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family
A group connected by blood, sexual relationship, or the law
nuclear family
A married couple and their dependent children
universal norm
A norm that exist in virtually every societ
heteronormativity
Assumption or attitude that heterosexuality is the normal and natural form of sexuality
fertility rate
Births per woman
dual earner arrangement
Both partners have wage-earning jobs outside the home
public health crisis
Complex health-related problem that affects people over broad geographical areas.
incest taboo
Cultural prohibition against sexual relations between people who are related to one another.
longitudinal data
Data gathered at different points in time
companionate affection
Deep emotional commitment
social integration
Degree to which people in a community have connections to one another's daily lives.
matrilineal society
Determines kinship, names, property, and titles through the female line
patrilineal society
Determines kinship, names, property, and titles through the male line
gray divorce
Divorce over the age of 50
consumer rites
Elaborations of older customs as businesses attempted to create new markets for their goods and services
blended family
Family with a step-parent, step-sibling or half-sibling.
cohabitation revolution
Growth in number of couples living together instead of getting married
polygamy
Having multiple spouses at the same time.
entrenched inequality
Inequality deeply ingrained in social, economic, and political institutions.
socioeconomic disparities
Inequality rooted in social and economic conditions such as income and wealth, social mobility, access to affordable health care and childcare, and other factors.
paternal leave
Leave for both or either parent(s), depending upon the country.
maternity leave
Leave for women who have just given birth (or adopted children, in some countries)
divorce
Legally-recognized termination of a marriage.
wedding industrial complex
Merging of capitalist industries with social and cultural marriage rituals
multigenerational household
Multiple generations live under the same roof.
polygyny
One man has multiple wives at the same time
breadwinner homemaker model
One partner (usually the man) worked outside the home to earn money, and another partner (usually the woman) stayed at home to do the housework, child care, and other household labor.
polyandry
One woman has multiple husbands at the same time.
sandwich generation
People responsible for the care of both their children and their elderly parents
cohabitation effect
Phenomenon in which couples who cohabit before marriage are more likely to divorce
adoption
Process of parents voluntarily choosing to have a legal parent-child relationship with a child that is not related by blood.
may-december relationship
Relationship in which there is a large age gap between partners.
marriage
Socially-sanctioned union that includes rights and responsibilities of the spouses to each other, their children, and the larger society
missing middle
Tendency of American politics to focus on socioeconomic extremes, leaving out the middle class
deportation
When a non-citizen is legally forced to leave a country.
double standard for sexual behavior
Women are judged more harshly than men are for the same sexual behavior
legal change
abortion law
what's the second most common family arrangement
children w/ a single mother
demographic change
deporatation laws
areas of change that effect families
economic, demographic, sociocultural, technological
whats true about family size and age of childbirth now
families are smaller than ever and age of childbirth is later
sociocultural change
interpersonal/relationship boundaries evolving like gay marriage legalization
what's true about the divorce rate
it has been declining for the last 40 years, and hit a low in 2018.
whats true about the teen birth rate
it has hit historic lows due to more consistent and effective use of birth control.
what's true about the configuration of a family
it varies over time and across cultures
what's true about marrying for love
it's a new idea and its not universal
what's true about online dating
its subject to the same sets of prejudices and preferences that sociologists have noted for generations.
what is the most common family arrangement
lilving with 2 parents
no fault divorce
marriage dissolutions in which neither spouse is required to prove the fault of the other
what's true about the numbers of men/women who enjoy casual sex over the years
men enjoy it more than women but the gap is bigger nowadays
what's true about cohabitation
more coupels are choosing to just do this instead of marry
is there a single dominant family form anymore?
no
what is mate selection in the 21st century characterized by
online dating apps
how many unmarried partners live together in the US
over 12 million
the second shift
the extra amount of household work a woman does when returning home from her wage-earning job.
whats true about divorce in people over 55
the majority of the mremarry
what's true about many of the modern rituals we associate w/ weddings
their commercial rather than cultural
what's true about division of labor in gay couples
there's a more equitable division
economic change
things like going to college/marriage motivations
tech change
things that increase lifespan/cause people to have fewer children
