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Sociology Chapter 12
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
05/12/2010

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Total Fertility Rate
Definition
The average number of children that a woman bears in her lifetime
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Aging Population
Definition
A population in which the percentage that is age 65 and older is increasing relative to other age groups
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Family
Definition
A social institution that binds people together through blood, marriage, law, and/or social norms. Family members are generally expected to care for and support each other
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Ideal
Definition
A standard against which real cases can be compared
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Ideal Chances
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A critical set of potential social advantages, including the chance to live past the first year of life, to live independently in old age, and everything in between
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Secure Parental Employment
Definition
A situation in which at least one parent or guardian is employed full-time (35 or more hours per week for at least 50 weeks in the past year)
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Productive Work
Definition
Work that involves "the production of the means of existence, of food, clothing, and shelter and the tools necessary for that production"
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Reproductive Work
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Work that involves bearing children, caregiving, managing households, and educating children
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Exogamy
Definition
Norms requiring or encouraging people to choose a partner from a social category other than their own
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Endogamy
Definition
Norms requiring or encouraging people to choose a partner from the same social category as their own
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Low-Technology Tribal Societies
Definition
Hunting-and-gather societies with technologies that do not permit the creation of surplus wealth
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Surplus Wealth
Definition
Wealth beyond what is needed to meet basic human needs, such as food and shelter
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Fortified Households
Definition
Preindustrial arrangements in which a household acts an armed unit and the head of the household acts as its military commander. The household is characterized by the presence of an nonhouseholder class, consisting of propertyless laborers and servants
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Caregiver Burden
Definition
The extent to which caregivers believe that their emotional balance, physical health, social life, and financial status suffer because of their caregiver role
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