Exam 3 Family

Front 1

transition into parenting.. challenges and affects on marriage

Back 1

merital quality goes down, sleep deprevation, everyone wants to see the kid, imedaite dependance, more negoation between spouses...overall more stress

drop in mariatal happyness with first birth by 42%, with each child the percent goes down

1/3 to 1/2 of couples in therapy have the same amount of stress as ones with new borns

Front 2

good parenting means...

Back 2

setting good standards, providing emotional support, enforcing the rules.

Front 3

Focus question san diego
What did the 2003 San Diego universtiy reveal about marital happyness after first baby and after 2 and 3

Back 3

first droped by 42% satisfaction dips lower with each kid....1/3 to 1/2 of new parents experienced as much stress as couples in counceling

Front 4

focus question san diego
what is the problem, why does this differ from generations of parents?

Back 4

part of the problem is just the demands of child care that can push the relationship on the backburner or completely off...current generation of parents tend to be older and already juggling careers, the hurdles are higher cuz the expectations are too. its not enough to just raise an average kid must be better and be involved in activities and such

Front 5

focus question san diego
what are proposed solutions, how might the solutions be more complicated by the parents class position

Back 5

1/3 women leave the work force to start a family, another 1/3 dial back to part time hours. parents are forced to make a decision on wherther or not to stay and work and if they choose differently they are often worried about money.

Front 6

the number one job as a parent is to socialize your children.
gender roles usually provide framework

Back 6

85% of people surveyed said watching their children grow up and mature was lifes greatest joys
6% of women in 2005 were voluntairly childless
6-14 million children grew up with same sex parents

Front 7

childcare/daycare complexity benefits:

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Poor children often benefit from childcare becasue it is better than their home experience.
childcare workers are often untrained, low paid and often quit suddenly.
cost is very high
after school programs can be good

Front 8

history and emergence of battered child syndrome

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battered child sindrome 1962-most occured with financially unstable families, one parent families, stressed cuz not the bread winner
child abuse is class related
spanking can turn into abusive force
1/2 of all child abuse is neglect

Front 9

history and emergence of wife beating..rule of thumb

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rule of thumb "you can beat your wife as long as the weapon is no bigger than the length of your thumb"

in 1950 marriages and before than men were supposed to correct theif wives and kids as they though necessary

Front 10

History of social support for male violence adn feminist movement issues of removing all support of violence in order to achieve equality

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feminists were concerned about social support of violence and believed nothing would change until violence in the home was removed

since the beginning of intimate violence in the home, violence in men has become increasingly common, society brushes these occurances off as "normal" Increase in support system- OJ simpson trial.

Front 11

definition of domestic violence

Back 11

violent acts between family members or men and women in intimate or dating relationships.

25% of women experience some form of violence in their relationship
7% of men expereince some form of violence in their relationship

Front 12

medical and political models of domestic abuse and solutions

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Political model: relationship of power and authority between men and women-rooted in laws and customs that reinforce male dominance/requires political action...changing the structure of society, removing support of male violence in society.
SOLUTION restraning orders, mandatory counseling

Medical Model: Domestic violence is seen as an illness and cause of injury--emphasizes wellness and wellbeing/syndromes need treatment throught professional intervention


SOLUTION change the individuals views and actions, possibly medicate

Front 13

Child abuse and consequences for the victims

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Child abuse: serious physical harm of a child by an adult with the intent to injure.

Consequences: DEath low self esteem, lack of trust, depression, antisocial bahavior, agression, early sex, riskier,

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Cycle of abuse

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when you are abused, you are more likely to become an abuser

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Cycle of violence 30% likely to becomoe abuser

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individuals who turn to abuse usually have trust issues, they just dont like themselves, scared to get close to a partner,

Front 16

what type of abuse is over 1/2 of all child abuse cases? why does it make identificaiton hard?

Back 16

1/2 of cases are neglect
people trained in this field look for brusise

can be seen in kids who:
dont have lunch for a few days
dont have a jacket when it is cold outside
dont have HW for a few days

Front 17

relationship between poverty/class and child neglect and abuse

Back 17

child abuse is class related
those who can not provide for their children feel an imense pressure to take care of them..this can lead to neglect due to unhappyness at work and parents can become violent and take their violence out on the kids

Front 18

nationa survey

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4% of us women have been forced into sex by an acquaintance, 25% of women experience violence in a realtionship: 1 in 3 u.n statistic

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explanatory theory about domestic violence: social learning

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Social learning prospective--you learn behavior (especially as children) from observing others around you (esp parents) this occurs intentional or unintentional

Frustration-aggression perspectie: take anger out on family instead of the culpret...ex bad day at work, spilt coffee, shit built up through the day

From a medical prospective family courses should be available on how to cope with this type of violence

Social exchange prospective--cost and benef..how much control can i get before i get negative consequences.

Front 20

Factors that have contributed to sexual agression and increase in acquaintance rape

Back 20

All types of media..contributed to the fact that male violence is considered normal.

Male dominance--more dating and guys think date rape is acceptable.