Ch 1 Soc 430

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kinship ties that people more or less automatically acquire when they are born or when they marry

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assigned kinship

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a married couple with children in which the father worked for pay and the mother did not

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breadwinner-homemaker family

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a sociological theory that focuses on inequality, power, and social change

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conflict theory

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kinship ties that people have to construct actively

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created kinship

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the view that human behavior can be explained in terms of evolutionary pressure to behave in ways that maximize the chances of reproduction

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evolutionary psychology

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a sociological theory that views people as rational beings who decide whether to exchange goods or services by considering the benefits they will receive, the costs they will incur, and the benefits they might receive if they were to choose an alternative course of action

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exchange theory

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a style of life that emphasizes developing one's feelings and emotional satisfaction

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expressive individualism

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benefits or costs that accrue to others when an individual or business produces something

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externalities

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a sociological theory that focuses on the domination of women by men

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feminist theory

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the tendency for people to obtain public goods by letting others do the work of producing them-metaphorically, the temptation to ride free on the backs of others

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free-rider problem

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a sociological theory that attempts to determine the functions, or uses, of the main ways to which a society is organized

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functionalist theory

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the social and cultural characteristics that distinguish women and men in a society

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gender

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a speculative statement about the relationship between two or more factors

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hypothesis

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a style of life in which individuals pursue their own interests and place great importance on developing a personally rewarding life

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individualism

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the period between the last few decades of the twentith century and the present day

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late modern era

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a survey in which interviews are conducted several times at regular intervals

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longitudinal survey

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a marriage system in which people are allowed only one spouse

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monogamy

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the costs imposed on other individuals or businesses when an individual or business produces something of value to itself

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negative externalities

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the ability to draw conclusions about a social situation that are unaffected by one's own beliefs

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objectivity

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a study in which the researcher spends time directly observing each participant

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observational study

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a marriage system in which men or women are allowed to have more than one spouse

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polygamy

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benefits received by others when an individual or business produces something but for which the producer is not fully compensated

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positive externalities

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analysis of survey data by the people who collected the information

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primary analysis

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two or more individuals who maintain an intimate relationship that they expect will last indefinitely-or in the case of a parent and child-until the child reaches adulthood-and who live in the same household and pool their income and household labor

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private family

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one adult, or two adults who are related by marriage, partnership, or shared parenthood, who is/are taking care of dependents and the dependents themselves

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public family

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things that may be enjoyed by people who do not themselves produce them

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public goods

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the process through which individuals take in knowledge, reflect on it, and alter their behavior as a result

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reflexivity

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a systematic, organized series of steps that ensures maximum objectivity and consistency in researching a problem

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scientific method

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analysis of survey data by people other than those who collected it

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secondary analysis

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a set of roles and rules that define a social unit of importance to society

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social institution

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a study in which individuals from a geographic area are selected, usually at random, and asked a fixed set of questions

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survey

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a sociological theory that focuses on people's interpretations of symbolic behavior

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symbolic interaction theory

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a style of life that emphasizes self-reliance and personal acheivement, especially in one's work life

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utilitarian individualism

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the countries of western Europe and the overseas english-speaking countries of the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand

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western nations