Chapter 12 Sociology

Polygyny

a system of marriage that allows men to have multiple wives

Polygamy

a system of marriage that allows people to have more than one spouse at a time

Polyandry

a system of marriage that allows women to have multiple husbands

Polyamory

a system of multiple-person partnership

Expressive tasks

the emotional work necessary to support family members

Family

A social group whose members are bound by legal, biological, or emotional ties, or a combination of all 3 US Census Bureau defines family as two or more individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption living in the same household.

Instrumental Tasks

the practical physical tasks necessary to maintain family life

Monogamy

the practice of marrying (or being in a relationship with) one person at a time

Structural functionalism and family

to Durkheim, the family unit is part of happiness. Without the family unit, especially men, start to feel anomie. It is an important unit in our lives that allows us to pass on society to the next generation

Antimiscegenation

the prohibition of interracial marriage, cohabitation, or sexual interaction

Symbolic Interactionism and Family

We should look at how family relations are created and maintained in interaction than how they are structured.

Cycle of Violence

a common behavior pattern in abusive relationships; the cycle begins happily, then the relationship grows tense, then the tension explodes in abuse, followed by a period of contrition that allows the cycle to repeat

Neglect

a form of child abuse in which the caregiver fails to provide adequate nutrition, sufficient clothing or shelter, or hygienic and safe living conditions

Nuclear Family

a heterosexual couple with one or more children living in a single household

Extended Family

a large group of relatives, usually including three generations living in one household or in close proximity

Intentional Community

any of a variety of groups who form communal living arrangements outside marriage

Domestic Violence

any physical, verbal, financial, sexual, or psychological behaviors abusers use to gain and maintain power over their victims

Fictive Kin

close relations with people we consider "like family" but who are not related to us by blood or marriage.

Cohabitation

living together as a romantically involved, unmarried couple

Exogamy

marriage to someone from a different social group

Endogamy

marriage to someone within one's social group

Kin

relatives or relations, usually those related by common descent

Incest

sexual contact between family members; a form of child abuse when it occurs between a child and a caregiver

Conflict Theory and Family

the nuclear family unit promotes capitalism and oppresses individuals. Females are very oppressed by the nuclear family unit.

Custody

the physical and legal responsibility of caring for children; assigned by a court for divorced or unmarried parents. Women usually get custody of the children but there is a rising trend of joint custody.

Homogamy

the tendency to choose romantic partners who are similar to us in terms of class, race, religion, education, or other social group membership

Propinquity

the tendency to marry or have relationships with people in close geographic proximity

Second Shift

the unpaid housework and childcare often expected of women after they return home from doing paid labor in the workforce