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Week 6: families and socialization Flashcards

1
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what do sociologists regard families as?

A

most basic social unit, or institution.

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2
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what variability does sociology teach us?

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family forms, socialization, roles, and identities across time and place

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3
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what do our family situations reflect?

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how our broader society and our more specific social locations make meaning, organize resources, and influence our orientations toward self and others.

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4
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what does the life course perpective focus on?

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the “sequence of socially defined events and roles that the individual enacts over time”

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5
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what is emphasized in life course perspective?

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linked lives and interlocking trajectories

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6
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what consensus do sociologists not have?

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what the definition of family is

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7
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what do some think family must consist of?

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individuals from at least two generations who are living in one household

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what term does not have an intergenerational requirement?

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census family

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what is census family

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a now-married couple, a common-law couple, or a lone parent with a child or youth under the age of 25 who does not have his or her own spouse or child living in the household.

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10
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what is a key responsibility of families?

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socialization: the process whereby individuals become competent members of a social group

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11
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what happens in childhood?

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primary socialization

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12
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what occurs as an individual enters new contexts and roles?

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secondary socialization

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13
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what was the sixties scoop?

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A historical phase (mainly 1960s – 1980s) characterized by the mass removal of Indigenous children from their families into the child welfare system, in most cases without the consent of their families or bands.

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14
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what are the key domains in early life socialization?

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  • emotional
  • gender
  • racial/ethnic
  • religious
  • financial and work
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what is anticipatory socialization?

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The process of preparing for future roles and statuses by learning and adopting new behaviors, norms, skills, and values.

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how do people engage in anticipatory socialization?

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by learning about what might be expected or experienced in a new role

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how do people engage in anticipatory socialization?

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by learning about what might be expected or experienced in a new role

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18
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what does socialization involve?

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developing sense of self in response to how we think other see us

19
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what can interactions with significant others result in?

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Ossification (process whereby roles, over time, harden into parts of our self-concept

20
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when does resocialization occur?

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if we suddenly get pushed into a new role

21
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what is resocialization?

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the process of discarding former behaviour patterns and accepting new ones as part of a transition in one’s life.

22
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what is a total institution?

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a closed social system in which life is organized by strict norms, rules, and schedules, and what happens within it is determined by a single authority whose will is carried out by staff who enforce the rules.

23
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Examples of total institutions

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nursing homes, homeless shelters, military compounds, prisons, wellness or rehab centre, religious centres

24
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what age does the transition to adulthood span?

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18-30 or 35

25
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what are the conventional status markers of adulthood in the west becoming?

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delayed, reversible, and less tangible than previously.

26
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what have historically high rates?

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coresidence and boomeranging back to the parental home. related to increasing financial pressures on young people and cultural variations in family structures

27
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what has shifted over the past half-century?

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couple formation (married couples move in with, or near to, family members). Coupling is no longer assumed to be a prelude to family formation

28
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what is plastic sexuality?

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can be shaped according to individual erotic needs and wants.

29
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what has contributed to plastic sexuality?

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New contraceptive technologies, laws governing reproductive rights, and laws making divorce easier

30
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how has marriage changed in Canada?

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fewer people now marry, and those who marry do so later in life.

31
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what is the biggest shift in the last century in regards to couples?

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of Internet dating through websites and apps.

32
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what does the concept of thin markets explain?

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the Internet’s popularity as a tool for the same-sex dating pool, as well as individuals seeking to couple later in their life course.

33
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what are social researchers beginning to ask and why?

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whether we are seeing a democratization of coupling. because (re)coupling happens across the life course, and technology offers more opportunities than ever to connect with potential mates

34
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what can ripple outward to impact whole societies?

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changes at the family level

35
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what is institutional lag?

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the time gap between external events or exogenous conditions and bureaucratic or institutional adjustment or response.

36
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what happens when families change?

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institutional lag. other structures and institutions have not adjusted to changed in families

37
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what happens when families change?

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institutional lag. other structures and institutions have not adjusted to changed in families

38
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how has dating changed?

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Instead of meeting a partner through friends, colleagues or acquaintances, dating is often now a private, compartmentalized activity that is deliberately carried out in an entirely disconnected, separate social sphere.

39
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what is the functionalism perspective with online dating

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How does online dating relate to other social institutions and bring balance and stability to society?
- fulfills function of finding a partner

40
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what is ‘Cooley, The Looking Glass Self’?

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in building an online dating profile, people imagine how others will perceive them, and construct a version of self that others will like

41
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what is Bourdieu, Capital?

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In online dating, users demonstrate their capital to others via dating profiles.
- Our tastes tend to follow cultural and class patterns.

42
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what has increased with the family living?

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Canadian household comprising one person

43
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when does the transmission of (dis)advantage occur?

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when family capital is passed from older to younger generations

44
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how does family capital vary?

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families’ social locations (income, parents’ education, ethnicity, citizenship) so there are macro-level patterns in how family capital is unevenly distributed

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