Sociology Family and Marriage Flashcards
Exam 3
4 Trends that shape dating
shifts in dating system, increase cohabitation, divorce, and tech
Romantic love
Passionate and in love
Utilitarian love
practical and functional
Social Scripts
Expectations of behavior
Cohabbitiation
More acceptable then in the past but less stable then marriage
Trend in marriage
people get married later and tend to be happier then unmarried people
Fertility rate below 2.1
population is shrinking
Fertility rate above 2.1
above replacement
Fertility in US
Declining since post-baby boom
Children
went from economic to symbolic
Intensive motherhood
mom sacrificing their own time to cultivate and be involved in their kids lives
Involved fatherhood
expected to provide economically and emotionally to children
Crude divorce rate
how common divorce is in the whole population
Refined divorce rate
the number of divorces compared to the number of marriages
Divorce marriage ratio
frequency of divorce in new marriages
Income effect
couples with higher incomes and edu. are more stable/ less likely to divorce
Independence
when people have economic means to survive on their own, they are more likely to leave unhappy marriages
Social forces around divorce
less stigma, law (it’s easier), and gray (people get divorced later)
Grey divorce
people getting divorced after kids leave (55+)
Boundary ambiguity
families don’t know/agree on who the family is and what roles people play
Care work
face-to-face unpaid work of caring for people in the family
Market work
paid work that is outside in the public sphere
Formal work
paid work outside the home (men>women)
Informal work
unpaid work in the home (women>men)
Household division of labor
how roles are delegated in the house
Second shift
work done once going to work
Motherhood penalty
description of pay loss that women with children loose
Occupational gender segregation
the labor market being segregated in terms of gender (ties to the gender pay gap)
Glass ceiling
women not being able to get into positions of power
Glass elevator
men riding to the top into positions of power
FMLA
US does not allow many opportunities for women (no guarantee paid time off)
Intimacy
inimate relationships between two people
People at high risk of abuse
children, young women, women leaving abusive relationships, relationships with drinking or drug abuse
Intimate partner violence
its more inclusive of the violent experinece
Feminist perspective on violence
men are in control and in power in many domains in the social workld putting women at a disadvantage
Social diversity
the different experiences people have
Sociological mindfulness
realizing our own experiences are a part of the larger social world
