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intimacy

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sharing intellectually, physically, and or emotionally with another person

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when does intimacy occur?

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when individuals disclose information about themselves that allow them to be vulnerable

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family strengths perspective

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positive and optimistic

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what does the family strengths perspective identify and focus on?

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strengths and building on those strengths are essential for developing successful marriage relationships

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diversity

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diverse cultural groups bring a wide range of values, beliefs, and practices to help understand how marriages and families work

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When did same-sex marriage become legal nationally

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june 26th 2015- obergefell vs hodges

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How many countries have passed same sex marriage vs how many see it as a criminal act?

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30 passed- 70 still illegal

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who identified characteristics of marriage

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carlfred broderick

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what 3 levels do characteristics go across

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income levels, education levels, and ethnic and cultural groups

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What are the characteristics of marriage

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reproductive unit, economic union, demographic event, socializes children, social networks, legal contract, sexual activity, common living arrangment, and opportunity to develop intimacy

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exclusionists

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hold narrower defintion of family

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moderates

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count same-sex couples as family if children are involved

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inclusionists

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have a very broad definition of family

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how many american adults have at least one step relative in their family

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4:10

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where is divorce most common, what race, and what age

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south and west regions of the country, blacks, young adults

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what is the possibility for first marriages to end in divorce

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40-50%

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how are divorce rates with remarriages

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higher than first marriages

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factors causing failure of remarriage

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children from previous relationship

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what demographics is remarriage prominent in

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higher poverty rate, low median family income, low portion of college education

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motherhood trends

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more women are likely to become mothers, less stay at home moms

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trends in family size

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families are having less children

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egalitarian marital relationship

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sharing of work to accomplish responsibilities of family life/ couples prefer

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what is the relationship between family strengths and money

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weak

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social environment

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compromise all the factors in society that impact individuals and their relationships/ can experience persuasive influence on lives and culture

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stress
body and mind's reaction to life- directly related to change and increases with technology and materialism- affects sense of well being
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lack of time
home and work boundaries become blurred
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what do high income families do with lack of time
purchase labor to free up time for families (majority of US children are in child care arrangments)
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what do low income families do with lack of time
intentionally build relationship time into mealtime and other household activities
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what are major public health problems in US
sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence
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what is the most tragic consequence of maltreatment
child fatalities
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what are the threats to family structure?
financial problems, global economy, urban migration, drugs and alcohol, violence, crime, and fear, and lack of time
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what forces of urban living are countered by village like social structures
impersonal
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most common stressors faced by families and couples
financial problems
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what levels can strengths of ethnic groups be felt at
individual, family, and cultural
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why does culture matter
everything that happens in families happens within a cultural context
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what do family members learn and pass on to their children
definition of family, how intimacy is expressed, what it means to be male and female, and role expectations
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race
common physical characteristics- generally describes skin color and texture of hair
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ethnicity
peoples common ancestry, when values, beliefs, and customs have been passed down from previous generations
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culture
how people make sense of their environment and their experiences
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what is included in one's cultural identity
religious views, language, ancestors, physical characteristics
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what influences the maintaining of intimate family relationships
poverty, prejudice, education level, life experiences
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hispanic population
latino, growth due to new births and immigration
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african american population
second largest minority, lots of diversity within
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asian american population
lots of different origins, differ greatly in culture, language, and length of residency in US
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american indian and alaska native population
577 tribes, communities are sovereign political entities with tribes having own government, culture, and history
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what is the primary immigrant population
latino and asian- restrictions have caused great physical and mental stress
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refugees
come to US because conditions in their country are unsafe
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5 elements of cultural competence
acknowledge cultural differences, understand your own culture, engage in self assessment, acquire cultural knowledge and skills, view behavior within cultural context
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what is needed to have effectiveness working with variety of cultures
attitudes, awareness, skills, knowledge, and skills
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assimilation
old cultural traits and values are relinquished and replaces by those of dominant culture
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acculturation
cultural traits and values from one ethnic group become blended with those of the dominant culture
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segregation
ethnic group isolates itself or is forces into isolation within dominant culture
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stereotypes
standardized, oversimplified, and mean-spirited views
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prejudice
pre-judging
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racism
develops when the most powerful group in society creates an elaborate mythology about minority
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family science is
relationship focused, evidence based, strengths oriented, preventative, translational
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idiographic approach to understanding family operations
focuses on unique aspects of individuals or families
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nomothetic approach to understanding family operations
focuses on ideas that apply to majority of individuals or families
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conceptual framework
helps organize thinking from a particular perspective through a set of interconnected concepts, ideas, and assumptions
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theory
general principles composed of interrelated concepts
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hypotheses
presumed testable and testable relationships between variables
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eclectic approach
open- minded, very open and accepting of contradictory ideas
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flexibility
balancing stability and change
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open/ morphogenic system flexibility
open to growth and change
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closed/ morphostatic system flexibility
maintains status quo avoiding change
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what is the range of flexibility, from too much stability to too much change
rigid, structured, flexible, chaotic
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cohesion
balance of separateness and connectedness
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centrifugal interactions
push family members apart- increase seperatness
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centripetal interactions
pull family members together- increase closeness
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what are the levels of cohesion from too much seperatness to too much togetherness
disengaged, connected, cohesive, enmeshed
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communication
feedback within the system
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positive feedback
intended to create change
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negative feedback
minimize change and keep things the same
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what are the characteristics of communication
listening and speaking skills, self- disclosure, clarity, staying on topic, and respect and regard
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family systems theory
focuses on family as ongoing system of interconnected members- everything that happens to a family member impacts others- from general systems theory
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family system
group in which family members are interconnected and operate together
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general systems theory
set of principles and concepts that can be applied to all types of systems
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suprasystem
encompasses the larger component of a system
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subsystem
encompasses smaller systems
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boundaires
connect and separate a system from other systems
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concept of general systems theory- whole family is more than the total of all its individual members
wholeness
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concept of general systems theory- members of a family are interconnected that when one member changes it effects others
interdependence
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international family strengths framework
focuses on how couples and families succeed, from global perspective
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family development framework
useful for thinking about stages of family life- how family members deal with various roles and develop. tasks as they move through stages of lifes- family is dynamic system
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life course
describes the transitions one makes through life
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emerging adulthood
new stage of development between childhood and adulthood (18-25)- focusing on finding identity
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symbolic interaction framework
explains how people learn about roles from society -symbols based on shared meanings and interactions based on verbal and nonverbal communication
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role
expected behavior of a person or group in given social category
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role taking
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role taking
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role taking

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