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34 Cards in this Set
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In 2009, married couple families comprise only ____ of all families. |
1/2 |
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a primary group of people usually related by ancestry, marriage, or adoption, who form a cooperative economic unit to care for offspring and each other, and who are committed to maintaining the group over time. |
Family |
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a pattern of relationships that define people's family relationships to one another |
Kinship System |
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Because family structures change, kinship systems are usually defined by categorizing them based on the following features: |
- how many marriage partners are permitted at one time - who is permitted to marry whom - how descent is determined - how property is passed on - where the family resides - how power is distributed |
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men or women being married to multiple spouses at the same time is called: |
Polygamy |
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man having multiple spouses |
polygyny |
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woman having multiple spouses |
polyandry |
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a sexually exclusive marriage of one spouse at a time |
monogomy |
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over a lifetime, a person has more than one marriage, but only one spouse at a time |
Serial Monogamy |
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_____________ kinship systems trace descent through the father. |
Patrilineal |
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__________ kinship systems trace descent through the mother |
Matrilineal |
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Move into the wife's residence |
Matrilocal |
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Move into the husband's residence |
Patrilocal |
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Expected to establish a new, separate household |
Neolocal |
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Family power is in the role of the husband, father or eldest male |
Patriarchy |
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Family Power is in the role of the wife, mother, or eldest female |
Matriarchy |
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Decision making is shared equally by wife-husband |
Egalitarian |
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the whole network of parent, children, and other relatives who form a family unit |
Extended Family |
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a married couple who resides together with their children |
Nuclear family |
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This structure developed in response to industrialization where large extended families became an economic and social burden |
Nuclear family |
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This theoretical perspective view family as filling particular societal needs including: - Socializing the young - Regulating sexual activity and procreation - Providing physical care for family members - Giving psychological support and emotional security to individuals |
Functionalism |
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These theorists interpret the family as a system of power relations that reinforces and reflects the inequalities in society |
Conflict Perspective |
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Focuses on the family as a gendered institution which perpetuates gender-based inequalities |
Feminist Theory |
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These theorists examine the meaning people give to their behavior and to other people |
Symbolic Interaction |
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In America, ______ are one of the most rapidly changing social institytions |
Families |
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______ of all households are headed by women |
1/4 |
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Reasons for Female-Headed Households |
- Divorce - Choice to remain unmarried and raise children - Death of a spouse -Lesbians raising children -Teen pregnancies |
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Social challenges cause by the necessity for both spouses to work |
-commuter marriages -cross-country marriages -different work schedules resulting in little family time -increased expenses due to child care costs take-out eater patterns |
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an institutionalized system of symbols, beliefs, values, and practices by which a group of people interprets and responds to what thy believe is sacred and to what provides answers to questions of ultimate meaning. |
Religion |
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Elements of religion |
- institutionalized - a feature of groups - based on beliefs that are considered sacred - establishes norms of behavior -establishes values and moral behavior -provides answers to questions of life's meaning |
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formal organizations that tend to see themselves, and are seen by society, as the primary and legitimate religious institutions |
Churches |
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groups that have broken off from an established church |
Sects |
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religious groups devoted to a specific cause or charismatic leader |
Cult |
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a quality attributed to individuals believed by their followers to have special powers
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Charisma |
