Midterm 1: Ch. 1-4 terms

Question 1

Murdoch family definition:

Answer 1

-common residence, economic cooperation and reproduction
-adults of both sexes at least two of who maintain a socially approved sexual relationship, and one
or more children, own or adopted, of the sexually co-habiting adults

Question 2

Census family definition:

Answer 2

Married couple (with/without children), common-law
couple (could include same-sex), a lone parent with at least one child living with them; or grandchildren living with their grandparents

Question 3

Household:

Answer 3

A unit of measurement that may also be problematic as some families can live across households. Good for counting unusual groups that live together (ex. two sisters)

Question 4

Function or Process family definition:

Answer 4

Favored by the UN, this approach defines the family by its socio-economic functions- emotional, financial,
material support, care, transmission of cultural values and personal development

Question 5

bi-nuclear family:

Answer 5

children of divorce move and live across households

Question 6

satellite family/kids:

Answer 6

used in the early 80’s to describe Chinese children who had returned to their native land, leaving their children or spouses back in Canada

Question 7

fictive kin:

Answer 7

non-related friends/individuals who become to considered a part of that family because they offer services, goods, or support

Question 8

extended family:

Answer 8

several generations share a multi-generational household

Question 9

trans-national/multi-local families:

Answer 9

separation between children and spouse for work or as a strategy for a better future

Question 10

Canadian armed forces family:

Answer 10

a relative of the member of the CF, by blood marriage, or adoption, who normally is resident with that member and who is not a member of the CF

Question 11

acculturation gap:

Answer 11

the gap between immigrant children and their parents with regard to language ability and cultural values (parents stay traditional, while children adopt new culture)

Question 12

bilateral kinship system:

Answer 12

kinship through both make and female lines

Question 13

matrilineal kinship system:

Answer 13

kinship through the female line

Question 14

patrilineal kinship system:

Answer 14

kinship through the male line

Question 15

extended family:

Answer 15

3 or more generations of family living together in a single household

Question 16

kin-keeper:

Answer 16

the family member who nurtures and maintains family contracts

Question 17

kinship group:

Answer 17

a set of people who share a relationship through blood or marriage and have positions in a hierarchy of rights over property

Question 18

aboritfacients:

Answer 18

herbs or potions that bring on a miscarriage

Question 19

cohort:

Answer 19

a group of people who experience some major demographic event (birth, migration, marriage, war, etc.)

Question 20

demographic transition (2):

Answer 20

• 1st transition: shift to low fertility in the West (1870s) brought it into line with decreasing death rate
• 2nd transition: current lowest birth rates that has developed based on lifestyle goals and family practices

Question 21

family allowances:

Answer 21

monthly payments (started after WW2) to compensate for child rearing

• based on number of children
• men cannot receive such payments

Question 22

gemeinschaft:

Answer 22

a community typical of pre-industrial life

-tight knit (know everyone, common values)

Question 23

revenge of the cradle:

Answer 23

an expression used to describe Quebec’s political issue and thus result in them attempting to ‘out-populate’ English speaking Canadians with French-Canadian babies

Question 24

secularization:

Answer 24

a move away from religion as a way to run society

Question 25

endogamy:

Answer 25

marriage to a member of one’s own social group or tribe

Question 26

exogamy:

Answer 26

marriage outside of one’s own social group or tribe

Question 27

expressive exchange:

Answer 27

EMOTIONAL EXCHANGE an exchange of emotional and sexual benefits

Question 28

homogamy:

Answer 28

the selection of a mate with similar social attributes (class, education, race, religion, etc.)

Question 29

instrumental exchange:

Answer 29

MATERIAL EXCHANGE an exchange of practical and useful benefits such as unpaid work or financial support

Question 30

marriage gradient:

Answer 30

a systematic difference between mates (ex. men are typically older and part of a higher socio-economic standing than their female partner)

Question 31

propinquity (closeness) theory:

Answer 31

a theory of mate selection stating that people are likelier to find a mate geographically close to them

Question 32

sexual scripts:

Answer 32

attributes and activities that a culture links to each gender (ex. what’s typically expected on a date)

Question 33

cohabitation:

Answer 33

a sexual relationship in which 2 people live together without legally being married

Question 34

common-law union:

Answer 34

a valid and legally binding marriage (without civic or religious recognition) entered into after cohabiting for more than 3 years

Question 35

commuter marriage:

Answer 35

a marriage in which partners live in separate households (for any variety of reasons)

Question 36

living apart together (LAT) relationship:

Answer 36

a relationship in which partners live in separate households (for any variety of reasons)

Question 37

polyandry:

Answer 37

a woman married to more than one man

Question 38

polygamy:

Answer 38

the marriage of one person to two or more others at the same time

Question 39

polygyny:

Answer 39

a man married to more than one woman

Question 40

Civil Solidarity Pact (PACS in french)

Answer 40

alternative couple-hood (legally recognized) in which each member is financially responsible for the other
-easier to dissolve than a marriage

Question 41

complementary needs theory:

Answer 41

You are drawn to the person whose needs are opposite or complementary to one’s own. Opposites attract- they have what you don’t.

Question 42

exchange theory:

Answer 42

A process of ongoing interaction, whereby you strike a
balance of ‘give and take.’ Stability and well-being are judged by how well this ‘balances out’ over time. Your expressive exchanges of hugs, kisses etc. demonstrate your ongoing love and affection; or you can materially exchange goods or services in an instrumental exchange

Question 43

evolutionary perspective/theory:

Answer 43

Women base their choice of mate on men’s social and economic status, based on what they can pass on to their children. He can have many, many children- she has to be more selective

Question 44

social role theory:

Answer 44

Men and women are socialized to prefer partners whose attributes are congruent with socially stereotyped roles. You marry for love, but may on this basis miss some of the practical contributions needed for the marriage, like bringing home an income

Question 45

warrant:

Answer 45

the intersection between real and idealized self (usually when creating an online dating profile)

Question 46

thinslicing:

Answer 46

has to do with first impressions, you only have a few minutes with someone to make a lasting impression (speed dating especially)