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Soc of the Family
Final Exam - Chs. 4, 14-16, 18
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Sociology
Undergraduate 3
05/05/2008

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assimilation
Definition
the conformity of ethnic group members to the culture of the dominant group, including intermarriage
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acculturation
Definition
the process of adapting to the language, values, beliefs, roles, and other characteristics of a host culture
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cultural pluralism
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the degree to which immigrants maintain aspects of their original cultures while living peacefully with the host culture
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minority group
Definition
a group of people who may be treated differently or unequally because of their physical or cultural characteristics, such as gender, sexual orientation, religion, or skin color
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racial group
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a category of people who share physical characteristics, such as skin color, that members of a society consider socially important
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ethnic group
Definition
a set of people who identify with a common national origin or cultural heritage
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racial-ethnic group
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a group of people with distinctive racial and cultural characteristics
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prejudice
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an attitude that prejudges people, usually in a negative way
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discrimination
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an act that treats people unequally or unfairly
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racism
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a belief that people of one race are superior or inferior to others
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racial socialization
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a process in which parents teach their children to negotiate race related barriers and experiences in a racially stratified society and to take pride in their ancestry
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battered woman syndrome
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a condition in which women who have experienced many years of physical abuse come to feel incapable of making an satisfactory change in their lives; recently as a defense in cases in which some women have killed their abusive husbands
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marital rape
Definition
a violent act in which a husband forces his wife to engage in sexual intercourse
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child abuse
Definition
the physical or mental injury, sexual abuse, negligent treatment, or maltreatment of a child under the age of 18 by a person responsible for the child's welfare
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child maltreatment
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a wide range of behaviors that place the child at serious risk, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and emotional mistreatment
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incest
Definition
sexual intercourse between family members who are closely related
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sandwich generation
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midlife men and women who feel caught between the need to care for their own children and their aging parents
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elder abuse
Definition
physical abuse, negligence, financial exploitation, psychological abuse, deprivation of necessities such as food and heat, isolation from friends and relatives, and failure to administer needed medications to people age 65 or older
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steroids
Definition
synthetic hormones, most often testosterone, that is taken to increase the size and strength of muscles
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anorexia nervosa
Definition
an often intractable and dangerous eating disorder characterized by fear of obesity, the conviction that one is fat, and significant weight loss
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bulimia
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an eating disorder characterized by a cyclical pattern of eating binges followed by self-induced vomiting, fasting, excessive exercise, or the use of diuretics or laxatives
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separation
Definition
parting from one's spouse but not getting a divorce
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divorce
Definition
the legal and formal dissolution of a marriage
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alimony
Definition
monetary payments made by one ex-spouse to the other after a divorce to support the latter's basic needs
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child support
Definition
monetary payments by the noncustodial parent to the parent who has custody of children to help pay the expenses of raising the children
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no-fault divorce
Definition
a divorce process in which neither partner has to establish the guilt or wrongdoing of the other
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social integration
Definition
the social bonds that people have with others and the community at large
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custody
Definition
a court-mandated ruling as to which parent will have the primary responsibility for the welfare and upbringing of a child. the custodial parent cares for the child in her or his home, whereas the noncustodial parent may have specified visitation rights
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sole custody
Definition
a type of custody in which one parent has exclusive responsibility for raising a child and the other parent has specified visitation rights
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split custody
Definition
a custody arrangement in which children are divided between the parents, usually girls going to the mother, boys to the father
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joint custody
Definition
a custody arrangement in which the children divide their lime between both parents
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joint legal custody
Definition
custody in which parents share decision making about the children's upbringing
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joint physical custody
Definition
custody in which the children live alternately and for specified periods of time in each parent's home
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child abduction
Definition
taking or keeping of a child by a family member in violation of a custody order, decree, or other legitimate custodial right
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divorce mediation
Definition
the technique and practice in which a trained arbitrator helps a divorcing couple come to an agreement and resolve such issues as support, child custody, and the division of property
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stepfamily
Definition
a household in which two adults are married or cohabiting and at least one of the adults has a child
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half-sibling
Definition
a brother or sister with whom one shares only one biological parents
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genogram
Definition
a diagram of the biological relationships between family members
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biological mother-stepfather family
Definition
a family in which all the children are biological children of the mother and stepchildren of the father
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biological father-stepmother family
Definition
a family in which all the children are biological children of the father and stepchildren of the mother
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joint biological-stepfamily
Definition
a family in which at least one child is a biological child of both parents, at least one child is the biological child of one parent and the stepchild of the other parent, and no other "type" of child is present
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family policy
Definition
the measures taken by governmental bodies to achieve specific objectives regarding the family's well-being
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welfare
Definition
government aid to people who can't support themselves, generally because they are poor or unemployed
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comparable worth
Definition
a concept that calls for equal pay for men and women who are doing work that involves similar skill, effort, responsibility, and work conditions
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living will
Definition
a legal document in which a person specifies what, if any, life-support measures he or she wants in the case of serious illness and whether or when such measures should be discontinued
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