Second half of course Flashcards
When the baby comes home: What happens to gender roles when the first child is born
they become more pronounced and stronger
When the baby comes home: What was different about this sample than the rest of the population?
They were probably approaching parenthood with more than usual thoughtfulness
When the baby comes home: Which parent was more likely to stay home
Mothers
When the baby comes home: What was the major theme in relational dynamics between new moms and dads
Mother protecting the father from the disruption in life.
When the baby comes home: What was one of the main reasons women identified as the reason for doing most of the house and baby work
sense of responsibility because having a baby was their choice.
When the baby comes home: Did having a baby make young parents feel like more of a family
yes
When the baby comes home: What was an interesting trend that occurred when mothers tried to get the fathers to care/father their babies
Gave them easy jobs like playing with the baby or doing bath time after the mom had already set everything up.
Fathers and Emotional Responsibility: What are the five trends characteristic of paternal protective/emotional care
Being fun and playful, being outdoors, measured/practical reactions, promoting risk taking, and encouraging independence
Fathers and Emotional Responsibility: What is the definition of Sarah Ruddick’s term first maternal demand/ preservation/ protective care
The ability to know and attentively respond to the needs of one’s children.
Waiting to be asked: Does power become equal when women’s material earnings are equal or greater to men
no
Waiting to be asked: Do women is cohabiting relationships find themselves equal to men
no
Waiting to be asked: When does hidden power manifest itself
when there is no disagreement or question about status quo because the subordinate subscribed to hegemonic masculinity.
Waiting to be asked: What are the three types of power in a relationship
hidden, covert, manifest
Waiting to be asked: What is the main purpose of this article
to see how relationship progressions are negotiated and if gender plays a role in these negotiations
Waiting to be asked: Were men or women more likely to initiate becoming a couple
men
Waiting to be asked: What was the primary gendered trend in couple’s negotiations for moving in together or not
women were just as likely to suggest it but men were the ones to finalize a decision.
Waiting to be asked: What was the trend with the women partner suggesting moving in together
it was passive or indirect relative to mens suggestions
Waiting to be asked: what interesting gender disparity occurred when couple’s moving in together was negotiated
they were 3x more likely to move into the mans place.
Waiting to be asked: did men or women express greater desire to get married
women
Waiting to be asked: the expectations for proposals (in all but two relationships was that)?
men would do the asking.
Waiting to be asked: reasons that women wanted to move in with their partner were primarily…
pragmatic (financial)
Waiting to be asked: Are men or women more likely to ge their desired outcome for progression to engagement
men
Deinstitutionalization of marriage: What does deinstitutionalization of marriage mean
there is a weakening of the social norms that define partners behaviours
Deinstitutionalization of marriage: Two primary ways deinstitutionalization is happening
cohabiting unions and the emergence of same sex couples.
Deinstitutionalization of marriage: What two marital trend changes influenced the deinstitutionalization of marriage
transition from the institutional marriage to the companionate marriage. And then from the companionate marriage to the individualized marriage
Deinstitutionalization of marriage: What is the emphasis on in an individualized marriage
personal choice and self-development
Deinstitutionalization of marriage: When did the transition to the individualized marriage start and when was it accelerated
1960’s and then 1970’s
Deinstitutionalization of marriage: What are the three themes of an individualized marirage
self-development (developing a self-fulfilling independent self), roles in marriage should be flexible and negotiable, and communication and openness when confronting problems must be present.
Deinstitutionalization of marriage: What major law changed around the time of the individualized marriage
divorce became legal.
Deinstitutionalization of marriage: What does it mean to say that enforceable trust is a reason for marriage
marriage requires public commitment to a long-term/life long relationship
Deinstitutionalization of marriage: The main reason people still get married is because of its ____ importance
symbolic
Deinstitutionalization of marriage: What are the 3 futures of marriages proposed by the author
reinstitutionalization of marriage, marriage stays the same- not so common but a symbol of status, marriage still occurs but is just one of many types of relationships