Understanding Institutional Family

Question 1

Family

Answer 1

A group of people who take responsibilty for meeting each other needs

Question 2

Institutionalized

Answer 2

Encoded in laws, policies, & widely accepted practices that organize our family life

Question 3

The needs family meet is society are __________

Answer 3

institutionalized

Question 4

The defintion of family is __________

Answer 4

Socially constructed

Question 5

Convertue

Answer 5

Legal doctrine in which wives’ standing was subsumed into their husband’s

Question 6

Reproduction

Answer 6

Where people create and raise members of the next generation.

Question 7

Families are the site for __________

Answer 7

Reproduction

Question 8

Women were in the __________ where they were supposed to take care of the home and kids

Answer 8

Private Sphere

Question 9

Men where in the ________ where they were supposed to be breadwinners

Answer 9

Public Sphere

Question 10

Companionate marriage

Answer 10

Marriage based on romantic love

Question 11

Family wage

Answer 11

Men earned enough to support and entire family

Question 12

Cohabiting couples

Answer 12

Living together but unmarried

Question 13

How does structural functionalism see family?

Answer 13

See families as a social agent that allows society to move without disruption from one generation to the next

Question 14

What two things does conflict perspective emphaize when it comes to family?

Answer 14

1. Social Inequalities affect family life
2. Family life is an arena for acting out inequalities

Question 15

Intersectionality

Answer 15

Is a conflict perspective that pushes sociologist to look at mulitple forms of inequality

Question 16

How does the social Exchange Theory see family?

Answer 16

See family as rational actors where they make decisions by weighing the benefits & costs of various actions & then pick the action or arrangement that brings the biggest reward

Question 17

Norm of reciprocity

Answer 17

The expectation that we give & take with others in relatively equal ways to help explain how we think & feel about our relationship

(Ex when someone does something nices for you & feel that you have to repay them in the same way)

Question 18

Concerted cultivation

Answer 18

Interaction & discpline through which they proactively engage & guide their children (Middle class)

Question 19

____________ families tend to explore their kids feelings & motivations for their behavior, provide them structure, extracurricular experinces & teach them how to interact effectively with others

Answer 19

Middle Class

Question 20

___________ tend to be more authorilarian, using directives, obedience, & discpline to guide children (Dont negotiate with their kids & demand compliance)

Answer 20

Poor parent

Question 21

Sandwhich generation

Answer 21

Has double caretaking duties, where they are raising their children & caring for their aging parent at the same time

Question 22

Family Violence

Answer 22

When someone in a family hurts or controls someone else

Question 23

Overworked

Answer 23

Devoting more time to paid work & less time for leisure & home life

Question 24

Nuclear Family

Answer 24

Consist of parents (usually men & women) and kids

Question 25

Individualism

Answer 25

The style of life which individuals pursue their own interest & place greater importance on developing a personally rewarding life

Question 26

What are the key factors for divorce?

Answer 26

1. Marrying young
2. Growing up in a divorced household
3. Being poor
4. Losing a job