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SOCY 305 Study Guide 4
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
12/04/2011

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Era of Restricted Divorce
Definition
mid 19th century until 1970, divorce was more accessible for women
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Covenant Marriage
Definition
requires counseling prior to marriage, other restrictions
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Income Effect
Definition
employment lowers likelihood of divorce, higher income reduces tension
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Crisis Period
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after first year of two of divorce, both parents and children experience difficulties
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Entitlement Program
Definition
government is required to give assistance to people who are qualified for aid, no matter the cost
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Independence Effect
Definition
employment raises likelihood of divorce, wife can support herself
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Welfare State
Definition
capitalist government that has protection for families against capitalist system (social security, unemployment compensation, minimum wage)
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Deserving Poor
Definition
people who work hard but still cannot sustain their families
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Affinity-Seeker
Definition
role of step-parent trying to gain children’s approval
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Social Institution
Definition
set of rules and roles that define a social unit of importance to a society
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Who government involvement in family support is most concerned about
Definition
Elderly and women & children in poverty
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Describe government involvement in family affairs before the Great Depression
Definition
Family is an independent unit, government did not intervene in family life
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What Supreme Court decision ruled that women had the constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy by abortion?
Definition
Roe v. Wade (1973)
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Family model preferred by Conservatives
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Breadwinner-homemaker
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Why have women been able to life full lives outside of marriage since the mid 20th century?
Definition
cohabitation, having children outside of marriage, Aid to Dependent Children & Social Security programs
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Who are the most undeserving poor in our country?
Definition
unemployed, able-bodied men
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What kinds of families receive governmental assistance?
Definition
all families, higher & middle class families receive assistance, less than lower class
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Which advocates maintain that the rise of the dual-earner couple has created a harried lifestyle that should be eased for the sake of parents and children?
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Liberals
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Are women more likely to remarry than men?
Definition
no, they look older and less physically attractive
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The step-parent most likely to integrate into the step family is called...
Definition
intimate outsider, role between parent and friend
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According to Cherlin, are step-families a complete or incomplete institution?
Definition
Step-families do not have as many legal rights to the children, thus making step-families an INCOMPLETE institution
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What is a critical factor in determining whether or not a child accepts a step parent as a real parent?
Definition
If the child’s relationship with the biological parent has ended, age of the child
Term
unexpected benefit of remarriage
Definition
More family to help raise the child
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Who generally wins in many court cases where biological parents have contested the right of stepparents to raise children living with them?
Definition
Biological parent or legal adoptee
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What group of people has lower remarriage rates?
Definition
the lower class
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What are several factors that increase the likelihood of a stepparent's being able to act toward a child much as a biological parent would?
Definition
Age of the child, relationship with biological parent, child’s relationship with nonresidential parent
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Do the practices of the US Court Systems stay current with society?
Definition
Yes, the courts change slowly but stay with the times
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Official reasons for divorce in the era of divorce tolerance
Definition
Adultery, failure to provide love and companionship, mental cruelty
Term
Why were men more likely to be granted a divorce based on adultery than women in the era of restricted divorce?
Definition
economic standing/money
Term
the arrangement whereby divorced parents coordinate their activities and cooperate with each other in raising their children?
Definition
cooperative parenting
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