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35 Cards in this Set
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family of orientation
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the one you grow up in
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family of procreation
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the one you establish through marriage
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nuclear family (aka ???)
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mom and dad and young kids living at home. aka conjugal family
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extended family
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includes nuclear plus grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins.
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consanguine family (places)
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blood tie is greater than marital tie (China and Japan - son and mother closer than son and wife - mother can force divorce)
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arranged marriages
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parents choose mates for kids based on imcome
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exogamy
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marrying someone outside of your clan, tribe, family, village
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endogamy
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marrying within, but stop short of allowing marriage to close family relatives because of incest taboo.
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monogamy
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one man and one woman
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polygamy
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more than one spouse
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polyandry
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wife has more than one husband
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polygyny
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husband has more than one wife
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serial monogamy
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marriage followed by divorce followed by remarriage followed by divorce etc...
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neolocal residence
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new couple establishes own home away from both of their families of orientation - least common world pattern
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patrilocal residence (place)
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live with husband's home in his family of orientation (china) - children belong to father's family of orientation. Only sons can inherit property.
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matrilineal descent
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traced through the mother's family. (navaho). property goes from mother's brothers to her sons.
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bilateral descent
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traces ancestry through both sides of family - both sons and daughters can inherit property
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patriarchal
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the eldest male dominates everyone else - makes important decisions - settles disputes - assigns task
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matriarchal
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the eldest female dominates everyone else
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egalitarian family
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authority is equally distributed - this is quite rare.
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sexual regulation
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no society advocates total sexual freedom, although sex norms may vary
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homogamy
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marrying someone of similar background and interests. Different from homosexuality.
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senescence
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the natural, physical process of aging. Loss of height (1-3"), paler skin, lose hair, lose muscle mass.
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senility
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an abnormal condition characterized by serious memory loss, confusion and loss of the ability to reason
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crystalline intelligence
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wisdom and insight into the human condition, as shown by one's skills in language, philosophy, music, or painting
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As we grow older, what happens to crystalline intelligence?
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It increases
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fluid intelligence
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the ability to grasp abstract relationships as in mathematics, physics, or some other sciences - ability to memorize large amounts of info.
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As we grow older, what happens to fluid intelligence?
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It decreases
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If you exercise a well educated brain....
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you will avoid common short term memory problems
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Four Theories of Aging
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Disengagement theory
Activity theory Subculture theory Minority theory |
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Disengagement Theory (social perspective)
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aging causes people to disengage from society (functionalist)
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Minority Theory (social perspective)
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older people are treated in society as an oppressed minority (conflict)
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ageism (what theory does this correspond with?)
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prejudice and discrimination against older people (conflict)
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activity theory (social perspective)
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most older people maintain a great deal of interaction with others, even in vigorous physical activities (symbolic interactionist)
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subculture theory (social perspective)
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elders interact primarily with one another, sharing interests and experiences with members of the same age group. (symbolic interactionist)
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