Family Development Exam 2

Front 1

circadian preference

Back 1

body clock/rhythm, night/morning person, changes with age, gravitate to relationships that match theirs.

Front 2

complementary needs theory

Back 2

opposites attract, seeking a mate who is opposite or complementary to us in some way.

Front 3

Endogamy

Back 3

encouraged to marry someone who is like the group, for survival, cultural pressure.

Front 4

Exogamy

Back 4

Do not marry someone from the same family, incest taboo, example: cousins marrying

Front 5

Homogamy

Back 5

having a mate with similar characteristics (birds of a feather)

Front 6

mating gradient

Back 6

more socially acceptable for men to marry whoever they choose, women marry up and men marry down, financially or etc.

Front 7

positive assoratative personality mating

Back 7

preference based on personal characteristics (match.com) , individuals sort each other out on the basis of similar personality characteristics.

Front 8

prenuptial agreement

Back 8

legal document, how things are divided if there is a divorce, happens before marriage

Front 9

principal of least interest

Back 9

the person who is least interested in maintaining the relationship has more power. Lack of emotional security.

Front 10

bride wealth

Back 10

grooms family presents something to the brides family, in order to show their appreciation.

Front 11

covenant marriage

Back 11

specific relationship license ( in Louisiana and Arkansas), which is held more sacred, there has to be pre marital counseling, and must wait two years if they decide to separate before getting a divorce, can be due to adultery, abuse, and abandonment.

Front 12

marital success

Back 12

two characteristics are stability and happiness, best emotional sex happens in a marriage relationship.

Front 13

May-December marriage

Back 13

younger person with a older person, normally younger woman with an older man.

Front 14

Rite of passage

Back 14

a stage of life where something is different, an entrance into adulthood.

Front 15

Bisexuality

Back 15

a person who is attracted to both sexes, why cant they make up their mind? they experience double discrimination from both heterosexuals and homosexuals

Front 16

conversion therapy

Back 16

still practiced, but not as often, due to homosexuality being removed from the mental disorders, suggests that the person can change his/her sexual orientation

Front 17

what was the first state to allow same sex marriage?

Back 17

Massachuesettes

Front 18

Heterosexuality

Back 18

attracted to the other sex

Front 19

Homosexuality

Back 19

attracted to the same sex

Front 20

second parent adoption

Back 20

adoption that takes place with couples of the same sex

Front 21

Can children in a same sex household flourish?

Back 21

yes, they can with at least one loving adult

Front 22

sexual orientation

Back 22

-2-7% US population is gay

-many people hide it so they are not discriminated against

-categories are not always clear, and people can change it over time

-95% of gay individuals believe it is innate

-conversion therapy

-not a mental disorder

-trying to force change can be harmful

-homophobia-

-homonegativity

-double discrimination

Front 23

what did Alfred Kinsey suggest?

Back 23

that it is on a continuum, fluid, dynamic (sexual orientation)

Front 24

sexual orientation

Back 24

has three layers, cognitive, emotional, and identity.

Front 25

Absolutism

Back 25

Bible, does not have to be written down, clear, and historically only for procreation, based on unconditional allegiance to tradition or religion. Right and wrong are clear. (TIm Tebow)

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Hedonism

Back 26

belief that the ultimate value and motivation for human actions lie in the pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain, assumes that sexual desire in an appropriate appetite and its expression is legitimate. (Example: Hugh Hefner)

Front 27

Relativism

Back 27

emphasize of that sexual decisions should be made in the context of a particular relationship. Degree of love, commitment, and relationship involvement are considered. (Prince Charles)

Front 28

What ism do men prefer?

Back 28

hedonism (double standard for women)

Front 29

what ism do women prefer?

Back 29

relativism

Front 30

secondary virginity

Back 30

a sexually inititated persons deliberate decision to refrain from intimate encounters for a set period of time.

Front 31

sexual readiness

Back 31

meaningful criteria for determining when a person is ready for first intercourse (autonomy of decision, consensual, and absence of regret)

Front 32

sexual values

Back 32

moral guidelines for making sexual choices, may not match up with behavior.

Front 33

spectatoring

Back 33

involves mentally observing your sexual performance and that of your partner

Front 34

what are the percentages for men and women in monogamous relationships that have sex outside of it?

Back 34

30% male and 20% female

Front 35

Cryopreservation

Back 35

the freezing of fertilized eggs for implantation at a later stage

Front 36

Double Dutch

Back 36

strategy of using both the pill and condom by sexually active youth in the Netherlands for prevention of pregnancy and STI's

Front 37

infertility

Back 37

the inability to achieve pregnancy after at least one year of regular sexual relations without birth control, or the inability to carry a pregnancy to live birth.

Front 38

what are the percentages of fault in infertility?

Back 38

40% male, 40% female, and 20% both

Front 39

Laparoscopy

Back 39

the form of tubal ligation that involves a small incision through the womans abdominal wall just below the naval.

Front 40

Pronatalism

Back 40

cultural attitude which encourages having children

Front 41

spontaneous abortion

Back 41

(miscarriage) the unintended termination of a pregnancy

Front 42

therapeutic abortion

Back 42

abortions performed to protect life or health of the woman

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induced abortion

Back 43

the deliberate termination of a pregnancy through chemical or surgical means.

Front 44

Vasectomy

Back 44

male sterilization, form of male sterilization whereby the vans deferens is cut so that the sperm cannot continue to travel outside the body via the penis.

Front 45

What are the four parenting styles

Back 45

Permissive, Authoritarian, Authoratative, Univolved

Front 46

baby blues

Back 46

transitory symptoms of depression in a mother 24-48 hours after her baby is born.

Front 47

What are the two main parenting styles

Back 47

responsiveness and demandingness

Front 48

demandingness

Back 48

the manner in which parents place demands on children in regards to expectations and discipline.

Front 49

responsiveness

Back 49

refers to the extent to which parents respond to and meet the needs of their children.

Front 50

transition to parenthood

Back 50

starts with pregnancy, period from the beginning of pregnancy through the first few months after the birth of a baby during which the parent/s undergo changes.

Front 51

True or false? The more children a couple has the less likely they are to divorce?

Back 51

true

Front 52

How is living apart together defined?

Back 52

a couple that has agreed they are a couple, others have seen them as such, and they must live in separate homes.

Front 53

what societal changes occurred that led to an increase in LAT relationships?

Back 53

increase practice of cohabitation, and cohabitation institutionalized just like marriage (Norway).