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        | Two or more people related by birth, marriage or adoption, residing in the same unit (U.S. census bureau) |  | 
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        | All people who occupy a housing unit, regardless of a relationship |  | 
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        | Marrying people with similar interests |  | 
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        | Several spouses but only one at a time |  | 
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        | man with more than one wife |  | 
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        | Women with more than one husband- Usually one woman who marries brothers- so land is divided- Tibet |  | 
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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 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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        | Families function like an ecological system (similar to structural functionalism). 1. Families have boundaries
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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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        | Based on the notion that people tend to maximize their rewards and minimize the costs in relationships Outcome=Reward-cost
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        | 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 
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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 
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        | Which theory would focus on the role of the wife vs. husband? |  | Definition 
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        | Which theory would focus on patterns of interaction? |  | Definition 
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        | Which theory would consider the influence of family, church, stats, etc? |  | Definition 
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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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        | A sociocultural construction- what it means to be male or female in a particular society |  | 
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        | Whether male of female biologically speaking |  | 
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        | 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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        | Person has traits and behaviors typically associated with other gender or a blend of stereotypical masculine and feminine traits |  | 
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        | 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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        | How we handle girls vs. boys |  | 
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        | Children are directed towards particular toys and books |  | 
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        | Describe same behaviors differently (active vs aggressive, scared vs. angry) |  | 
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        | 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 |  | 
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        | A sociocultural construction- what it means to be male or female in a particular society |  | 
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        | Whether male of female biologically speaking |  | 
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        | 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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        | Person has traits and behaviors typically associated with other gender or a blend of stereotypical masculine and feminine traits |  | 
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        | 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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        | How we handle girls vs. boys |  | 
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        | Children are directed towards particular toys and books |  | 
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        | Describe same behaviors differently (active vs aggressive, scared vs. angry) |  | 
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        | 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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        | The family formed through marriage and childbearing |  | 
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        | The family formed through living or cohabiting with another person, whether we are married or unmarried |  | 
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        | Family relationships created through marraige |  | 
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        | The social organization of the family |  | 
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        | Consanguineous relationships |  | Definition 
 
        | Are created through biological ties |  | 
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        | The specification and definition of concepts used by the researcher |  | 
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        | The identification and/or development of research strategies to observe or measure concepts |  | 
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        | Affected by the independent variable and in turn affecting the dependent variable |  | 
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        | Using questionnaires or interviews |  | 
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        | 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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        | A series of individual interviews. The most traditional approach of all clinical research |  | 
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        | Scholars attempt to study behavior systematically through direct observation while remaining as unobtrusive as possible |  | 
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        | Researchers isolate a single factor under controlled circumstances to determine its infulence |  | 
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        | 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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