Sociology Notes Chapter 12

Polygny

Man marries multiple women

extended family

Large group of (kin) or relatives which include grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins living in the same household

What is family?

A social group whose members are bound to each other by some sort of tie- legal, biological, or emotional or a combination of all three

Endogamy

Marrying someone withing the same social group

Polyamory

Multiple partnership

second shift

unpaid labor inside the home

what is anti -miscegenation?

Laws in the U.S that prohibit the mixing of racial groups through marriage, cohabitation, or sexual interaction

What did Emile Durkhiem say about men in his book, " Suicide"

Marriage and family for men decreased their chances of committing suicide

Monogamy

Marrying only one individual at a time

Exogamy

Marrying someone from a different social group

Parents that are... are more likely to get joint custody?

Parents that are well educated, live in cities, are nonwhite, and have good socioeconomic status

Who wrote, " The Golden Girls Affect"

Powell

expressive tasks

achieve an emotional goal

Symbolic interaction

focus on how family relations are created and maintained in interaction

What is the rate of stepfamilys?

1 in 3

What % of elderly live below the poverty line?

10%

More than... people cohabitate

11

What year did anti-miscegenation fall? Why?

1967. Virgina's banning of marriage between two different races was seen as unconstitutional

what % of people have a traditional family?

25%

What % of elderly will live in a nursing home?

40%

What % of households cohabitate?

5

What percentage of men and women ultimately remarry?

75% and 67%

Between ... and... percent of divorced parents remarry

75% and 80%

What is the current life expectancy of the elderly in the U.S?

78 years

What % of elderly greatly depend on social security? What % only depend on it?

80% and 54%

intentional communities

A Variety of different groups that form communal living arrangements, including ecovillages and cohousing

propinquity

Choosing mates based off where we live

polygamy

Having multiple spouses/ practiced in some subcultures around the world.

Who said, " The modern nuclear family was especially complimentary the requirements of an industrial economy"

Talcott Parsons

What were the results of Hochschilde and Machungs study concerning women?

They accept dual work jobs to avoid conflicts with husbands or children

conflict theorist

They believe that since we live in a capitalist society and the nuclear society is the primary unit that the nuclear family contributes to oppression. They also believe that society revolves around conflict over scarce resources

What does structural functionalism say about society?

They believe that society's survival depends on institutions that can serve its essential functions: economic production, socialization of children, instrumental and emotional support, and sexual control

How does the U.S Census Bureau define family?

Two or more individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption living in the same household with mutual responsibility

Polyandry

Women have multiple husbands ( Tibet)

What is the first shift?

Women who work two jobs

nuclear family

a heterosexual couple in their own household raising children

Instrumental tasks

achieve a tangible goal

What affects does incest have on children?

eating disorders, substance abuse, and inability to form trusting relationships

What aspects are a childhood experience shaped by?

family size, birth order, presence or absence of parent, socioeconomic status

increases have occurred in #'s of....

single people, people who are cohabitating, single parents, and people who live in intentional communties

homogamy

when one chooses a mate based on similarities in class, race, ethnicity