Gendered Family Flashcards
in 1970 __% of all American children under 18 were living in “poor” families, it has ________ since then
15, Increased
Of families with children, ___ are headed by a single parent
1/4-25%
____ Women in Canada were against same-sex marriage, abortion, divorce, etc.
REAL
Divorce rates have held at ~___ per 100,000 people
211
What are Intrinsic rewards?
Rewards that come directly from an act: Marriage produces good feelings
What are Extrinsic rewards?
Rewards that are connected to an act, but don’t come directly from it: Job selection
Divorced and widowed people are significantly ____ healthy and happy that those who never married
Less
In the first six months of life,
mothers tend to look at and talk to girls ____than boys, and
respond ____ quickly when girls cry.
More, more
Second Shift
Hochschild - women perform one shift in the workplace and another at home
Both men and women are doing ____ housework than the 70s
less
About ___ of women experience the “women’s double burden”
1/4 - 26%-27%
About ____ of parents with children under 14 require daycare
Half - 50%
___ of 2011 families were lone-parent. ___ were single-father-families
16%, 20%
Judith Wallerstein’s opinion on divorce
Adverse psychological effects on children. A lousy marriage beats a good divorce
