Family and religion Flashcards

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Family

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a social institution found in all societies at unites people in cooperative groups to care for one another , including any children

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Kinship

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a social bond on common ancestry, marriage or adoption

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Marriage

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a legal relationship usually involving economic cooperation, sexual activity and child bearing

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Two types of family

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Extended family
nuclear family

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Extended family

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a family composed of parents and children as well as other kin, also know as consanguine family

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Nuclear family

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A family composed of one or two parents and their children, also known as a conjugal family

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4 types of marriage

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endogamy
exogamy
monogamy
polygamy

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define endogamy and exogamy

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Endogamy: marriage betwen people of the same social category

Exogamy: marriage between people of different social categories

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Define Monogamy and Polygamy

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monogamy: marriage that unites two partners

Polygamy: Marriage that unites a person with two or more spouses

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10
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Define Descent

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The system by which members of a society trace kinship over generations

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Structural functionalist: Functions of family

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structural system of family

1)Socialization
2)regulation of sexual activity
3)social placement
4)material and emotional security

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Social conflict and feminist: inequality and family

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Structural system of family

Property and inheritance
Patriarchy
Race nad ethnicity

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Symbolic interaction :

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micro level

Family living offers intimacy, build emotional bonds

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Social exchange theory

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micro level

marriage is a form of negotiation
dating allows us to assess the advantages and disadvantages of a potential spouse

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Romantic love

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Effection and sexual passion or another person; as basis of marriage

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16
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Homoamy

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Marriage between people wth the same social characteristics

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Arranged marraige

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alliances between the two extended families of similar social standing
involves exchange of not just kids but wealth and favours

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Infidelity

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sexual activity outside ones marriage

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Child rearing

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The trend towards smalleer families is higher in high income countries
it is an expensive long term commitment

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20
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Cluttered nest

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Adult children living at home

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Empty nest

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Adult children moving out of home

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sandwich generation

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caring for aging parents and children at home

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causes of divorce

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rise of individualism
romantic love fades
women less dependant on men
marriage can be stressful
rising children ads to the stress
divorce is socially acceptable
legally easier to get

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Remarriage

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more than half of people who divorce remarry
blended families: children of two or more families

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Gay and lesbian couples

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almost all nations recognize same sex marriage are high income countries

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Family violence

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emotional, physical and sexual abuse of one of the family members by another

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Cohabitation

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The sharing of a household by an unmarried couple

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Profane

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included as an ordianry part of everydaya life

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Sacred

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sets apart as extraordinary, inspiring awe and reverence

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Religion

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Asocial institution involving belief and practices based of recognizing the sacred

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Faith

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beliefs based on conviction rather than scientific evidence

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Totem

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an object in the natural world collectively defined as sacred

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Structional functionalis theort : religion

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Macro lever

religion performs vital tasks,

including uniting people and controlling behaviour

religion gives life meaning and purpose

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Symbolic interaction

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Micro level

Religion strenghtens marriage by giving it sacred meaning

people often turn to sacred symbols for comfort when facing danger and uncertainty

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Social conflict theory

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Macro level

Religion supports social inequality by claiming that the social order is just

organized religion supports the domination of women by men

religion turns attention from problems in this world to a better work to come

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Liberation technology

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the combining of christian principles with political activism, often Marxist in character

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Church

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a religious organization that is well integrated into the larder society

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State church

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A church formally linked to the state

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Churches

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try to appeal to everyone
have a highly formal style of worship
formally trained and ordain leaders
are long established and organizationally stable
attract members of high social standing

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Sects

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hold rigid religion convictions
have a spontaneous and emotional style of worship
follow highly charismatic leaders
form as breakaway groups and are less stable
attract members who are social outsiders

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Denomination

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A church, independant of the state, that recognizes religious pluralism

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Sect

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Areligious organization that stands apart from the larger society

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Charisma

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extraordinary personal qualities that can infuse people with emotion and turn them into followers

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Cult

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a religious organization that is largely outside a societies cultural traditions

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animism

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the belief that elements of the natural world are conscious life forms that effect humanity

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religiosity

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the importance of religion in a person life

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Secularization

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the historical decline in the importance of supernatural ad the sacred

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Civil religion

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a quasi-religious loyalty linking individuals in a basically secular societies

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New age religious movement

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seekers believe in higher power
seekers believe weare all connected
seekers believe in a spirit world
seekers want to experience the spirit world
seekers pursue transcendence
some seekers pursue political change

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fundamentalism

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a conservative religious doctrine that opposes intellectualism and worldly accommodation in favor of restoring traditional, other worldly religion

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Religious findementlism ways

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fundementalists take the words of sacred texts literally
fundamentalists reject the religious pluralism
fundamentalists pursue the personal experience of God’s presence
fundamentalists oppose “secular humanism”
mane fundamentalism endorse conservative political goals