family
a set of people related by blood, marriage or some other agreed-on relationship, or adoption, who share the primary responsibility for reproduction and caring for members of society
nuclear family
a married couple and their unmarried children living together
extended
a family in which relatives, such as grandparents, aunts, or uncles, live in the same home as parents and their children
monogamy
a form of marriage in which one woman and one man are married only to each other
serial monogamy
a form of marriage in which a person may have several spouses in his or her lifetime, but only one spouse at a time
polygamy
a form of marriage in which an individual may have several husbands or wives simultaneously
polygyny and polyandry
according to Geoorge Murdock, what are the two types of polygamy?
polygyny
a form of polygamy in which a man may have more than one wife at the same time
polyandry
a form of polygamy in which a woman may have more than one husband at the same time
kinship
the state of being related to others
descent
the principle of ______ assigns people to kinship groups according to their relationship to ones mother or father
bilateral descent
a kinship system in which both sides of a persons family are regarded as equally important
patrilineal descent
a kinship system in which only the father's relatives are significant
matrilineal descent
a kinship system in which only the mother's relatives are significant
patriarchy
a society in which men dominate in family decision making
matriarchy
a society in which women dominate in family decision making
egalitarian family
an authority pattern in which spouses are regarded as equals
William Ogburn
which sociologist under the functionalist perspective describes 6 paramount functions performed by a family?
conflict
_____ theorists view the family as a reflection of the inequality in wealth and power that is found within the larger society
interactionist
_______ theorists focus on the micro level of family and other intimate relationships, such as the result of greater father involvement and step-parents have on children
feminist
_____ sociologists have taken a strong interest in the family as a social institution and research gender roles in child care and household chores as well as single women, single-parents, and lesbian couples
95
over ___% of all men and women in the U.S. marry at least once during their lifetimes
internet
couples most commonly meet through friends and secondly through the ______, followed by family, workplace, and neighborhood
endogamy
the restriction of mate selection to people within the same group
exogamy
the requirement that people select a mate outside certain groups
incest taboo
the prohibition of sexual relationship between certain culturally specified relatives
homogamy
the conscious or unconscious tendency to select a mate with personal characteristics similar to one's own
Katherine Newman
author of The Accordian Family and discussed how upper-middle-class families can afford to provide space to an adult child working toward an advanced degrees while less privileged families tend to use their kids income to contribute to the family's welfar
machismo
a sense of masculinity, personal worth, and pride in their maleness that describes Mexican American men
familism
pride in the extended family, expressed through the maintenance of close ties and strong obligations to kinfolk outside the immediate family
Alice Rossi
who identified 4 factors that complicate the transition to parenthood and role of socialization for most men and women in the U.S.?
adoption
in a legal sense, the transfer of the legal rights, responsibilities, and privileges of parenthood to a new legal parent or parents
functionalist
from a ________ perspective, the government has a strong interest in encouraging adoption since unwed mothers who keep their babies tend to be of lower SES and often require public assistance; social welfare can be lowered if children's are transferred to
transracial
the adoption of a non-white child by white parents or a hispanic child by non-hispanics
single-parent
a family in which only one parent is present to care for the children
interactionist
from a ________ perspective, low-income teens tend to have low self-esteem and limited options; a child may provide a sense of motivation and purpose for a teen whose economic worth in our society is limited
45
about ___% of all people in the U.S. will mary, divorce, and then remarry which contributes to the increase in stepfamily relationships
cohabitation
male-female couples who choose to live together without marrying
half
about ___ of all currently married couples in the U.S. say that they lived together before marriage
domestic partnership
two unrelated adults who share a mutually caring relationship, reside together, and agree to by jointly responsible for their dependents, basic living expenses, and other common necessities