Soc 217 chp. 1
According to recent feminist family theorists, which statement is true?
Family types are socially constructed and changing.
According to the interactionist approach, gender differences within families exist primarily because of
everyday behavior that reinforces gender distinctions
Alisha and Greg both work full time outside the home. As a woman, Alisha earns less than Greg and is responsible for a greater share of the housework and child care in order to "make up" the difference. __________ might argue that this arrangement is rational and mutually beneficial.
exchange theorists
conflict perspective example
family life differs dramatically for women and men, and these experiences are also shaped by race, ethnicity, and social class.
feminist theory example
family members enact their particular roles (parent, child, sibling, spouse) based on others' expectations of them.
legal family
group of individuals related by birth, marriage or adoption
families
groups of related people, bound by connections that are biological, legal, or emotional
Researchers conduct long interviews with open-ended questions with 40 couples.
in-depth interviews
modernity example
individuals choose their own type of family and their role within it in order to find personal fulfillment.
state
institutional arena where through political means, behavior is legally regulated, violence is controlled, and resources are redistributed
Researchers interview or survey the same 1,000 families every 5 years over a 40-year period.
longitudinal
In the American legal tradition, the definition of family is based on
marriage and biology
According to conflict theories, who benefits from family structures where women stay home and men work for pay?
men and employers
symbolic interactionism example
nuclear family, with a breadwinner man and homemaker woman and their children, in which their complementary roles result in harmony.
Researchers observed 15 families in their homes over a period of 1 year.
observation
Rosa thinks of her mother's best friend, Maria, as her aunt, and Maria treats Rosa as her niece. According to your textbook, Rosa and Maria could be labeled a
personal family
exchange theory example
rational individuals enter into family relationships that satisfy needs or necessities they cannot satisfy on their own.
Researchers develop a survey and ask the same questions to 40,000 randomly selected people.
sample survey
family wage
the amount necessary for a male earner to provide subsistence for his wife and children without them having to work for pay
market
the institutional arena where labor for pay, economic exchange, and wealth accumulation take place.
family arena
the institutional arena where people practice intimacy, childbearing and socialization, and caring work.
personal family
the people to whom we feel related and who we expect to define us as members of their family as well
socialization
the process by which individuals internalize elements of the social structure in their own personalities
life course perspective
the study of family trajectories of individuals and groups as they progress through their lives, in social and historical context
demographic perspective
the study of how family behavior and household structures contribute to larger population processes
bias
the tendency to impose previously held views on the collection and interpretation of facts
exchange theory
the theory that individuals or groups with different resources, strengths, and weaknesses enter into mutual relationships to maximize their own gains
conflict perspective
the view that opposition and conflict define a given society and are necessary for social evolution
consensus—structural functionalism example
the wives care for home and family, allowing the husbands to work for pay. The husbands, in turn, have the power in the family as a result of their economic support.
Researchers survey family members on how many hours per week they spend doing various tasks or ask them to keep a diary of what they do every 30 minutes over an entire day over a period of a week.
time use studies
According to your textbook, the consensus perspective takes which view?
Order is the core of social life.
According to modernity theory, which is a characteristic of the late modern (or second modernity) period?
Family ties are created by individuals deliberately and by choice
feminist theory
a theory that seeks to understand and ultimately reduce inequality between men and women
breadwinner-homemaker family
an employed father, a non employed mother, and their children
modernity theory
a theory of the historical emergence of the individual as an actor in society and how individuality changed personal and institutional relations
symbolic interactionism
a theory concerned with the ability of humans to see themselves through the eyes of others and to enact social roles based on others expectations
cohort
a group of people who experience an event together at the same point in time
consensus perspective
a perspective that projects an image of society as the collective expression of shared norms and values
sample survey
a research method in which identical questions are asked of many different people and their answers gathered into one large data file
longitudinal surveys
a research method in which the same people are interviewed repeatedly over a period of time
institutional arena
social space in which relations between people in common positions are governed by accepted rules of interaction
The granting of marriage licenses is an example of which institutional arenas interacting?
state and family
What are the two dominant institutional arenas that the family interacts with?
state and market
When children are neglected or abused by their parents, the institutional arena of the __________ intervenes in the institutional arena of the ________
state; family
genealogy
study of ancestry and family history
time use studies
surveys that collect data on how people spend their time during a sample period, such as a single day or week
