Final Exam Flashcards

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Bureaucratic Model

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relies on habitual ways of doing things and is appropriate only for low-risk and uncontested decisions

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Historical influences on the family

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new childcare practices, new medical discoveries, changing marriage expectations, wars, recession/depression, terrorist attacks

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3
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What separates cultural groups??

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the preference or dependence on a particular time orientation separates cultural groups (past,present,future)

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Rational Model

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purposeful goals and objectives involves searching for alternatives, assuming consequences estimating risks, determining value of consequences

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5
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Orientation of human nature

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evil, good/evil, good

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5-step Decision Making Model

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  • recognizing existing needs
  • identifying alternatives to fulfill needs
  • evaluating identified alternatives
  • selecting and implementing alternatives
  • reflecting on and evaluating the alternatives asked
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7
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Per U.S. Census data, median age at first marriage

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business institutions focus on these households as consuming units, categorizing them into socioeconomic, cultural, age specific, and other target market groups

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Symbolic interactionism definition

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Everyday behavior of individuals; interpersonal meanings/communication; looks within families that creates/maintains family unit

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Feminist perspective definition

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Gender roles shape the relations between the sexes; men and woman will experience life differently due to gender

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Family strengths perspective definition

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The focus of the family strengths framework is on what is right rather than what is wrong with families

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What prevents families from solving problems effectively??

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making decisions as a group, different than when alone

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12
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How do families manage money??

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once earned and received must be exchanged as cash, check or electronic transfer funds “expandable form/management procedure”

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13
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Is research conducted on business and family separate??

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No, researchers apply the same core concepts of management to families and businesses

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14
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Do moral beliefs become laws?

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if held strong enough within a group may ultimately become laws with punitive legal consequences

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15
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Average age of women giving birth in U.S.

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has increased over the last few decades

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16
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of working women who have children between age 6-17

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74%

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17
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Ways middle class families manage their finances??

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short term saving plans, more active management for monthly flows

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Ellen Richards’ application of science (what areas)

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improving living conditions in the home, the institutional household, and the community

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19
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All levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy

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

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20
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example of physiological

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breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, excretion

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21
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example of safety

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safety of body, family, etc

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example of love/belonging

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friendship, family, sexual intimacy

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example of esteem

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self-esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others

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example of self-actualization

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morality, creativity, problem solving, acceptance of facts

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25
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SES differences in perception of good health

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struggle: healthcare, healthy foods may not be met. Lack of education
higher: good education, healthcare, housing and leisure facilities

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26
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Doyal & Gough – cultural rules + meeting needs

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four preconditions that are necessary for needs to be met within any society

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27
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production

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necessary for goods to be made available for meeting basic needs, such as food and clothing

28
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reproduction

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involves caring for the young and their socialization

29
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cultural transmission

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involves the human behavior necessary to cause the cultural group to move in a certain direction

30
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authority

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ensures that the cultural rules will be carried out

31
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% of family income spent on housing

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25-35%

32
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Structural unemployment

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involuntary when changes in the economy result a loss of demand for jobs

33
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Durable goods

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Expected to be used more than a year. Cars, homes, furniture, appliances. 3 or more years

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Non-durable goods

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gas, food, hygiene, products

35
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how do producers stimulate customer demands

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pricing, feel they may need it and buy more for future

36
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Truancy

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nonattendance legal punishment for a child within the age limits of attendance. Who does not meet requirements

37
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Purpose of U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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protects public health by monitoring the safety and effectiveness

38
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Purpose of National School Lunch Program

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free, reduced, low cost lunches to children in public and non-profit schools

39
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Charter Schools – how funded and operated

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funding: some states pay, others are for fundraising
operation: creative alternative curricula and administration from existing other schools

40
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Medicare Part A and Part B

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calculated among the poor, middle class and wealthy. 65 and older

41
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What families need to do to protect against disastrous events

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strategic planning

42
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Decisions implement by using intuition and past experience

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A household is running low on toilet paper, any of the family members capable of buying toilet paper can implement the decision to purchase me

43
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short term goals

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goals that will be achieved in the near future (less than three months)

44
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long term goals

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require more than 1 year to complete

45
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Definition of conflict

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opposition of persons or forces that give rise to the dramatic action in a drama in a drama or fiction; a state of disagreement or disharmony

46
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Fastest growing technology

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mobile cell phone

47
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Principle of least interest

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where the partner with the least interest in continuing the relationship has the most power in the relationship

48
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membership

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birth or life circumstance, not voluntary

49
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reference

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members choose to belong, receives feedback on his or her actions

50
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men are..

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assertive, confidence, competitive

51
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women are..

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helpful, kind, more communal

52
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Why laissez-faire leadership does not work in families

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someone using this style resists taking the role of the leader altogether avoids important issues, postpones making decisions, day to day life

53
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Living will

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legal doc that covers specific directives as to the course of treatment to be taken by caregiver

54
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Risk assessment steps from book

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risk recognition, risk prioritization, risk management

55
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Insurance floater

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provide extended coverage for personal property such as jewelry, silver, gold, collectibles

56
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How net worth is determined

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list of assets is compiled and those current values are adjusted by the liabilities or credit owned against those assets

57
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How to successfully manage emotions (emotional wellness)

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you have to accept yourself, including limitations

good self-esteem, humor, good family relations

58
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Rossi’s 3 primary sociodemographic variables re: social responsibility

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education, sex, age

59
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Role of work in social responsibility

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contribute to others around because of good choices and feel good about decisions they’re made

60
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NIMBY

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in favor of something that seems to benefit the world or environment as long as it doesn’t affect them personally

61
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Most pressing health concern in the U.S.

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obesity, 1/3 of adults and 17% of children

62
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Difference in male/female social contributions

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Men: contribute money and financial resources
Women: contribute personal time

63
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Changes in demographics that lead to different housing choices

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87% of adults when choosing said the quality of environment was a top priority

64
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Housing trends of the future

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safety, better education system

smaller, increased home teen, more energy efficient

65
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Umbilical cord blood availability

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can be collected at birth and stored for future use
private or public bank
treat disease and disorders

66
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Causes for the drop in fertility rate over the last 30 years

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delaying marriage, access to birth control