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Marriage and Family
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Sociology
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03/02/2009

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closed mobility system
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an idea-typical system of social stratification in which there is no mobility; all status is by ascription
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ascription
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assignment to a position because of characteristics such as race, sex, or family ancestry, over hich the individual has no control
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open mobility system
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an idea-typical system of social stratification in which there is a total mobility; all status is by acheivement
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meritocracy
Definition
government by persons found to be most capable
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bourgeoisie
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the social class that, in Marxist theory, controls the means of production and uses capital, natural resources, and exploited labor to make profits
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proletariat
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the social class that, in Marxist theory, labors as the instrument of production for the bourgeoisie
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social reproduction
Definition
the process whereby a society reproduces its system of inequality from one generation to the next
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cultural capital
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the general cultural backgroun, knowledge, disposition, and skills that are passed from one generation to the next
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prestige
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respect or favorable regard attached to a person because of his or her position in the social system
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social power
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the probability of controlling or influencing the behavior of other persons, even against resistance
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poverty threshold
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an annual income amount that separates the poor from the non poor
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feminization of poverty
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the impression that women are increasingly likely to be poor because of the increasing concentration of poverty in female-headed homes
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trickle down economics
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the view that increased wealth in the hands of the rich will result in an improved economy that will help the poor
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trickle up economics
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the view that directly helping the poor will creat a demand for goods and services that will improve the economy
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transfer payments
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redistribution of something of value from one person or group to another person or group, not based on work the receiver is performing
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race
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a group defined by socially selected physical chaacteristics
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ethnicity
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group distinction based on national origin or distinctive culture patterns such as religion, language, or region
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immigration
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movement into a non-native country or region
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fertility rate
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the total number of children each woman is expected to have over a lifetime
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acculturation
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process by which immigrant groups assimilate intoa  dominant or hose culture and change their values, language, and practices
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chicanos
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alternative name for Mexican Americans
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braceros
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workers who are expected to retun to Mexico after a temporary period of employment
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compadrazgo
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a traditional Mexican custom of co-parenthood that developed from God-parenthood
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machismo
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ideal-typical characteristics of manliness in a highly differentiated Mexican or Mexican American gender role structure
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Issei
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First generation Japanese immigrants to the United States, mostly between 1890 and 1920.
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Nisei
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second generation Japanese Americans
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Sansei
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third generation Japanese Americans
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courtly love
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a code of romantic behavior idealized among the aristocracy of medieval Europe
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Romanticism
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an artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 18th century
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referent
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the someihng else for which a symbol stands
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referent
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something else for whicha  symbol stands
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love appropriate relationship
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an affiliation in which the partners mutually accept the use of the word love
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love contract
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expectations partners in a love appropriate relationship have for each other and themselves
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love contract
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expectations partners in a love appropriate relationship have for each other and themselves
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typology
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Eros
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love style with intense emotional and sexual attachment, but without possessiveness
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storge
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affectionate, companionate style of loving
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ludus
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love as play and recreation
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pregma
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love style emphasizing practical elements in relationships and rationality in partner selection
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mania
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love style with strong emotional intensity, sexual attraction, jealousy, and moodiness
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agape
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love style characterized by nurturing concern and self-sacrafice
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siobiology
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a scientific approach that attempts to use a biological and evolutioary principles to explain the behavior of all social animals, including human beings
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principle of least interest
Definition
idea that the partner who cares teh least about the relationship has the most power
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arranged marriage
Definition
mate selection by someone other than the potential mates
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prescriptive mating system
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a set of norms that specify whom a person should marry
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universal permanent availability
Definition
a social condition wherin any individual is alway a potential mate for anyone else
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victorianism
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a value system emphasizing a strong sense of duty and strict sexual morality; after Queen Victoria of Englund
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marriage market
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the concept that individuals or their families shop and bargain for mates in a way similar to economic transactions
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general marital desirability
Definition
the desirability of a person as a mate based on socially agreed-upon resources
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person specific marital desirability
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the desirability of a person as a mate based on another individual's particular preferences
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pool of eligibles
Definition
the group of individuals constituting realistic potential mates
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endogamy
Definition
mate selection from within the group
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exogamy
Definition
mate selection from outside the group
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homogamy
Definition
selection of mates from those with similar social characteristics
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heterogamy
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selection of mates from among those with different social characteristics
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assortive mating
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the phenomenon that persons marry others like themselves more often than would expected by chance
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mixed marriage
Definition
marriage between individuals with characteristics that society generaly defines to groups for homogamy
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miscegenation laws
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formal norms agaisnt marriage of persons of different races
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mixed marriages rate
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the percentage of marriages involving members of a particular group that include a partner ho is not in that group
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mixed marriage rate for individuals
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the percent of individuals of a particular group who are married to an individual who is not in the group in question
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mesalliance
Definition
marriage with a person of lower social position
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hypergamy
Definition
marriage in which the woman marries into a higher social level
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hypogamy
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marriage in which a woman marries into a lower social level
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mating gradient
Definition
result of a tendency to have more hypergamy than hypogamy in a mate selection system
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propinquity
Definition
nearness; tendency to select mates from pernos who live nearby
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marriage squeeze
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a demographic condition in which there areconsiderably more eligible mates for one sex than for another
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maiden
Definition
an unmarried girl or woman, usually assumed to be a virgin
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spinster
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a woman who remains unmarried beyond the typical age
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cohabititing
Definition
living together, especially as an intimate couple in a marriage like relationship
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unmarried couple household
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two adults not related and opposite sex, but o additional adults; and any children present are under 15 years old
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