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Introduction to Women's Studies
Final Exam Studyguide
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Women's & Gender Studies
Undergraduate 1
12/11/2013

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Definition of Family
Definition
Unconditional love, primary institution of raising children, teaching beliefs and social interactions
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Family as an Institution
Definition

Central social organization among humans

Learn gender, establish norms, learn who to have sex with

Main line of defense socially and economically

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Kinship System
Definition

Raising children

Establishing norms

Lay out rules about who to have sex with

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Family of Origin
Definition
The family you were born into; you, your siblings, and parents
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Family of Procreation
Definition
The family you make; spouse, partner, and children
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Monogamy
Definition
One husband, one wife
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Serial Monogamy
Definition
Several monogamous relationships in a lifetime
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Polygamy
Definition
More than one spouse
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Polygyny
Definition
1 husband with more than 1 wife
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Polyandry
Definition
1 wife with more than 1 husband
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Nuclear Families
Definition

Married couple living together and raising their children

Less than 25% of US households

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Extended Families
Definition
Related kin, in addition to parents and children all living together
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Reasons for Changing Family Structure
Definition

Cohabitation

Median marriage age increasing

Single parent households

Homosexual partnerships

Divorce rates

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Family Institution Interactions

 

Definition

Household work and paid labor force

Raising children to get jobs

Government legalities to marriage

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Power in the family

 

Definition

Access to resources

Allows family members to define others' realities

Have their own needs met

Access to more resources

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Family Gender Roles
Definition

Men have more decision making and resource allocation power than women

Women have more power in day-to-day decisions

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Gendered Traditions
Definition

Boyfriend asking father for her hand in marriage

Father giving away daughter

Wearing white to symbolize purity

Engagement ring

Naming of children

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Marriage Structures
Definition

Head-compliment

Junior partner/Senior partner

Equal Partner Model

Term
Natural Growth
Definition

Practiced by the working class

Basic needs most essential

Children have much free time

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Concerted Cultivation
Definition

Practiced by the middle class

Children involved in many organized activities and are taught lessons outside of school that will prepare them for the working world

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"Normal" Motherhood
Definition

Sacrifice all for their children

Providing social and educational opportunities

Organizing children's life outside of school

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Unpaid Labor in the Home
Definition
Housework is most likely done by women
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Reproductive Labor
Definition
Care and domestic-related activities such as housework, emotional care of family, raising children
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Household Labor
Definition

Buying food, caring for family, garden/yard work, routine care of vehicles

Women do these more and married women do these more than their spouses

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Industrialization
Definition

Factories moved labor from families to public

Growing urban centers

Double day of work has been around for 100 years

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Dual Labor Market
Definition

Primary Labor Market

Secondary Labor Market

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Blue Collar
Definition

Working Class

Industry, production, factory work

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White Collar
Definition

Middle Class jobs

Office or professional work

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Pink Collar
Definition
Working with people, children, cleaning, and administrative support
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Gendered wage gap
Definition

Women make less than men

Minority women make even less than white women

Term
Low-income Working Families
Definition

30% of American households

Make less than 200% of the poverty level

Term
In-kind Assistance
Definition
Medicaid, child-care assistance, maternity leave
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Welfare and Race
Definition

"Welfare Queen"

61% of food stamps go to whites

Term
Welfare Reform
Definition

Temporary Aid for Needy Families

Time limits on benefits

Work requirements

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Family Cap
Definition
Families cannot get more assistance for new children they have while on welfare
Term
Technology Turnover
Definition
The speed at which technology evolves and older technology becomes obsolete
Term
Male Gaze
Definition
Movies and entertainment are produced through the male point of view
Term
Music and the Internet
Definition

Music is now easy to get and has helped give women a voice

However, women are often sexualized

Term
Definition of Violence
Definition
An assault on a person's control over his/her body
Term
Gendered Violence
Definition

Acts of itimidation or harassment

Harm that evolved from imbalance in power between men and women

Term
Intimate partner violence
Definition

Most violence towards women occur in their own home

Women are 10x more likely to be assaulted by partner then men

Term
Violence and Gendered Norms
Definition
Girls are raised to be depedent and support masculine entitlement
Term
Rape
Definition

Sex without consent

Penetration of any bodily orifice by a penis or object without consent

Term
Consent
Definition
Not the same as giving in to peer pressure
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Altruistic Sex
Definition
Women have sex becuase they feel sorry for the other person or guilty for denying them
Term
Compliant Sex
Definition
The consequences of not having sex are worse than having sex
Term
Sexual Assault
Definition
Any sexual conduct without consent and/or involves the use of force
Term
Marital Rape
Definition

Force-only rape

Battering rape

Sadistic/Obsessive rape

 

Term
Rape and Race
Definition

Most race occurs within the same racial group

Black men more likely to be accused and convicted of rape

Term
Domination and Power
Definition

See women as something lower than them

Internalized sexism gives them the right to do so

Repressed anger

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Why women stay
Definition
Low self-esteem, isolation, public shame, cant afford to leave, children need father, fear of death
Term
Incest
Definition

Sexual abuse of children by a family member or somebody with a kinship role in the child's life

1/3 of victims are under 6

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Direct Incest
Definition

Vaginal, oral, or rectal penetration

Sexual rubbing or inappropriate touching

Body and mouth kissing

Term
Indirect Incest
Definition

Speaking to a child like they're your spouse

Inappropriate references to a child's body

Sexualizing children and violating boundaries

Term
Sibling Incest
Definition

Children often partake in uncohersed sexual play but grow out of it

Where there is a threat or intimidation, or one is much older than the other then it is incest

Term
Definition of the State
Definition

All forms of social organization representing official power in society

They govern law and social policy

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State and Inequality
Definition

State does not always regulate and control social order fairly

Civil Rights movement, affirmative action

Term
Intersectionality and the State
Definition
State regulations other institutions, and channels/distributes power
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