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SE 19-21 Flashcards

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Introduction
-the institutions of family and marriage experienced
c_______y and c____e in past century

-today, much greater d_______y and t_______n in living arrangements and family forms: e.g., cohabitation,
separation, divorce, single-parenting

-marriage transformed from u___n based on
community, family and kin interests to union based on
e_______l bonds and based on “love match” (Coontz,
2005)

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Introduction

continuity and change in past century

diversity and transition in living
arrangements and family forms: e.g., cohabitation,
separation, divorce, single-parenting

-marriage transformed from union based on
community, family and kin interests to union based on
emotional bonds and based on “love match” (Coontz,
2005)

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Intimacy

  • strong e_____l bonds: love
  • closeness
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Intimacy

  • strong emotional bonds: love
  • closeness
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Intimacy

  • being special to another person
  • involves self-d________e
  • a p________d knowledge of inner selves
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Intimacy

  • being special to another person
  • involves self-disclosure
  • a privileged knowledge of inner selves
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Passionate and Companionate Love

Passionate_love: intense longing for another person;
characterized by obsessive t______s and physiological a_____l in presence of other
-unsteady
-may end abruptly

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Passionate and Companionate Love

obsessive thoughts and physiological arousal in presence of other

  • unsteady
  • may end abruptly
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Passionate and Companionate Love

Companionate love: feelings of i______y and a_______n for someone with whom our lives are deeply intertwined
-relationship satisfaction is higher for companionate love than for passionate love

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Passionate and Companionate Love

intimacy and affection for someone with whom our lives are deeply intertwined
-relationship satisfaction is higher for companionate love than for passionate love

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Social Consequences of Transformations

in Intimate Relationships
Romantic love highly valued in W_____n cultures and choice of partner is based on i_______l, personal choice

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Social Consequences of Transformations

in Intimate Relationships
Romantic love highly valued in Western cultures and choice of partner is based on individual, personal choice

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Social Consequences of Transformations

Some family scholars have argued that the increased
importance of p_____e intimacy is dislodging civic and
community e________t

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Social Consequences of Transformations

Some family scholars have argued that the increased
importance of private intimacy is dislodging civic and
community engagement

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Social Consequences of Transformations

Other scholars argue that the transformations have led to increased e______y and democracy in individual’s personal lives which extend to other domains
Some believe that both of these are occurring s___________y

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Social Consequences of Transformations

Other scholars argue that the transformations have led to increased equality and democracy in individual’s personal lives which extend to other domains
Some believe that both of these are occurring simultaneously

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Why Do We Form and Maintain
Relationships.

Evolutionary Explanations
-drive to r_______e successfully

Attachment Theory and Attachment Styles
-John Bowlby (1969)
-drive to form close relationship with another based
on our relationship with our [m____r]

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Why Do We Form and Maintain
Relationships.

Evolutionary Explanations
-drive to reproduce successfully

Attachment Theory and Attachment Styles
-John Bowlby (1969)
-drive to form close relationship with another based
on our relationship with our [mother]

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Why Do We Form and Maintain
Relationships.

Social Exchange Theory
-drive based on benefits we r_____e from
relationship partners

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Why Do We Form and Maintain
Relationships.

Social Exchange Theory
-drive based on benefits we receive from
relationship partners

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Family Formation, SociaI Structures and Change

Family Demography:
-the study of changes in family s_______e to
understand both individual and societal
behaviour

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Family Formation, SociaI Structures and Change

Family Demography:
-the study of changes in family structure to
understand both individual and societal
behaviour

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The Configuration of Canadian Families Today

84% of all families live as c_____s

  • married, common-law
  • heterosexual or s__e-sex
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The Configuration of Canadian Families Today

84% of all families live as couples

  • married, common-law
  • heterosexual or same-sex
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The Configuration of Canadian Families Today

Marriage has d_______d
-from 92% of census families in 1961
to 67% of census families in 2011

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The Configuration of Canadian Families Today

Marriage has decreased
-from 92% of census families in 1961
to 67% of census families in 2011

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The Configuration of Canadian Families Today

C____n-law and same-sex couples have steadily increased. Average age at first marriage i________g: 29 women/ 31 men

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The Configuration of Canadian Families Today

Common-law and same-sex couples have steadily increased. Average age at first marriage increasing: 29 women/ 31 men

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Interracial Marriages in Canada

Mahtani (2014) found in her interviews with interracial
couples in Canada, that prejudice is commonly faced:

  • t________n versus acceptance
  • experience depends upon c___s, background, u___n/r___l setting
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Interracial Marriages in Canada

Mahtani (2014) found in her interviews with interracial
couples in Canada, that prejudice is commonly faced:

