HDFS Exam 1 Flashcards
genealogy
the study of ancestry and family history
families
groups of related people, bound by connections that are biological, legal, or emotional
Personal Family
The people to whom we feel related and who we expect to define us as members of their family as well
Legal Family
A group of individuals related by birth, marriage, or adoption.
institutional arena
A social space in which relations between people in common positions are governed by accepted rules of interaction.
family arena
The institutional arena where people practice intimacy, childbearing and socialization, and caring work.
consensus
A periodic count of people in a population and their characteristics, usually performed as an official government function.
household
A group of people that lives and eats separately from other groups.
state
The institutional arena where, through political means, behavior is legally regulated, violence is controlled, and resources are redistributed.
market
The institutional arena where labor for pay, economic exchange, and wealth accumulation take place.
Consensus Perspective
A perspective that projects an image of society as the collective expression of shared norms and values.
breadwinner-homemaker family
An employed father, a nonemployed mother, and their children.
conflict perspective
The view that opposition and conflict define a given society and are necessary for social evolution.
feminist theory
A theory that seeks to understand and ultimately reduce inequality between men and women.
socialization
The process by which individuals internalize elements of the social structure in their own personalities.
exchange theory
The theory that individuals or groups with different resources, strengths, and weaknesses enter into mutual relationships to maximize their own gains.
symbolic interactionism
A theory concerned with the ability of humans to see themselves through the eyes of others and to enact social roles based on others’ expectations.
modernity theory
A theory of the historical emergence of the individual as an actor in society and how individuality changed personal and institutional relations.
family wage
The amount necessary for a male earner to provide subsistence for his wife and children without their having to work for pay
demographic perspective
The study of how family behavior and household structures contribute to larger population processes.
life course perspective
The study of the family trajectories of individuals and groups as they progress through their lives, in social and historical context.
cohort
A group of people who experience an event together at the same point in time.
Bias
The tendency to impose previously held views on the collection and interpretation of facts.
Sample Survey
A research method in which identical questions are asked of many different people and their answers gathered into one large data file.
