Final Flashcards
Nuclear family
A married couple and their unmarried children living together
Family
A set of people related by blood, marriage, or some other agreed upon relationship, or adoption, who share the responsibility for reproduction and caring for members of society
Extended family
A family in which relatives, such as grandparents, aunts, or uncles, live in the same home as parents and their children
Family of orientation
The family into which individuals are born
Family procreation
The family which individuals enter into during adulthood in order to have our Apple children of their own
Endogamy
The restriction of mate selection to people within the same group
Exogamy
The requirement that people select mated outside certain groups
Incest taboo
The prohibition of sexual relationships between certain culturally specified relatives
Monogamy
A form of marriage in which one woman and one man are married only to each other
Serial monogamy
A form of marriage in which a person may have several spouses in his or her lifetime, but only one spouse at a time.
Polygamy
A form of marriage in which an individual can have several husbands or wives simultaneously
Polyandry
A form of polygamy in which a woman may have more than one husband at the same time
Polygyny
A form of polygamy in which a man may have more than one wife at the same time
Patriarchy
A society in which men dominate in family decision making
Matriarchy
A society in which women dominate in family decision making
Matrilineal descent
A kinship system in which only the relatives of the mother are significant
Patrilineal descent
A kinship system in which only the relatives of the father are significant
Bilateral descent
A kinship system in which both sides of a person’s family are regarded as equally important
Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love - Intimacy
A feeling of fondness to the other person
*concern, mutual understanding, and support
*expressed through self-disclosure, emotional support and practical helping
Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love - Passion
Refers to arousal of physical attraction and sexual drives
*expressed through such actions as kissing, touching and sexual intercourse
Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love - Decision/Commitment
Involves the short term decision that one loves the other person and the long term promise (commitment) to maintain the relationship
*expressed by saying “I love you,” becoming engaged, getting married, and sticking with the relationship through hard times.
-It was Sternberg’s idea of decision/commitment to make it a love triangle that made him famous
8 combinations of the Love Triangle
* Non Love - none of the 3 components
- Liking - Intimacy only
- Infatuation - Passion only
- Empty Love - Decision/Commitment only
- Romantic Love - Intimacy + Passion - Pre-marriage
- Fatuous Love - Dec/Comm + Passion - Repeated hooker
- Companionate - Intimacy + Dec/Comm - Bro’s, Siblings
- Consummate Love - Intimacy + Passion + Dec/Comm
Race
A category composed of men and women who share biologically transmitted traits (i.e. hair color) that members of society deem socially significant
Ethnicity
Shared cultural heritage
1790 Census
Asked about slavery
No real questions about race
1890 Census
Asked about race for first time
Categories: White, Black, Mulatto, Quadroon, Octoroon, Chinese, Japanese, Indian
2010 Census
15 Categories
Can pick more than 1
Can “Self Define” Race
Economic System
Social institution through which goods and services are produced, distributed, and consumed
3 Sectors of Economy
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Primary Sector
The part of the economy that generates raw materials directly from the natural environment
Secondary Sector
Part of economy transforms raw materials into manufactured goods
Tertiary Sector
Part of economy involving service rather than goods
2 Major Methods for Economic Organization
Capitalism
Socialism
Capitalism
An economic system in which the means of production are held in private hands and the main incentive for economic activity is the accumulation of profirts
Ex: US
3 Basic Types of Economic Exchange
- Commodity-Commodity: Bartering one thing for another
- Commodity-Money-Commodity: Selling one thing for money and then using money to buy something else
- Money-commodity-money: Using money to acquire goods then selling them for money
Socialism
An economic system under which the means of production and distribution are collectively owned
Ex: China, North Korea, Cuba, Canada
State Capitalism
An economic and political system in which companies are privately owned but cooperate closely with government
Ed. Japan and South Korea
Welfare Capitalism
Economic and political system that combines a mostly market based economy with extensive social welfare programs
Ex: Sweden, Italy
Work and Postindustrial Economy
Dual Labor Marked
Primary Labor Market
Includes jobs that provide extensive benefits to workers such as helath insuracnce, retirement plans, and job security
Secondary Labor Market
Job that provide minimal benefits to workers and have more unstable security
“Peer-to-peer” economy (sharing for a price)
According to Eric Blair - An “underground” black market enabled by the internet and regulated by social feedback mechanisms
Internal Labor Market
Social mechanisms for controlling pay rates, hiring, and promotions within corporations while reducing competition between a firm’s workers and external labor supplies.
Deskilling Hypothesis
Refers to the process by which tasks are borken down into simple routines requiring little training to perform usually accompanied by the use of machinery to replace wage labor wherever possible and increased management control over workers.
Underground Economy
Economic activity involving income unreported to the government as required by law
Minority Group
A category of people, distinguished by physical or cultural traits, that is socially disadvantaged.
