Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Final Sociology Test Chapter 13
Chapters 13
21
Sociology
Undergraduate 1
12/16/2010

Additional Sociology Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Family (Sociologists)
Definition
A soical group whose members are bound by legal, biological, or emotional ties, or a combination of all three
Term
Family (US Census Bureau)
Definition
Two or more individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption living in the same household
Term
Endogamy
Definition
Marriage to someone within one's social group
Term
Exogamy
Definition
Marriage to someone from a different social group
Term
Homogamy
Definition
Marriage to someone who is culturally similar
Term
Propinquity
Definition
The tendency to marry or have relationships with people in close geographic proximity
Term
Miscegenation Laws
Definition
the prohibition of inter-racial marriage, cohabitation, or sexual interaction
Term
What historical change led to the devaluation of woman's work in the household?
Definition
More women entering the workforce
Term
Second Shift
Definition
Unpaid labor inside the home by women after they come home from the paid job
Term
Life expectancy for males vs. females
Definition
Women live on average six years longer than men
Term
What is Domestic Violence?
Definition
Any physical, verbal, financial, sexual, or psychological behaviors abusers use to gain and maintain power over their victim
Term
How do domestic abuse compare between racial groups?
Definition
It is equal across all racial groups
Term
Why do abusive partners resort to domestic abuse?
Definition
It is a result as the abusers desire for control
Term
Extended family?
Definition
A large group of relatives, usually including at least three generations living either in one household or in close proximity.
Term
Nuclear Family
Definition
A heterosexual couple with one or more children living in a single household
Term
Kin
Definition
Relatives or relations, usually those related by common descent
Term
Monogamy
Definition
The practice of marrying one person at a time
Term
Polygamy
Definition
A system of marriage that allows people to have more than one spouse at a times
Term
Polygyny
Definition
A system of marriage that allows men to have multiple wives
Term
Polyandry
Definition
A system of marriage that allows women to have multiple husbands
Term
Fictive kin
Definition
A particularly close relationship even though they are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption
Supporting users have an ad free experience!