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| communal (expressive) character traits |
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| Traits that foster relationships with others, such as warmth, sensitivity, the ability to express tender feelings, and placing concern about others’ welfare above self-interest. |
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| Huber’s theory of gender stratification |
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| A theory which posits that gender inequality in a society is a consequence of the type of economy in that society: foraging, agricultural, or industrial. |
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| focus of biosocial perspective |
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*connection btwn human behavior(genetics, hormones, anatomy, evolution)
*evolutionary heritage (successful behavior patterns encoded into genes and passed on to the next generation) |
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| five propositions of biosocial perspective |
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| 1) much behaviors evolved because they work 2) behaviors hard to change because of survival instincts 3)survival of genes influence behaviors 4) traditional genders hereditary biology 5)behaviors=biology + social |
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| sociobiological areas of research |
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| 1) hormones and behavior 2) sexual differences 3) sexual behaviors 4) interactions btwn parents and kids |
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social creation
social attitudes/behaviors in culture |
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| different sets of behaviors that are commonly exhibited by men and women |
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| the degree to which an individual sees herself or himself as feminine or masculine based on society's definitions of gender |
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| gender similarities theory |
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| Janey Hyde found few differences between genders except 1) motor skills 2) sexuality 3)physical aggression |
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| feminism is an interdisciplinary set of perspective united by a common analysis of the partriarchal organization of societ |
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| focuses of feminist framework |
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| 1)inequality of power among sexes 2)gender roles 3) male dominance 4) female subordination 5) division of labor |
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| assumptions of feminist framework |
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| 1)social structure privileges male attributes and male morality = unqueal roles 2)woman are oppresed 3) traditional family roles=male dominance 4) women have to become more independent for family to becoe egalitarian 5) marraige = female inqequality |
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| research of feminist framework |
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| 1)division of labor 2) emprowerment of women and changing oppresed conditions 3) benefits of non-traditional gender-roles |
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| The view of human sexuality in which sexuality is basic to the humanness of both women and men, all individuals are free to express their sexual selves, and there is no one-sided sense of ownership. |
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| The decreased interest in sex over time that results from the increased accessibility of a sexual partner and the predictability in sexual behavior with that partner. |
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| The view that marital or other partnered sex is an extension of the whole relationship. |
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| interactionist perspective on human sexuality |
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| A perspective, derived from symbolic interaction theory, which holds that sexual activities and relationships are shaped by the sexual scripts available in a culture. |
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| interpersonal exchange model of sexual satisfaction |
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| A view of sexual relations, derived from exchange theory, that sees sexual satisfaction as shaped by the costs, rewards, and expectations of a relationship and the alternatives to it. |
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| What are the three eras of sex attitudes? |
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1) pre 1890- sexual attraction/romantic love=inappropiate basis for determining spouses
2) early america: patriarchal sex=procreative, male domincated, menhave sex drive, women dont
3)60's-present: private, individual fulfillment |
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| institutional marraige bond |
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| "yoked" together by high expectations for permanence, bolstered by the strong social control of extended kin and community |
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| companionate marriage bond |
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| couples bond together by companionships, coupled with gender division of roles, hope for "american dream" |
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| individualized marriage bond |
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| bound by self-actualization, intimacy, and expressively communicated emotional support in unions |
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| benefits of being married vs unmarried |
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| 1) gr8r wealth and assets 2)^ wages 3) more frequent/better sex 4) health 5) safer 6)lower alcohol probs 7) lower weed 8) healthy behaviors 9) ordered life |
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| benefits to kids in married houses |
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1) 1/2 as likely hugh school drop outs
2) more frequent and ^ quality contact with parents 3) less likely to live in poverty |
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| key points of individualized love |
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| (1) it is optional; (2) spouses' roles are flexible—negotiable and renegotiable; (3) its expected rewards involve love, communication, and emotional intimacy; and (4) it exists in conjunction with a vast diversity of family forms. |
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| many of benefits associated with marriage are due to the personal characteristics of those who marry |
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| experience of being marriage itself causes benefits |
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| What are the three types of cohabitators? |
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| 1) alternative way of being single (uncommitted, single, no commitments, no future) 2)committed (lower SES,ie consensual union 3)testing for marriage |
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| advantages of cohabitation |
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| 1) sense of wellbeing 2) delayed marraige 3) knowledge about self and parter 4) safey |
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| disadvantages of cohabitation |
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| 1) feeling uses 2) parents 3) $ 4) kids 5) unstable |
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