The Family Flashcards
anxious-avoidant attachment
involves suppressing one’s own feelings and desires, and a difficulty depending on others
attachment theory
Describes the enduring patterns of relationships from birth to death
Coherence
Gaining insight into and reconciling one’s childhood experiences
Nuclear families
Core family unit comprised of only parents and children
Second shift
Unpaid work a parent does in the house
uninvolved parenting
Low in demandingness and low in support
Working models
understanding of how relationships operate, viewing oneself as worthy of love and others as trustworthy
Age in place
Making accommodations to ensure that aging people can stay in their homes and live independently.
anxious-resistant attachment
self-critical, insecure, and fearful of rejection
authoritarian parenting
high demandingness, low support
boomerang generation
young adults who move back into their parents’ homes after living by themselves
Child free
People who choose not to have children
Childless
people who want to have children but are unable to conceive
cohabitation
Two unmarried people live together
Family of procreation
The family one creates, usually through marriage.
Family Systems Theory
A person can’t be understood on their own, but as a member of a unit
Heterogamy
Partnering with someone who is unlike you in a meaningful way.
Homogamy
Partnering with someone who is like you in a meaningful way.
learned helplessness
Someone who is abused believes that they have no control over their situation
Marriage market
Process through which prospective spouses compare assets and liabilities of available partners and choose the best available mate.
Modern family
A family based on commitment, caring, and close emotional ties.
Multigenerational homes
more than one adult generation
Permissive parenting
low in demandingness and high in support
sandwich generation
Generation of people responsible for taking care of their own children as well as their aging parents.
