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Conflict

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microtheory
natural and inevitable
some members, especially the males benefit more than other.

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symbolic interactionlism

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microtheory
face to face interactions among
individuals
marriage and family life not fixed, socially constructed with different roles privileges, and responsibilities.

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social contructionism

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macrotheory
human experience not uniform, cannot be generalized to all people

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social exchange theory

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human behavior based on costs benefits and expectation of reciprocity
family life characterized by an exchange of goods and services.

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developmental family life cycle model

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pays attention to the changes in families over time and attempts to explain family life in terms of a process that unfolds over the life course of families.

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Step 1-7 of the developmental family life cycle model

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1.marriage through the birth of the 1st child. define the relationship communicate effectively.
2. family with preschool children, dyad to triad
3.oldest child enters school- he/she reaches teenage years, socialization focus-education
4. families with teenagers- may undergo economic problems
5. oldest child leaves home. short or long period of time
6. all children gone- death or retirement of spouse. empty nest
7. begins with retirement to the death of one spouse and marriage is over.
these can differ because family formations differ

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sex roles

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biological aspect no control over

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gender roles

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the socially learned behaviors, attitudes, and expectations, associated with being female or male. femininity or masculinity

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ascribed status

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the statues one is born into

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achieved status

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achieve through own efforts

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master status

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the status of being male or female, social identity, shapes entire life

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social learning

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asserts that gender roles and gender identity are learned directly through a system of positive and negative reinforcement (punishment)

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encultured lens theory

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gender role acquisition, hidden cultural assumptions about how societal members should look behave and feel so deeply embedded in social institution and cultural discourse

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individualism

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putting personal goals ahead of group goals and defining ones identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group memberships

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collectivism

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putting groups goals ahead of personal goals and defining ones identity in terms of the groups one belongs to

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self esteem

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overall assessment of ones worth as a person

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Parenting styles are evaluated on

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worth, expectations of maturity, discipline, communication,

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self attributions

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are inferences that people draw about the causes of their own behavior

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internal attributions

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the causes of behavior to personal dispositions

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external attributions

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causes of behavior to situational demands and environmental constraints

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Agents of socialization

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family- play a key role in developing a sense of being
language- masculine pronouns limit potential to limit role opportunities
peers- children prefer same sex peer groups
play and organized sports-
teachers- treat boys and girls differently
mass media

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______ are among the oldest social institutions

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marriages and family

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marriage

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a union between people that unites partners, sexually, socially, and economically, a contract between a man and a woman who are at or above a certain age, who are not married to someone else

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nuclear family

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consisting of a mother father and siblings

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types of marriage

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monogamous- one person married to a person of the opp. sex.
serial monogamy- occurs when there is a break in the first marriage and another marriage occurs
polygamy - one person of one sex married to several people of the other sex
polygyny- male with more than one spouse
polyandry- female with more than one spouse
cenogamy- everybody is married to everyone else simaltanously

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family

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two or more people who are related by blood marriage or adoption

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types of families

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1. family of orientation- born and raised into, biological
2. family of procreation- create with marriage and having kids
3. nuclear family- mother father siblings
4. extended family- one or both parents, and other relatives, all in same house
5. modified extended- have nuclear family and relatives, who live in close proximity. interact frequently, can provide financially, but in own home have autonomy

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voluntary child free families

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make a conscious decision not to have children

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single parent

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gay or lesbian foster families reconstituted blended or step families

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social functions of family

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1. regulation of sexual behavior
2. reproduction- essential for a society, society tries to motivate ppl to have kids
3. social placement- when new members come into a society they have to be placed in a social structure with as little confusion as possible
4. socialization- families are the primary transmitters of culutre, teach how to act, start in family
5. economic cooperation- families are responsible for physical and economic well being of its members
6. care protection and intimacy

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myths

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universal nuclear family
self reliant traditional family- familes in the past were held together by hard work, loyality, determination, this is a myth-ie welfare system
3. naturalness of different spheres for wives and husbands which dates back to 19 century. mothers resp. for homes father economic, came with industrialization
4. unstable african american family- fueled by racial stereotypes, and media exaggerations, slavery, not allowed to form nuclear family, community involvement,
5. the idealized nuclear family of the 1950's father outside home, mother caregiver, well behaved kids

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reciprocity

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you help me ill help you

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cult of domesticity

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women were expected to stay home, have children, and be the moral guidance. judged by four virtues, piety purity, submissiveness, domesticity

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the good provider role

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the male was psychically and emotionally distant, they became the predominant worker.

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familism

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family first

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scientific method

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formulate the question
review the literature
develop the hypothesis
choose a research design
collect the data
analyze the results
interpret the findings
disseminate the findings

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theory

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explanation of some phenomenon

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empirical evidence

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data or evidence that can be confirmed by the use of one or more of the human senses

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hypothesis

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statements of relationships between two or more variable

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reliability

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consistency in measurement

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validity

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degree to which the study measures exactly what it claims to measure

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survey

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enable us to gather info by asking people questions

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observations

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not participating or interacting, just observing

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hawthorne effect

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people act differently when they know they are being watched

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participatory

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becoming a part of the group you are studying

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case study

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in depth particular ind. group or organization

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ethnography

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describing things from the groups point of view not yours

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feminism

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who the research studies how they study them avoid quantitative

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theories of sociology

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structural functionism views society as an organized and stable system, analogous to the human system made up of a variety of interrelated parts or structures think that nuclear model is the most efficient way to operate

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personality

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socialization of the adults.