soc in family
breadwinner-homemaker family
an employed father, a non employed mother, and their children
longitudinal survey
ex: How do parents feel about their sleep quality, across their parenting years? a research method in which the same people are interviewed repeatedly over a period of time
consensus perspective
Families require leadership. Leadership may be expressive or instrumental.
Census
A periodic count of people in a population and their characteristics, usually preformed as an official government function
Contemporary Feminism
Traditional family structures should be critiqued for ways in which they diminish women's lives
conflict perspective
Husbands and wives often conflict because husbands are "supervisors" of their wives as "workers" who are unpaid.
pre-eighteenth century
Individuals did not have agency in making decisions about family life that did not conform to social expectations.
exchange theory
The division of labor at home is a bargaining relationship. Men and women often have unequal bargaining positions.
household
a group of people that lives and eats separately from other groups
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
Feminist Theory
a theory that seeks to understand and ultimately reduce inequality between men and women
Big Data
data collections large enough to require special computing resources, and complex enough to require customized computer applications.
sample survey
ex: Who reports greater happiness, teenagers or preteens? a research method in which identical questions are asked of many different people and their answers gather into one large data field
time use studies
surveys that collect data on how people spend their time during a sample period, such as a single day or week
family wage
the amount necessary for a male earner to provide subsistence for this wife and children without their 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
state
the institutional arena where, through political means, behavior is legally regulated, violence is controlled, and resources are redistributed
personal family
the people to whom we feel related and who we expect to define us as members of their families as well
Socialization
the process by which individuals internalize the values, beliefs, and norms of a given society and learn to function as members of that society (elements of the social structure of their own personalities)
demographic perspective
the study of how family behavior and household structures contribute to larger population processes
life course perspective
the study of the family trajectories of individuals and groups as they progress through their lives, in social and historical context
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
Families
Groups of related people, bound by connections that are biological, legal, or emotional.
observation
How do mothers comfort their crying infants?
genealogy
The study of ancestry and family history.
False
Despite changes in U.S. society, the U.S. Census continues to refer to a "man and his family" when discussing household composition.
legal family
a group of individuals related by birth, marriage, or adoption
institutional arena
a social place in which relations between people in common positions are governed by accepted rules of interaction
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
modernity theory
a theory of the historical emergence of the individual as an actor in society and how individuals changed personal and institutional relations