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Exam 4: Chapter 12, 13, 14, and 15 Flashcards

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Crude Divorce Rate

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The number of divorces per 1,000 people in the population

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Refined Divorce Rate

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A measure of divorce based on the number of divorces that occur out of every 1,000 married women

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Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce

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A pattern noted by researchers that people whose parents divorced are also more likely to divorce

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No-fault Divorce

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A type of divorce, now prevalent in the fifty states, in which a divorcing couple can go before a judge without one party having to blame the other

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Legal Separation

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A binding agreement signed by both spouses that provides details about child support

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Stations of Divorce

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The interrelated emotional, legal, economic, co-parental, community, and psychic dimensions of divorce, which together attempt to capture the complexity of the divorce experience

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Legal Divorce

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The termination of the marriage contract by a state court order

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Alimony

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Payment by one partner to the other to support the more dependent spouse for a period of time

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Legal Custody

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A custody agreement where one parent has the legal authority to make important decisions concerning the children after a divorce, such as where they will go to school, in what community or state they will reside, or who will be notified in case of a health emergency or school problem

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Sole Legal Custody

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A child custody arrangement in which legal custody is granted solely to the parent with whom the child lives

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Joint Legal Custody

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A custody agreement in which noncustodial parents (usually fathers) retain their legal rights with respect to their children

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Physical Custody

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A child custody arrangement that decides where the child will reside

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Sole Physical Custody

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A child custody arrangement in which the child legally lives with one parent and “visits “ the other parent

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Joint Physical Custody

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A custody arrangement in which children spend a substantial portion of time in the homes of both parents, perhaps altering weeks or days within a week

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Child Snatching

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The act of a noncustodial parent kidnapping his or her child

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Divorce Mediation

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A non-adversarial means of resolution, in which the divorcing couple, along with a third party, such as a therapist or trained mediator, negotiate the terms if their financial, custody, and visitation settlements

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Child Support Order

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A legal document delineating the amount and circumstances surrounding the financial support of noncustodial children

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Binuclear Family

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A type of family consisting of divorced parents living in two separate households but remaining one family in spirit for the sake of the children

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Repartnering

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The act of entering into a relationship after a divorce, which may lead to cohabitation or marriage

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Double Standard of Aging

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The view that women’s attractiveness and femininity decline with age, but men’s attractiveness and masculinity do not decline

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Blended Family (or reconstituted family)

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Another term for stepfamily; a family that may consist of stepparents, step-siblings, or half-siblings

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Siblings

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Children who share both biological parents

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Step-siblings

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Children not biologically related but whose parents are married to one another

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Half-sibling

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A child who shares one biological parent with another child

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Mutual Child(ren)
The child (or children) born to a couple that has remarried
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Residential Child(ren)
A child (or children) living in the household with a remarried couple more than half of the time
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Nonresidential Child(ren)
A child (or children) living in the household of a divorced parent less than half of the time
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Baby Boom Generation
People born in the years after WWII through the early 1960's
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Life Expectancy
The amount of time (in years) a person can expect to live from birth
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Centenarian
A person who lives to be at least 100 years old
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Social Security
A federal government sponsored cash assistance program for seniors (and survivors)
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Life-Stage Perspective
A perspective that claims development proceeds through a fairly set pattern of sequential stages that most people experience
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Life-Span Perspective
A perspective that claims development is a lifelong process, is multidirectional, and consists of both positive and negative changes involving gains and loses
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Life-Course Perspective
A perspective that sees age-related transitions as socially produced, socially recognized, and shared - a product of social structure, historical forces, and culture
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Companionate Grandparenting
A type of grandparenting where the grandparents and grandchildren enjoy recreational activities, occasional overnight stays, and even babysitting with an emphasis on fun and enjoyment
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Remote Grandparenting
A type of grandparenting in which the grandparent and grandchildren are emotionally or physically distant
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Involved Grandparenting
A type of grandparenting in which the grandparents and grandchildren have frequent interaction or possibly even live together
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Kinkeeping
Maintaining ties among family members
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Gerontologists
Researchers studying issues affecting the elderly
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Activities of Daily Living (ADL's)
General day-to-day activities such as cooking, cleaning, bathing, and home repair
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Dementia
The loss of mental functions such as thinking, memory, and reasoning
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Alzheimer's disease
The most common form of dementia; at present, it is incurable
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Formal Care
Care provided by social service agencies on a paid or volunteer basis
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Informal Care
Unpaid care by someone close to the care recipient
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"Sandwich Generation"
A generation of people who are in the middle of two living generations providing care to members of cohorts on both sides of them, parents and children
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Resilience
A multi-faceted ability to thrive despite adversity
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Individual-level Protective Factors
Traits including a positive self-concept, sociability, intelligence and scholastic competence, autonomy, self-esteem, androgyny, good communication and problem-solving skills, humor, and good mental and pysical health
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Family Protective Factors
Family characteristics or dynamics that shape the family's ability to endure in the face of risk factors
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Family Recovery Factors
Family characteristics or dynamics that assist families in bouncing back from a crisis situation
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Community Factors
Community features that help promote resilience, such as social networks and religious and faith-based fellowships
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Selective Programs
Programs for which only a select group of people is eligible
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Means-tested Programs
Programs for which beneficiaries need to meet some eligibility requirement to quality
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Universal Programs
Programs to help strengthen all families without any eligibility requirement
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Progressive Taxation
A tax system under which those who earn more pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes than those who earn less
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National Health Insurance
A healthcare system for all citizens that considers health care a public right
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Maternity (family) leave
A paid and guaranteed leave from work to care for children, including after the birth of a child
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Flextime
Flexibility in the daily hours of work
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Flexplace
Flexibility in the location of work, including working from home
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Telecommuting
Flexibility in the location of work, including working from home
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Earned Income Tax Credit
A refundable federal tax credit for low-income working families that reduces the amount of taxed owed
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Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
The principal cash welfare program in the United States
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Early Childhood Intervention
Attempts to maintain or improve the quality of life for young children
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Cumulative Advantages and Disadvantages
Early life chances that influence statue in later life

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