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Exam 1: Chapter 1, 2, and 3 Flashcards

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Legal vs Social Science Definitions of Family

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Family - A relationship by blood, marriage, or affection in which members may cooperate economically, may care for children and consider indetity to be intimatelly connected to the larger group

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Family of Orientation

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Family you were born into

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Family of Procreation

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Family you make through marriage, partnering, and/or parenthood

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Fictive Kin

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Nonrelatives whose bonds are strong and intimate

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Functions of families

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Support

Love

Fighting / Forgiveness

Financial Support

Stability

Homebase

Companionship

Guidance

Comfort / Care

Remodel

Regulation of Sexual Behavior

Reproducing and Socializing Children

Property and Inheritance

Enconomic Cooperation

Social Placement, Statue, Roles

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Marriage

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An institutional arrangement between persons to publicy recognize social and intimate bonds

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Anthropologist William Stephen’s Definition Marriage

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  1. Socially legitimate sexual union
  2. Public Announcement
  3. Undertaken with some idea of permanence
  4. Assumed with a more or less explicit marriage contract
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Family as social institutions

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A major sphere of social life, with a set of beliefs and rules that is organized to meet basic human needs

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Monogamy

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Marriage between one man and one woman

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Polygamy

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A system that allows for more than one spoise at a time (Gender unspecified)

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Patterns of Authority

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  1. Patriarchy
  2. Matriarchy
  3. . Egalitarian
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Patriarchy

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A form of social organization in which the norm or expectation is that men have a natural right ti be in positions of authority

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Matriarchy

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A form of social organization in which the norm or expectation is that women have a natrual right to be in positions of authority

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Egalitarian

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Men and women are equal in society

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Patterns of Descent

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  1. Bilateral
  2. Patrilineal
  3. Matrilineal
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Bilateral

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Descent traced from both male and female side of family

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Patrilineal

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Descent traced from man’s line of the family

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Matrilineal

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Decent traced mostly within the women’s family line

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Residence patterns

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  1. Neolocal - Exceptation that newly married couples live independently
  2. Patrilocal - Exceptation that newly married couples live with the husband’s family
  3. Matrilocal - Exceptation that newly married couples will live with wife’s life
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Empirical Approach

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Collection of data to predict behavior

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Goals of Family Research

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Describle some phenomena

Examine the factors that predict or associate with phenomena

Explain the cause-and-effect relationships or provide insight into why certain events do / do not occur

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Six Research Methods

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  1. Survey
  2. In-depth interviewing
  3. Experiments
  4. Focus Groups
  5. Observational Study
  6. Secondary Analysis
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Survey

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Questions to collect data about something

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In-depth Interviewing

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Looking for themes and examples of this questions to tell us more about certain topics

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Experiments
All scienc gold standard, they have a controlled method for finding casue and effect
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Focus Groups
Individual experiences that are similar to others
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Observational Study
Handss on as well as sitting back and just watching
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Secondary Analysis
Data from another purpose to understand different issues
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Research Design
Qualitative Research: Narrative descriptions with words to analyze patterns and develop meanings Quantitative Research: Data that can be measured numerically Mixed Mrthods : Both working together
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Theory
A general framework, explanation or tool used to understand and describe the real-life world
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Family Theories
1. Structural functionalism: model of why invested in relationship 2. Conflict: social inequality 3. Feminism: parenting related to gender 4. Social Exchange: cost benefite of being in a relationship 5. Symbolic Exchange: words/gestures to symbolize relations 6. Developmental Theory: developmental framework related to families 7. Systems Theory: something effects one family member it effects them all
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Social Stratification
Hierarchical ranking of categories of people in society
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Sociological Imagination
Recognition that our personal experiences are, in large part, shaped by forces within the larger society
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Sex vs Gender
Sex; Biological, physiological, and usually set Gender: Sociially constructed, mannerisms, and more self-identified
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Androgyny
In between masouline and feminine
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Gender Socialization
Teaching the cultural norms associated with being male/female
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Agents of Socialization
Primary groups responsible for gender socialization
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Childhood: Learn to "do gender"
Children are greatly defined by gender - Name, clothing, decorations - Treatment by parents and teachers - Model behavior of some gender individuals - Rewarded for stereotypical behavior, punished for nonstereotypical
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Children
Age 0-2: Know gender Age 2-5: Preschool aged chldren endorse rules, by 4 most kids playmates are of the same gender Age 5-11: age 3-7 endorse rules, pre-adolescents hold more flexible gender roles Adolescence: overt in enacting/enforcing gender roles, trying on roles to determine/establish gender
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Race and Ethnicity
Population growing more diverse Race: skin color Ethnicity: cultural, belief, language, food and other values Ethnic Groups - a group of people who share specific cultural features Minority Groups - less power than domain groups, subject to unequal treatments
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Social Capital
social networking connections, which can be a valuable source of information
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Prejudice
negative attitude about members of selected racial/ethnic group
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Stereotypes
Oversimplified sets of beliefs about a group of people
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Discrimination
Behaviors, action or practices based on race
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Individual Discrimination
One person exhibiting a negative behavior towards another
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Institutional Discrimination
A group of simiiliar people exhibiting negative behavior toward others
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Poverty guidelines (Poverty Line)
Guidelines established in 1964 as a way to measure the number of people living in poverty; based on a thrifty food budget, mulitipled by 3
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Consequences of Poverty Line
Inadequate Health/Nutrition: food insecurity (lack of nourishing food) Quality of Home Environment Parental Stress and Mental Health Fewer Resources for learning Housing problems Poor-quality neighborhoods
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## Footnote Social mobility
## Footnote Movement from one social class to another
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## Footnote Voluntary temporary singles
## Footnote Unmarried adults who may be delaying marriage while pursuing education or establishing a career
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## Footnote Voluntary stable singles
## Footnote Unmarried adults desiring a single (unmarried) lifestyle
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## Footnote Involuntary temporary singles
## Footnote Singles actively searching for a mate but unable to find a sable one
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## Footnote Involuntary stable singles
## Footnote Unmarried adults who can expect to be single for life even though they may not want to be
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## Footnote Cross-sex friendships
## Footnote A friendship between a man and a woman that is strictly platonic
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## Footnote Calling
## Footnote A dating practice of the 18th and 19th centuries in which a young man would visit a young woman in her parents' home
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## Footnote Adolescence
## Footnote The period of life that occurs between childhood and adulthood
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## Footnote Principle of least interest
## Footnote The idea that unequal emotional involvement between romantic partners has implications for the quality and stability of relationships
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## Footnote Dating script
## Footnote A set of expectations around dating that are somewhat different for men and women
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## Footnote Homogamous relationships
## Footnote Relationships in which we spend most of our time with people who are very similar to ourselves
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## Footnote Propinquity
## Footnote Geographical closeness
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## Footnote Pool of eligibles
## Footnote The group from which we are likely to choose our mates
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## Footnote Cohabitation
## Footnote An arrangement in which two people live together without being married
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## Footnote Selection effect
## Footnote An explanation for the fact that people who cohabit tend to be the same ones who later divorce
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## Footnote Spurious
## Footnote When a relationship between two variables is actually caused by a third variable
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