gain in depth understanding and to guide own research.
What was the Social Security Act of 1935?
Created with men in mind because they were thought to work outside the home and deserved old age pensions.
In what ways is TANF different than AFDC?
Time Limits
Focus on work outside of the home.
How is the family wage system reflected in the Social Security act of 1935?
Assumed men are the only ones working outside of the home.
What are ecplicit family policies?
Achieves specific goals; Marriage, Child Support, Divorce.
What are implicit family policies?
Indirect consequences on family. Health care, Housing, Poverty.
Are children most likely to live in a gay or lesbian household?
Lesbian
Children are present in what percentage of same-sex couple house holds?
27%
How are children of lesbian parents different?
Less concerned about gender sterotpyes, less likely to assume they are heterosexual, experience more teasing.
How are children of lesbian parents similar?
Gender behaviors, Psychological well-being, social adjustment, and grades.
How have patterns of family formation changed for gay and lesbian parents?
Used to be only through divorce. Now donor insemination, adoption, and surrogates more popular.
