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Test (1-3) Flashcards

1
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Families

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groups of related people bound by connections that are biological, legal, or emotional

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Personal family

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whom we feel related and who we expect to define us as members of their family

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Legal family

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group of individuals related by birth, marriage, or adoption

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Household

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a group of people that share a dining table

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Institutional arena

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where family matters take place

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Family arena

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institutional arena where people practice intimacy, childbearing, socialization, and caring work (institutional arena)

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State

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behavior is legally regulated (institutional arena)

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Market

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where labor for pay, economic exchange, and wealth accumulation take place (institutional arena)

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Theory

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a way to apply logic to a pattern of facts

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Broad perspectives

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consensus, conflict

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Consensus

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roots in greek philosophy, projects an image of society as the collective expression of shared norms and values
- focuses on stability rather than change

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Breadwinner-homemaker family

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an employed father, non-employed mother and their children

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Conflict

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view that opposition and conflict define a given society and are necessary for social evolution

  • focuses on change rather than stability
  • Feminism
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Feminist theory

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seeks to understand and ultimately reduce inequality between men and women

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socialization

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process by which individuals internalize elements of the social structure in their own personalities

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exchange theory

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individuals or groups with different resources, strengths, and weaknesses enter into mutual relationships to maximize their own gains

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symbolic interactionism

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concerned with the ability of humans to see themselves through the eyes of others and to enact social roles based on others’ expectations

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modernity theory

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historical emergence of the individual as an actor in society and how individuality changed

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Family wage

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the amount necessary for a male earner to provide subsistence for his wife and children without them having to work for pay

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Demographic perspective

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the study of how family behavior and household structures contribute to larger population processes

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Demography

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the study of populations

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Life course perspective

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study of family trajectories of individuals and groups as they progress through their lives, in social and historical context

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cohort

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a group of people who experience an event together at the same point in time

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Bias

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the tendency to impose previously held views on the collection and interpretation of facts

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Sample survey

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a research method in which identical questions are asked of many different people and their answers gathered into one large data file

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Longitudinal surveys

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research method in which the same people are interviewed repeatedly over a period of time

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Time use studies

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surveys that collect data on how people spend their time during a sample period, such as a single day or week

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Macro-Theories

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Consensus- broad picture, collective expression, shared norms and values

  • Structural functional: breadwinner-homemaker
  • conflict perspective: competing interests of the family
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Contemporary theories

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Feminism: inequality between genders
Exchange theory: cost/benefit
Symbolic interaction: symbols and shared meanings
Modernity: individuality
Life course: progression through life in social and historical contexts

30
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Nuclear Family

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A married couple living with their own (usually biological) children and no extended family members

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Heterogamy

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Marriage between a man and a women

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Homogamy

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Marriage between two people of the same sex

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Patrilineal

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wealth and power from fathers to sons

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Matrilineal

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From mothers to daughters

35
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Patriarchy

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The system of men’s control over property and fathers’ authority over all family members

36
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Coverture

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A legal doctrine that lasted until the late nineteenth century, under which wives were incorporated into their husbands’ citizenship

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Extended families

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Family households in which relatives beyond parents and their children live together

38
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Stem Family

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The household formed by one grown child remaining in the family home with his or her parents

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Courtship

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The mate selection process in which couples begin a relationship with supervised contact in public, then proceed to additional dates in the women’s home and then to marriage if the parents approve

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Separate spheres

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the cultural doctrine under which women were to work at home, to make it a sanctuary from the industrial world in which their husbands worked for pay

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Monogamy

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A family system in which each person has only one spouse

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Polygamy

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A family system in which one person has more than one spouse, usually one man and multiple women

43
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Companionship family

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An ideal type of family characterized by the mutual affection, equality, and comradeship of its members

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Companionate marriage

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A view of marriage as a companionship, a friendship, and a romance, rather than as a practical platform for cooperation and survival

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Dating

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the mate selection process in which young adults spend time with a variety of partners before making a long-term commitment

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Family wage

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the amount necessary for a male earner to provide subsistence for his wife and children their having to work for pay

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Baby boom

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The period of high birth rates in the united states between 1946 and 1964

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Race

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A group of people believed to share common descent, based on perceived innate physical similarities (Biology)

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Ethnicity

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A group of people with a common cultural identification, based on a combination of language, religion, ancestral origin, or traditional practices (Culture)

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Racial ethnicity

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An ethnic group perceived to share physical characteristics

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Endogamy

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Marriage and reproduction within a distinct group

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Exogamy

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Marriage and reproduction outside one’s distinct group

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Minority group

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A racial or ethnic group that occupies a subordinate status in society

54
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Familism

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A personal outlook that puts family obligations first, before individual well being

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Acculturation

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the acquisition of a new culture and language

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Assimilation

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the gradual reduction of ethnic distinction between immigrants and the mainstream society

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Consonant

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Parents and child transition away from home culture and language

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Dissonant

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Children develop English ability more quickly and integrate into society more easily than parents

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Intermarriage

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Marriage between members of different racial or ethnic groups

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Social distance

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The level of acceptance that members of one group have toward members of another group

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Genealogy

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the study of ancestry and family history

62
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1950’s

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  • Couldn’t afford breadwinner-homemaker family
  • Marriage for political, economic, and cultural reasons
  • Companionate marriage
63
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Chinese Exclusion act of 1882

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congress cut off most new immigration so few Chinese women could join the single men that remained
- Chinese men were forbidden to marry whites, leaving them wifeless and childless

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