First Exam Flashcards
(47 cards)
What was Diane Savino’s video about?
The Case for Same-Sex Marriage (failing marriages, divorce rates…etc)
What is post-modernism
1 of 3 big ideas, demand for society to deal with it’s issues
Who wrote “The Post-Modern Condition: A Report on Knowledge?” What’s it about?
JF Lyotard. What is our condition of knowledge?
Who commissioned Lyotard to write his book?
Quebec- when they were working towards breaking away from Canada
What are grand narratives?
Big Stories (such as Liberal Progress: things are getting better because of liberalism”)
What was the solution to skepticism of Grand Narratives
-Petite Histoire (little story of your own life-smaller stories- do what’s right for me- individual stories)
People have their own version of what family means is….
post modernism
What was Pico Iyer’s Ted Talk about?
Where is Home? Home is not a piece of soil, but a piece of soil. Home is not where you’re born it’s where you find yourself.
What are the 6 parts of the International Family Strengths Model?
1: Appreciation and Affection 2: Communication 3: Commitment 4: Spending Time Together 5: Spiritual Well-Being 6: Effective Coping with stress and crises
What is Appreciation and Affection?(Family Strengths Model)
emphasize positive qualities in each other
What is Communication (Family Strengths Model)
Not just expressive, but reflective. Listening and hearing without blaming.
What is Commitment (Family Strengths Model)
Unconditional time together
What is spending time together? (Family Strengths Model)
Intentional time together
What is Spiritual Well-Being?(Family Strengths Model)
- Not just about regular worship, Family shares an orientation that is bigger than themselves (and they do it together)
What is effective coping with stress and crises? (Family Strengths Model)
Adaptability
(Family Strengths Model) Can these strengths be developed?
Yes
What was World’s Strictest Parents Video about?
-2 children sent to a strict home and came back changed because they were learning how to respect their parents.(modern vs. traditional parenting)
How do you define gender?
Personality traits and behaviours that characterize an individual as masculine or feminine
What is a gender role?
A person’s outward expression of maleness or femaleness
What is gender identity?
A person’s personal, internal sense of maleness or femaleness which is expressed in personality and behaviour
What are the Environmental Influences on Gender?
Societal Expectations, Parental Influences, Influence of popular press, television and movies, School influences
What are societal expectations?
Something that you had to learn (vary according to class and ethnicity or race). Influences that surround a child.
What are parental influences?
What were/are their beliefs about masculinity/fem? How did they raise you?
What is the influence of popular press and media?
Biggest influence, lessons learnt through media