  • toleration versus acceptance
  • experience depends upon class, background, urban/rural setting
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Interracial Marriages in Canada

Mahtani (2014) found in her interviews with interracial
couples in Canada, that prejudice is commonly faced:

•parents often do not discuss r____m with children;
children do not discuss their experience of r____m with
parents
•mixed-race women often seek out C_______n partner
when they are young; this changes when in university

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Interracial Marriages in Canada

Mahtani (2014) found in her interviews with interracial
couples in Canada, that prejudice is commonly faced:

•parents often do not discuss racism with children;
children do not discuss their experience of racism with
parents
•mixed-race women often seek out Caucasian partner
when they are young; this changes when in university

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Divorce in Canada
40% of Canadian couples will divorce (38% 2008 figures)

  • greatly impacted by 1968 D_____e Act
  • majority of Canadians r_______r after divorce or separation
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Divorce in Canada
40% of Canadian couples will divorce (38% 2008 figures)

  • 1968 Divorce Act
  • repartner after divorce or separation
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Divorce in Canada

  • but r_______e is less common
  • because of high divorce rate, s________s much more common
  • almost 50% of stepfamilies are b_____dfamilies
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Divorce in Canada

  • but remarriage is less common
  • because of high divorce rate, stepfamilies much more common
  • almost 50% of stepfamilies are blended_families
  • —10% of children living in stepfamilies in Canada
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Cohabitation in Canada

a.k.a., common-law unions; consensual unions
Fastest growing family structure in Canada
Especially common among y____g Canadians

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Cohabitation in Canada

a.k.a., c____n-law unions; c________l unions
Fastest growing family structure in Canada
Especially common among young Canadians

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Cohabitation in Canada

Regional Differences:

-more socially acceptable in Q____c to raise
children in common-law family
-outside of PQ, seen as probationary period before
marriage and less acceptable to raise children in
common-law family

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Cohabitation in Canada

Regional Differences:
-32% of couples in Quebec; 11% in Ontario (2006 data)
-more socially acceptable in Quebec to raise
children in common-law family
-outside of PQ, seen as probationary period before
marriage and less acceptable to raise children in
common-law family

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Explaining Regional Differences in Cohabitation

Quebec and Religion
-the Quiet R________n

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Explaining Regional Differences in Cohabitation

Quebec and Religion
-the Quiet Revolution

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Explaining Regional Differences in Cohabitation

F______t Movement

  • stronger history in Quebec
  • common-law unions tend to be more egalitarian
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Explaining Regional Differences in Cohabitation

Feminist Movement

  • stronger history in Quebec
  • common-law unions tend to be more egalitarian
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Intimacy Meanings-and—Theories

While family demographers inform us about how
families are configured, social theorists help us think about the reasons why family change has occurred

-one of the key focuses of theorists has been
the increased separation of s_______y from the
constraints of reproduction

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Intimacy Meanings-and—Theories

While family demographers inform us about how
families are configured, social theorists help us think about the reasons why family change has occurred

-one of the key focuses of theorists has been
the increased separation of sexuality from the
constraints of reproduction

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New Reproductive technologies

  • a broad range of technologies that seek to facilitate, mediate or disrupt the process of reproduction
  • include:

-IV F: in vitro fertilization
-a_______l testing (e.g., amniocentesis)
-c___________n
-abortion

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New Reproductive technologies

  • a broad range of technologies that seek to facilitate, mediate or disrupt the process of reproduction
  • include:

-IV F: in vitro fertilization
-antenatal testing (e.g., amniocentesis)
-contraception
-abortion

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Anthony G_____s : Plastic S______y

  • Sexuality increasingly detached from
  • R__________n
  • Patriarchy (male-defined)
  • Religion
  • Other forms of social c_____l
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Anthony Giddens : Plastic Sexuality

  • Sexuality increasingly detached from
  • Reproduction
  • Patriarchy (male-defined)
  • Religion
  • Other forms of social control
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Anthony Giddens : Plastic Sexuality

•Plastic Sexuality — that which can be shaped according to individual erotic n\_\_\_s and w\_\_\_s 
"m\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_y" of erotic expression 
"a\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_s sexuality" 
"flexible sexuality"
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Anthony Giddens : Plastic Sexuality

•Plastic Sexuality — that which can be shaped according to individual erotic needs and wants 
"malleability" of erotic expression 
"autonomous sexuality" 
"flexible sexuality"
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Other Cultural Shifts Transforming Intimacy

Emergence of the “p__e relationship” (G_____s)
-relationship based on e_______l satisfaction and pleasure

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Other Cultural Shifts Transforming Intimacy

Emergence of the “pure relationship” (Giddens)
-relationship based on emotional satisfaction and pleasure

