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Marriage and Family
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Undergraduate 3
09/21/2014

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Family
Definition
Two or more people related by birth, marriage or adoption, residing in the same unit (U.S. census bureau)
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Household
Definition
All people who occupy a housing unit, regardless of a relationship
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Homogamy
Definition
Marrying people with similar interests
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Serial monogamy
Definition
Several spouses but only one at a time
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Polygyny
Definition
man with more than one wife
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Polyandry
Definition
Women with more than one husband- Usually one woman who marries brothers- so land is divided- Tibet
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Cenogamy
Definition
Group marriages
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Bronfenbrenner's ecological approach
Definition
People develop in a variety of contexts such as: Microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem
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Family development theory
Definition
Families go through different stages and adapt to those changes. 8 Stages over a lifespan-
1. Beginning of family, 2. Childbearing family, 3. Family with preschool children, 4. Families with school children 5. Family with adolescents, 6. Family as a launching center 7. Family in middle years 8. Aging family
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Conflict theory
Definition
Conflict occurs, perhaps as a struggle over resources, and this leads to inequality. (Evident today in male/female relationships- housework, divorce, feminization of poverty)
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Family Systems theory
Definition
Families function like an ecological system (similar to structural functionalism).
1. Families have boundaries
2. Families try to maintain homeostasis
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Symbolic interaction theory
Definition
How people form/share meanings in communication efforts: determined in part by social roles (wife, mother, sister, daughter)
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Social exchange theory
Definition
Based on the notion that people tend to maximize their rewards and minimize the costs in relationships
Outcome=Reward-cost
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Structural functionalism
Definition
Looks at how societies and families work, emphasizing gender-based role specialization, which is viewed as necessary to promote family equilibrium

Problems with this:
Focuses too much on nuclear, heterosexual families and functions that structures serve are not always clear
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Which theory emphasizes rewards and costs
Definition
Social Exchange
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Which theory would look at how a new baby destabilizes a marriage and how the couple makes adjustments to return to homeostasis?
Definition
Family systems theory
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Which theory would focus on the role of the wife vs. husband?
Definition
Structural functionalism
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Which theory would focus on patterns of interaction?
Definition
Symbolic interaction
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Which theory would consider the influence of family, church, stats, etc?
Definition
Family ecology
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Which theory would focus on inequalities in women's roles?
Definition
Feminist and conflict theories
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Coonz's definition of marriage
Definition
Marriage was traditionally about safety, political alliances, offspring (for land and labor), collaborative work. It was often arranged and not about love
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Gender
Definition
A sociocultural construction- what it means to be male or female in a particular society
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Sex
Definition
Whether male of female biologically speaking
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Gender roles
Definition
the roles we are expected to perform as a result of being male or female- as part of this can have both attitudes and behavors
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Androgyny
Definition
Person has traits and behaviors typically associated with other gender or a blend of stereotypical masculine and feminine traits
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Social learning theory
Definition
Children learn gender roles through socialization
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Cognitive development theory
Definition
Once children understand the permanence of their gender, they strive to adopt the appropriate gender roles
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Manipulation
Definition
How we handle girls vs. boys
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Channeling
Definition
Children are directed towards particular toys and books
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Verbal appellation
Definition
Describe same behaviors differently (active vs aggressive, scared vs. angry)
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Activity exposure
Definition
Girls are given indoor chores, boys outdoor chores, sports..
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Mother/father differences
Definition
Dad more rigid; set higher academic standards for boys and encourage exploration
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Coonz's definition of marriage
Definition
Marriage was traditionally about safety, political alliances, offspring (for land and labor), collaborative work. It was often arranged and not about love
Term
Gender
Definition
A sociocultural construction- what it means to be male or female in a particular society
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Sex
Definition
Whether male of female biologically speaking
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Gender roles
Definition
the roles we are expected to perform as a result of being male or female- as part of this can have both attitudes and behavors
Term
Androgyny
Definition
Person has traits and behaviors typically associated with other gender or a blend of stereotypical masculine and feminine traits
Term
Social learning theory
Definition
Children learn gender roles through socialization
Term
Cognitive development theory
Definition
Once children understand the permanence of their gender, they strive to adopt the appropriate gender roles
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Manipulation
Definition
How we handle girls vs. boys
Term
Channeling
Definition
Children are directed towards particular toys and books
Term
Verbal appellation
Definition
Describe same behaviors differently (active vs aggressive, scared vs. angry)
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Activity exposure
Definition
Girls are given indoor chores, boys outdoor chores, sports..
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Mother/father differences
Definition
Dad more rigid; set higher academic standards for boys and encourage exploration
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Family of orientation (or origin)
Definition
The family in which we grow up, the family that orients us to the world.
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Family of procreation
Definition
The family formed through marriage and childbearing
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Family of cohabitation
Definition
The family formed through living or cohabiting with another person, whether we are married or unmarried
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Conjugal relationships
Definition
Family relationships created through marraige
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Kinship system
Definition
The social organization of the family
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Consanguineous relationships
Definition
Are created through biological ties
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Conceptualization
Definition
The specification and definition of concepts used by the researcher
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Operationalization
Definition
The identification and/or development of research strategies to observe or measure concepts
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Intervening variable
Definition
Affected by the independent variable and in turn affecting the dependent variable
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Survey research
Definition
Using questionnaires or interviews
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Clinical research
Definition
In-depth examinations of a person or a small groups of people who come to a psychiatrist, psychologist or social worker with psychological or relationship problems
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Case-study method
Definition
A series of individual interviews. The most traditional approach of all clinical research
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Observational research
Definition
Scholars attempt to study behavior systematically through direct observation while remaining as unobtrusive as possible
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Experimental research
Definition
Researchers isolate a single factor under controlled circumstances to determine its infulence
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Applied research
Definition
Data is gathered in an effort to solve problems, evaluate policies or programs, or estimate the outcome of some proposed future change in policy.
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Instrumental traits
Definition
Task oriented
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Expressive traits
Definition
Emotion oriented
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