Unit 1 Test Flashcards
What are the benefits of interviews
Obtain information about personal feelings, perceptions, and opinions.
List the four reasons why we need a working definition of family
Ideas of benefits
Distribution of assets
Responsibilities to children
Taxation
The Vanier Institute believes the definition of family should be based on what families ___.
Do
Sociologists
Act in group situations and are interested in developmental structures
Psychology
Study of individual behavior and causes for behavior
Anthropologists
Study of development of human species and culture
Family is any combination of ___ plus people who are bonded together by ties off ___ ___, _____, and or _____, and who together assume _____ for variant combinations of some of the following physical maintenance, and care, addition of ____ ____, socialization of ____, social control of members, production, consumption, and distribution of goods and services, and nurturance.
Two Mutual consent Birth Adoption Responsibilities New members Children
Physical maintenance of group members is
Families provide physical care for adults, children, and dependent members
Example and institution of physical maintenance of group members
Bathing children
Day care
Addition of new members
Responsible for new members because of extended need of infants
Example and institution of addition of new members
Giving birth
Hospital
Socialization of children
Teach them the skills, knowledge, values , and attitudes of society
Example and institution of socialization of children
Taking you kids to church
School
Social control of members
Responsible for controlling the behavior to maintain order
Example and institution of social control
Punishing a child for misbehaving
Jails
Production, consumption, and distribution of goods
Sell time and skills to earn an income and provide for family
Example and institution for production consumption and distribution of goods
Parent going to work
Government may provide assistance
Affective nurturance
Meeting emotional needs of individuals
Example and institution of affective nurturance
Supporting child’s dreams
Social workers
Used in sociology (2)
Functionalism
Systems theory
3 concepts that help examine how an individual interacts and plays within an institution like the family are
Status
Role
Norm
Functionalism norm=
Most prevalent behaviors
Systems theory is an important idea associated with the notion of
Feedback
Psychology (2)
Symbolic interactionism
Social exchange
