The Exam Flashcards
THINGS YOU'LL NEED TO KNOW!
What method do social scientists use to cite
APA 7th edition
What are/when are embedded citations/ references used?
When quoting a source, or have rephased words, after used any source
Primary
conducted yourself such as: surveys, interviews, observations
Secondary
Has already been gathered by others such as: journals, experiments, books
Demographics?
examines and measures the dimensions and dynamics of populations
What is a family
-Family is two or more people bound over time
-Helping provide for the needs of rasing children, physical needs being met
The function of a family (#1)
Physical maintenance and care of group members
The function of a family (#2)
Addition of new members through the procreation of adoption
The function of a family (#3)
Socializing with children teaches them skills, knowledge, and values of their society, are able to obtain adult roles later on
The function of a family (#4)
Responsible for controlling the behaviour of their members to fit within society. social control protects reputations of the family group
The function of a family (#5)
performing the economic function of producing and consuming goods, earn an income to purchase goods
The function of a family (#6)
unconditional love and emotional support, maintaining morals that motivate people to fit in with society
Nuclear family
2 parents, one or more biological or adopted childern
Childfree family
married couple no childern
lone parents/one parent family
single mother or single father, one or more biological or adopted children
Extended family
nuclear family plus relatives like grandparents
Blended family
Includes a couple that comes together with their children prior
Common law family
lives together without being married legally
Conjugal relationships
sexual relationship or marriage
Arranged marriage
When families choose children spouses
Consumer family (Back then)
husband is the provider while the wife is the homemaker
Egalitarian marriage
Couple is at an equal for decision making
Kin group
a family that consists of your extended family
Patriarchy
men are > and make all decisions
Polygamy
a person is in multiple marriages
polygyny
man having more than one wife
polyandry
women having more than one husband
neolocal
newlyweds living by themselves
Hunter-gatherer
families needed to provide food, had a huge food source nearby didn’t need to move as often, the earliest version of human families
hunter-gatherer males and females
men created tools to hunt, women were responsible for children, both responsible for finding food to survive
Agricultural
private property was developed, the ability to provide food, kept animals as pets and grew plants for food instead
Agricultural males and females
arranged marriages = more children and lived with more extended family, men had higher power to control property
Pre-Industrial
technology increased, villages were built around agriculture, families were monogamous and patriarchal
Pre-Industrial male and female
men worked in fields, wives were considered man property, children and wives were abused by fathers
Urban Industrial
families become urban, agricultural changed to factories, introduction to wage earning factory workers
Urban Industrial male and female
families became smaller, married women couldn’t work outside the home, and women received less of a wage then men
macro
the large scale of study (society)
micro
the small scale of the study (individuals)
Anthropology
study of human behaviour like beliefs and how they were raised
Ethnocentrism
judge other cultures based on your own norms
Sociology
behind human behaviour, as they interact in social groups, observed in macro-scale
Psychology
Behaviour is based on mental processes and how they think
a theoretical perspective
gives the framework for when asking questions, organize manage research
Theories are not facts, they are attempts to explain the evidence [T or F]
true
Systems Theory (sociological)
Maintain stability through feedback so members learn how to interact
Functionalism (sociological)
Family serves certain purposes or function and members have expectations placed on them
Conflict theory (interdisciplinary)
conflict exists within the group because of competition or higher power of control
Feminist theory (sociological)
The fight for women to be at this equal to men, similar to conflict theory
symbolic interactionism (psychological)
how people behave based of their perception of themselves and others, how they experience the world
Exchange theory (psychological)
people make choices within the restrictions of their roles based on consequences
Life course approach or developmental theory (Anthropological)
all families experience similar things, there are steps and can move on if completed the previous one
ecological persepctive (Anthropological)
combines systems theory and life course theory, considered influences outside the family and impacts
definition of adulthood
when a person is in the state of being fully grown and or mature
age of majority
by law becomes an adult 18 years of age
cohort
grouping people based on age
content analysis
using papers as primary sources to conduct research about individuals
Credentialism
more education is required for jobs
emerging adulthood
adolescents to adults 18-24 years of age
Family origin
a person growing up
semi-dependent
still receiving financial support from parents, moved out temporarily like university
leaving home vs a failure to launch
moving out is more delayed in the 2000’s compared to the 1970
perma parenting
takes longer for adults to become independent, parents want to not let go of their children
perma parenting leads to late transitioning
such as school, entering the work force, marriage and childbearing
2016 perma parenting
2 out of 5 adults (ages 20-24) live with their parents, males are most likely to live at home than females
Failure to launch
Children of divorced parents will likely leave, conflict in the family drives kids out, and fewer affordable rents as they have increased
boomerang generation
the so-called ‘boomerang generation’, cause a significant decline in parents’ quality of life and well-being,
Erikson
predicted 8 stages where identity emerges and matures, opposes a challenge or new situation that a person may endure
Biological clock
physical changes that lead to sexual maturity, reaching full size in strength
social clock
progress of society expectations around which events should take place
physiological clock
mental processes and new ways of understanding the world
Loevinger (psychological clock)
move from viewing life as black and white to conforming belonging towards feelings and opinions
The family life cycle loevinger
parents and children must separate so young adults can accept emotional responsibility for themselves
Levinson
“dream” is the individual sense of self in the adult world and the core of life structure
Riegel (internal biological) (external social)
adulthood occurs not in the predictable stages but as individuals adjust in response to the interaction of both internal and external factors
Pearlin (social clock)
adulthood is not a series of transitions but rather a lifetime of consistent change that they might experience
Adultery
cheating on a current spouse
Betrothal
promise to marry