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12 Cards in this Set
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Functionalist theory
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classical: institutions, practices and social roles exist because they serve a particular function
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Conflict theory
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Social relationships are based on the struggle for power and control over economic resources.
-Explains existence of particular organizational features of society and organization of family |
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Exchange theory
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Humans are rational actors who decide whether to exchange goods or services by considering the benefits they receive if they were to choose an alternative course of action
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Symbolic interactionist theory
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A sociological theory that focuses on people's interpretations of symbolic behavior
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Feminist theory
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A sociological theory that focuses on the dominating family making decisions
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Modernity theory
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Lack of certainty and norms in post-modern life lead to individual choices and life preferences dominating family making decisions
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Evolutionary psychology theory
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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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Socio-biological theory
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gender is the manifestation of biologically determined sex differences and environmental factors
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Psychoanalytic theory
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Gender is the manifestation of unconscious mental processes of child-parent identification
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Socialization theory
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Children learn appropriate gender behavior through observing and learning from role models. Notions of gender appropriateness are imparted early in a person's life
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Sex-gender system theory
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The transformation of the biological differences between women and men into a social order that supports male domination
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Interactionist theory
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Gender differences are fragile and need to be constantly reinforced through interaction and behavior
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