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SOCY 305 Family
Exam 3
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
11/06/2011

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authoritative parenting style
Definition
renting style in which parents combine high levels of emotional support with consistent, moderate control of their children
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generativity
Definition
feeling of concern about, or interest in, guiding and shaping the next generation
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norms
Definition
widely accepted rules about how people should behave
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authoritarian parenting style
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style in which parents combine low levels of emotional support with coercive attempts to control their children
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situational violence
Definition
arises from a specific situation in which one or both partners act aggressively in anger
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intimate terrorism
Definition
pattern in which a man seeks to control his partner’s behavior through repeated serious, violent acts
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intergenerational solidarity
Definition
characteristics of family relationships that knit the generations together
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buffering effect
Definition
having other roles besides care-giving that reduce stress
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intergenerational ambivalence
Definition
socially structured contradictory emotions in an intergenerational relationship
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skipped-generation households
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contain grandparents and grandchildren without either parent present
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Where 1st law against wife-beating was passed
Definition
Massachusetts
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What does the political model of domestic violence focus primarily on?
Definition
power and authority of men over women
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From whom do female victims of violence in the United States face the highest risk of physical injury?
Definition
someone they know
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When are men more likely to beat their wives (in preliterate and peasant societies)?
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when men's economic power was greater than that of their wives
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What do most reports of rape in surveys of date rape reveal?
Definition
raped by someone they know
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Among college peers, who are those most likely to be both victims or aggressors in sexual aggression?
Definition
acquaintances, alcohol/drugs, don't have same definition of no
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What do advocates of the medical model of domestic violence perceive to be the solution to domestic violence?
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Intervention of health and social welfare from professionals, physical/emotional/psychological injury
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What is the most prevalent type of substantiated elder abuse cases in 2004?
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Caregiver neglect
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Of the three types of parenting styles that Baumrind researched, which parenting style seems to produce children who are more socially competent? (Authoritative,Authoritarian or permissive)
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Authoritative
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What is the major source of primary socialization for children in the United States?
Definition
family interaction
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What are two important aspects of U.S. parents’ socialization of their children?
Definition
economic support and control
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What is reflected in the changing nature of adoption? How is it changing?
Definition
more overseas adoption
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What does recent research on fathering suggest?
Definition
Correlated with positive development in children
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What have the few studies of children growing up in lesbian families compared to heterosexual families shown?
Definition
little to no different
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What are the effects of children of divorce?
Definition
more likely to suffer short-term trauma
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What have recent studies on childcare found about poor children suggesting they may benefit more from out-of-home care?
Definition
better for them in terms of resources/environment
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What have studies on the effects of unemployment on families shown?
Definition
Stressed household, more outbursts/hostility towards others
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What has been the major change in falling mortality and fertility rates that have altered the kinship bonds of people in the United States?
Definition
More ties between generations rather than across each generation; vertical rather than horizontal
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Which relationships tend to be the most distant in middle and late life in the United States?
Definition
Fathers who separated themselves from their children
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Who is the most likely person to take care of elderly relatives?
Definition
daughters
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