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1
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Common Law Marriage

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heterosexual couple who presents themselves as married will be regarded as legally married in states that recognize such marriages

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Polygamy

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more than two spouses

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Plygyny

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one husband and two or more wives

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Polyandry

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one wife has two or more husbands

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Polyamory

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multiple lovers/emotional relationships simultaneously

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Pantagmy

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group marriage

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Family

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group of two or more people related by blood, marriage, or adoption

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Civil unions

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pair bonded relationships given legal significance in terms of rights and privileges-typically homosexual

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Domestic Partnerships

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relationships in which cohabiting individuals are given official recognition by a city or corporation to receive partner benefits

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Family of orientation

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family of origin into which a person is bron

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family of procreation

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family a person beings by getting married and having children

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nuclear family

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family consisting of an individual, his or her spouse, and his or her children, or of an individual and his or her parents and siblings

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traditional family

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the two-parent nuclear family with the husband as breadwinner and wife as homemaker

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modern family

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dual-earner family, in which both spouses work outside the home

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postmodern family

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lesbian or gay couples and mothers who are single by choice

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binuclear family

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family in which members live in two separate households

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extended family

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nuclear family but also other relatives as well

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marriage resilience perspective

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changes in the institution of marriage are neither negative nor indicative that marriage is in a state of decline

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theoretical framwork

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set of interrelated principles designed to explain a particular phenomenon and to provide a point of view

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social exchange framework

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marital perspective in which spouses exchange resources and decisions are made on the basis of perceived profit and loss

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utilitarianism

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the doctrine holding that individuals rationally weight the rewards and costs associated with behavioral choices

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family life course development

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the stages and process of how families change over time

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family life cycle

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stages which identify various challenges faced by members of a family across time

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structure function framework

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emphasizes how marriage and family contribute to society

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functionalists

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theorists who view the family as an institution with values, norms, and activities meant to provide stability for the larger society

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conflict framework

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view that individuals in relationships compete for valuable resources

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symbolic interaction framework

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theoretical perspective that views marriage and families as symbolic worlds in which the various members give meaning to each others behavior

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family systems framwork

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theoretical perspective that views each member of the family as part of a system and the family as a unit that develops norms of interaction

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feminist framework

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that views marriage and the family as contexts for inequality and oppression

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sequential ambivalence

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the individual experiences one wish and then the other (ex. vacillate between wanting to stay in a less than fulfilling relationship and wanting to end it)

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simultaneous ambivalence

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the person experiences two conflicting wishes at the same time (DESIRE TO STAY WITH PARTNER AND BREAK UP AT SAME TIME)

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Generation Y

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children of the baby boomers, typicaly born between 1979 and 1984.AKA millennial or internet generation

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Institutions

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established and enduring patterns of social relationships

  • ex. bias towards heterosexualism-wife, hiusband
  • faith
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What does social structure of society consist of

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Institutions, social groups, statuses and roles

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Social groups

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Make up institutions, two or more people who share a common identity, interact, and form a social relationship (ex. roomate, partner, spouse)

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mating gradient

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tendency for husbands to marry wives who are younger and have less educaiton and less occupational success

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primary groups

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small, intimate, informal group

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secondary group

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large or small group characterized by impersonal and formal interaction

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Status

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a social position a person occupies within a social group

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Role

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the behaviors in which individuals in certain status positions are expected to engange

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Culture

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meanings and ways of living that characterize people in a society, made up of beliefs and values

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Beliefs

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definitions and explanations about what is thought to be true

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Values

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standards regarding what is good and bad, right and wrong, desirable and undesirable

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individualism

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philosophy in which decisions are made on the basis of what is best for the individual

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familism

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philosophy in which decisions are made in reference to what is best for the family as a collective unit

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sociological imagination

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the perspective of how powerful social structure and culture are in influencing personal decision making

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Family of origin in relation to relationship choices

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unfaithfulness of parents, follow roles parents set

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unconscious motivations in relation to relationship choices

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a person raised in lower class home may focus heavily on money and make decisions based economically

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habits in relation to R.C.

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people accustomed to and enjoy spending time alone may be reluctant to make commitments and live with others

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Personality

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introverted, passive, assertiveness will affect choices

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relationships and life experiences

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current and past experiences influence ones perceptions and choices

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Steps in Research Process

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  1. identify topic or focus of research
  2. Review the literature
  3. develop a hypothesis
  4. decide on method of data collection
  5. get IRB approval (instituional review board)
  6. collect and analyze data
  7. write up and publish results
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Random sample

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research sample in which each person in the population being studied has an equal chance of being included in the study

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control group

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group not exposed to independent variable you are studying

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experimental group

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group exposed to independent variable