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Other Cultural Shifts Transforming Intimacy

Increased individualism (Beck & Beck-G_______m)
-i_______l is central unit of social life as opposed
to f____y

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Other Cultural Shifts Transforming Intimacy

Increased individualism (Beck & Beck-Gernsheim)
-individual is central unit of social life as opposed
to family

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Other Cultural Shifts Transforming Intimacy

Lesbian and gay relationships impact beyond same-sex
relationships
e.g., research shows more e_________n: housework
and emotion work

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Other Cultural Shifts Transforming Intimacy

Lesbian and gay relationships impact beyond same-sex
relationships
e.g., research shows more egalitarian: housework
and emotion work

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Contemporary Criticisms of Intimacy Studies

‘Overstate t__________n of family
‘Lack of attention to c___s differences in family life
‘Lack of attention to pervasive g____r inequalities in i_____e life

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Contemporary Criticisms of Intimacy Studies

‘Overstate transformation of family
‘Lack of attention to class differences in family life
‘Lack of attention to pervasive gender inequalities in intimate life

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Contemporary Criticisms of Intimacy Studies

‘Det________________n (N__l Gross, 2005) not due to changes in romantic/sexual i______y

-family has changed by including groups who were previously e______d, but the h__________l marriage remains the dominant ideal

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Contemporary Criticisms of Intimacy Studies

‘Detraditionalization (Neil Gross, 2005) not due to changes in romantic/sexual intimacy
-family has changed by including groups who were previously excluded, but the heterosexual marriage remains the dominant
ideal

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Marriage Debates: Legal Structures and Cultural Privilege

Is a child’s well-being better when raised in a n_____r family with m______d parents?
-children raised in this family form: better
e_________l, s____l, c________e and behavioral outcomes

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Marriage Debates: Legal Structures and Cultural Privilege

Is a child’s well-being better when raised in a nuclear family with married parents?
-children raised in this family form: better
educational, social, cognitive and behavioral outcomes

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Marriage Debates: Legal Structures and Cultural Privilege

-But! Modest d________s
-But! Mediating factors-e.g., economic, parents own
socialization, family conflict/stress
-But! Study flaws; m______e may not led to better
outcomes, but rather more economically, socially s____e
people marry and have children?
-But! More research needed-e.g., children raised by
gay married parents

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Marriage Debates: Legal Structures and Cultural Privilege

-But! Modest differences
-But! Mediating factors-e.g., economic, parents own
socialization, family conflict/stress
-But! Study flaws; marriage may not led to better
outcomes, but rather more economically, socially stable
people marry and have children?
-But! More research needed-e.g., children raised by
gay married parents

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The Changing Landscape of Young Adult Relationships:
Dating and Hooking Up

Courtship to Dating to Hooking-Up
-_5% of Canadian college students report having had
vaginal, oral or anal sex

-_4% of Canadian university students reported that
their last sexual encounter was c____l (e.g., “hook-up”)

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The Changing Landscape of Young Adult Relationships:
Dating and Hooking Up

Courtship to Dating to Hooking-Up
-75% of Canadian college students report having had
vaginal, oral or anal sex
-34% of Canadian university students reported that
their last sexual encounter was casual (e.g., “hook-up”)
Trojan and The Sex Information and Education Council of Canada. 2013.

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The Consequences of Hooking Up

  • casual sexual encounters d_________l to women?
  • based on sexual script: sexual double-s______d
  • casual sexual encounters beneficial for women?
  • liberating/freedom
  • decreasing l________s, experience of positive e______s
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The Consequences of Hooking Up

  • casual sexual encounters detrimental to women?
  • based on sexual script: sexual double-standard
  • casual sexual encounters beneficial for women?
  • liberating/freedom
  • decreasing loneliness, experience of positive emotions
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The Consequences of Hooking Up

  • increasing d_______n, unwanted sex and sexual r____t
  • strong correlation with a_____l consumption
  • lack of research on experience of lesbian and gay students
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The Consequences of Hooking Up

  • increasing depression, unwanted sex and sexual regret
  • strong correlation with alcohol consumption
  • lack of research on experience of lesbian and gay students
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Techno Transformations’
Internet Dating and Cybersex

--% of current marriages or long-term partnerships
begin over the internet
-internet daters tend to make decisions based on r____l
preferences
-one study has found that up to 1/3 of men and women
have engaged in c______x; more common among gay
men than heterosexual men

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Techno Transformations’
Internet Dating and Cybersex

-3-6% of current marriages or long-term partnerships
begin over the internet
-internet daters tend to make decisions based on racial
preferences
-one study has found that up to 1/3 of men and women
have engaged in cybersex; more common among gay
men than heterosexual men

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