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social mobility
movement form one social class to another
social class
social position based on income and wealth
women average ___ to ___ times the amount of time doing housework as men
2 to 3
household labor has traditionally been defined as
womens work
components of social structure
culture social class social status roles groups institutions
master status
major defining status or statuses that a person occupies
family of orientation
family you are born into 
family of procreation
family created through marriage, partnering and parenthood
fictive kin
non-relatives whose bonds are strong and intimate
family
relationship by blood, marriage or affection and can cooperate together
marriage
institutional arrangement between persons to publicly recognize social and intimate bonds
consequences of poverty
inadequate health nutrition quality of home environment parental stress and mental health fewer resources for learning house problems poor-quality neighborhoods
individual discrimination
one person exhibiting negative behavior towards another
discrimination
behaviors and actions based on racial/ethnic perspectives w/harmful effects
ethnicity
shared cultural characteristics
institutional discrimination
occurs when social institutions create policies and practices that are disadvantagous to groups
race
people who share real physical traits
minority groups
people who have less power that dominant group
ethnic group
groups that share cultural features
survey
useful for descriptive or explanatory purposes
survey generates what kind of data
qualitative and quantitative
in-depth interview advantage
provide detailed and high quality data
in-depth interview
gather in-depth info about a topic
in-depth interview generates what kind of data
qualitative
survey limitations
bias low response rate expensive and time conusming
survey advantage
generalize to larger population
6 research methods
survey indepth interview experiment focus group observational study secondary analysis
experiment advantages
easy to replicate assess cause and effect
experiment types
classical experimental design quasi experimental design
in-depth limitations
expensive and time consuming bias
experiment
for explanatory research
experiment generates what kind of data
quantitative
secondary analysis advantage
longitudinal makes historical research possible
secondary analysis limitations
no control over what variables were included no control of bias
observational study limitations
time consuming observing w/out consent replication is difficult
secondary analysis
for explanatory, descriptive or explanatory research collected for other reasons
secondary analysis generates what kind of data
quantitative and qualitative
observational study advantage
real behavior usually inexpensive
observational study
in natural setting
observational study generates what kind of data
qualitative
focus group limitation
people may feel uncomfortable
focus group advantage
obtain data quickly and inexpensively
focus group
obtaining info from small groups of people 
focus group generates what kind of data
qualitative
experiment limitations
bias artificial quality
polyandry
wives have more than 1 husband
types of polygamy
polygyny polyandry
polygyny
husbands have more than 1 wife
polygamy
more than one spouse at a time
monogamy
one man and one woman marry
patriarchy
men hold power and authority
matriarchy
women hold power and matriarchy
gender
socially constructed concept, mannerisms and habits
sex
biological differences in their role in reproduction
social stratification
hierarchical ranking of categories of people within society
micro theories
developmental theory systems theory
macro theories
structural functionalism conflict feminism social exchange
macro-level
focus on interconnectedness of marriage and families and relationships in society
micro-level
focus on individuals interactions in specific settings
social exchange theory
emphasized symbols we use in everyday interactions
conflict theory
issues surrounding social inequality, power conflict and social change
structural functionalism theory
family as institution
systems theory
family system larger than the sum of its individuals 
residence patterns
neolocal patrilocal matrilocal
patterns of descent
bilateral patrilineal matrilineal
neolocal
newly married couple lives independently
egalitarian
shared power and authority
social institution
sphere of social life w/set beliefs and rules organized to meet basic human needs
patterns of authority
patriarchy matriarchy egalitarian
6 characteristics of family functions
regulations of sexual behavior reproducing and socializing children property and inheritance economic cooperation social placement care, warmth, protection and intimacy
william stephens definition of marriage
socailly legitimate sexual union public announcement
bronfenbrenners ecological theory steps
chronosystem macrosystem exosystem mesosystem microsystem
chronosystem
time
macrosystem
beliefs and values
exosystem
systems: education political economic government religious
microsystem
same as mesosystem
mesosystem
family-->school-->peers-->religious affiliation-->workplace-->neighborhood
androgyny
possessing masculine and feminine traits in = proportion 
empirical approach
answers questions through systematic collection and analysis of data
matrilocal
newly married couple lives with womans family
patrilocal
newly married couple lives with husbands family
developmental theory
families go through distinct stages over times w/each stage having own tasks
symbolic interaction theory
family interaction governed by symbolic communication
goals of family research
describe phenomena examine factors w/phenomena explain cause and effect relationships
qualitative research
narrative description to analyze patterns
quantitative research
data measured by numbers
socialization
process in which people learn rules, expectations and culture of society
theory
framework, explanation or tool used to describe real-life world
role
behaviors associated with statuses
food insecurity
lack of available nourishing food on a regular basis
stereotypes
oversimplified sets of beliefs about a group of people
status
social positions in society
feminism theory
gender seen as central concept for explaining family structure
mixed methods
when groups use qualitative and quantitative methods in one study
prejudice
negative attitude about people of racial and ethnic groups
social capital
social network connections ex: shadowing someone in career youre interested in
gender roles: adolescence
trying roles to determine gender identity more overt in enacting and enforcing gender stereotypes
gender roles: pre-adolescence
flexible gender roles
gender roles ages 2-5
endorse rigid rules for gender roles play with kids of same gender
gender roles: ages 0-2
aware of gender stereotypes
children are ___ by their gender
defined
gender socialization
teaching cultural norms associated with male and female
agents of socialization
primary groups responsible for gender socialization
sociological imagination
personal experiences shaped by forces w/in larger society
matrilineal descent
lineage traced through moms side
patrilineal descent
lineage traced through dads family line
bilateral descent
traced through mom and dads side of family
voluntary temporary sinlges
unmarried adults delaying marriage while pursuing career of education
voluntary stable singles
unmarried adults desiring single lifestyle
voluntary stable single ex
priests and nuns
involuntary temporary singles
singles actively searching for mate but unable to find suitable one
involuntary stable singles
unmarried adults who can expect to be single for life even if they dont want to
if you are not legally married you are considered ____
single
cross sex friendships
friendship between man and woman that is strictly platonic
womens friendship
more verbal and intimate
mens friendships
less personal and more activity based
calling
dating practice where man would visit woman in parents home
macro level frienships
in the past family had lard influence over choice
micro level friendships
compatibility and interests
principle of least interest
whoever wanted the relationship the least had the most power
____ delay marriage and adulthood
adolescence
dating scripts
set of expectations about dating that are somewhat different for men and women
gay emerging adulthood in college
changing scripts more egalitarian and fluidity in sharing
homogamous relationships
relationships in which we spend of our time with people similar to us
propinquity
geographic closeness
pool of eligibles
group from which we are likely to choose our mates
most dating partners meet
at school, work or through friends and family
cohabitation
arrangement in which 2 people live together without being married
selection effect
explanation for the fact that people who cohabit tend to be the same ones to divorce
gay men: ___ to ___% in committed relationships
40-60
lesbians: ___ to ___ % in committed relationships
45-80

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