Sociology of Families Flashcards
Family
a group connected by blood, sexual relationship, or by the law
Marriage
socially-sanctioned union that includes rights and responsibilities to each other, children, and larger society
Adoption
parents voluntarily choose to have parent-child relationship with a child. not related by blood
blended family
family with step-parent, step-sibling, half-sibling
Matrilineal society
determine kinship, name, property, title through female line
Patrilineal society
determine kinship, name, property, title through male line
universal norm
norm that exists in virtually every society
Incest taboo
prohibition against sexual relations between people who are related
Longitudinal data
data gathered at different points in time
Polygamy
having multiple spouses at one time
Polygyny
one man has multiple wives
Polyandry
one woman has multiple husbands
nuclear family
married couple and their dependent children
may-december relationship
large age gap between partners
companionate affection
deep emotional engagement
divorce
legally-recognized termination of a marriage
No-fault divorce
neither spouse is required to prove the fault of the other
gray divorce
divorce over the age of 50
social integration
degree to which people in a community have more connections to one another
double standard
women are judged more for the same sexual behavior
cohabitation revolution
growth in the number of couples who live together instead of getting married
cohabitation effect
couple who cohabit before marriage are more likely to divorce
wedding industrial complex
merging of capitalist industries with social and cultural wedding rituals
Consumer rites
elaborate older customs, business attempt to create new markets for their goods and services
heteronormativity
assumption that heterosexuality is the normal and natural form of sexuality
fertility rate
births per woman
breadwinner-homemaker model
one partner (usually man) worked outside the home to earn money, the other stays at home
dual-earner arrangement
both partners have wage-earning jobs outside of the home
the second shift
extra amount of household work a woman does when returning home from a job
Maternity leave
leave for women who have just given birth
paternity leave
leave for new fathers
parental leave
leave for both or either parents
intimate-partner violence
physical, sexual violence, stalking by a current or former partner
public health crisis
health-related problem that affects people over broad geographical areas
socioeconomic disparities
inequality rooted in social and economic conditions (income, wealth, access to health care)
missing middle
american politics focus on socioeconomic extremes, leaves out the middle class
Entrenched inequality
inequality deeply ingrained in social, economic, and political institutions
multi-generational households
multiple generations living under one roof
deportation
non-citizen is forced to leave a country
sandwich generations
people responsible for the care of their children and elderly parents
