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soc 200
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| family def | social group of 2 or more people |
| 'ideal family' | nuclear + heteronormative, successful, lack of conflict |
| nuclear family was popularized by... | industrial revolution |
| ideology def | lens through which one views the world |
| colonialism def | exploitation + subjugation of Indigenous people & dispossession of lands by imperial expansion |
| sixties scoop | 1960s-1980s: 20k kids taken by social workers |
| splatsin community | had 300 members, 1950s-70s over 100 children forcibly removed |
| becoming nakuset | moved at 3.5yr old into a jewish family, grandma (bubby) helped find biological family |
| birth alerts | government alerts (to agencies, healthcare providers) issued on expecting mothers who were in child welfare system |
| functionalism & families | family is an institution with specific functions in society, goal of stability & order |
| 6 societal functions of families | reproduction, socialization, protection, sexual regulation, affection/companionship, social & economic status |
| symbolic interactionism & families | social settings forming self/identity, the social self constructed through daily interactions |
| conflict theory & families | social phases & change (industrialization) shape family dynamics |
| bias in social theory: monolithic | over generalization of family experiences/functions, ignoring family diversity |
| bias in social theory: conservative | emphasizes 'ideal' view of nuclear family (ignoring family conflict/violence) |
| bias in social theory: ageist | excluding children & elderly in family analysis |
| bias in social theory: sexist | assumes 'natural' division of functions between 'sexes', ignoring gender inequality |
| bias in social theory: racist | devalues/ignores culturally/ethnically diverse families |
| bias in social theory: heterosexist | treating heterosexual family as 'natural', ignoring same-sex families (& their experiences) altogether |
| feminism & families | challenging gender-neutral assumptions about family life, advocating for change in the unequal gendered social institution of family |
| why women are paid less | largest factor discrimination against mothers, improvements made in rwanda & iceland |
| affinial kinship | chosen relationship of marriage, spouse & in-law relationship |
| exchange perspective | marriage = give and take relationship |
| expressive exchanges | emotional services (love, humour, friendship/companionship) |
| instrumental exchanges | technical services (housework, bills, childcare) |
| endogamy | marrying within social group |
| exogamy | marrying outside social group |
| homogamy | tendency to marry someone like yourself (age, education, class, religion, ethnicity, appearance/attractiveness) |
| aunties recount arranged marriage | assumption that divorced women did something wrong, emphasis on awareness of DV in marriage & marriages of choice |
| courtship culture | rules/norms (strict pre 1920s), couple activities, sex |
| 1920s courtship | fun, falling in love, casual/fluid |
| 1950s courtship | 'going steady' (commitment) |
| institutions & dating | institutions (school, work) as dating pools: larger pool, single longer |
| technology & dating | primary component of selection: physical appearance, digital sexual fields |
| why homogamy? | similar people in social network, bring similar qualities/resources into marriage |
| positives to digital sexual fields | vetting (physical safety), convenience, long distance relationships, more constant contact |
| negatives to digital sexual fields | catfishing & exploitation, hyper responsiveness expected, digital footprint, questionable exclusivity |
| 36% of canadians (18-34) have... | tried online dating |
| out of 500 U.S. adults (18-54) who use dating apps... | 78.4% have felt emotional burnout/fatigue because of it |
| thin dating market | limitations to romantic partner formation: size of dating pool, place, gender, sexuality, etc |
| sexual citizenship | sexual self-determination, right to consent, everyone has same rights - ideal but not necessarily true |
| kin group | parents, children, grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins, niblings |
| nuclear family | 1-2 generations living together (parents + children) |
| extended family | 2+ generations living together (grandparents, grandchildren, aunts/uncles) |
| inheritance + ties types | bilateral, patrilineal, matrilineal |
| family structure changes: increase in | childless couples, single parents, blended & common law families |
| pre-confederation childhood | low life expectancy, adult at 7, work+life+punishment with minimal necessities expected from parents |
| victorian era childhood | 'discovery' of adolescence, role of parents = love, socialize children, FORMALIZED EDUCATION |
| 17th century wendat parenting | egalitarian & matrilineal, all adults nurture children, non-physical discipline |
| 17th century french settler parenting | men = masters vs women & children = subsurvient (proerty), patrilineal, physical discipline |
| why canadians are having smaller families | kids = decline in marriage satisfaction, economic issues, contraceptives, environmentalism |
| authoritative parenting | high on both: happy, confident, respectful (taught good behaviour & given love) |
| authoritarian parenting | high control, low warmth: obedient, respect authority, difficulty with self esteem |
| permissive parenting | low control, high warmth: likely to experiment with drugs, poor ambition, depression, anxiety |
| uninvolved parenting | low both: depression, anxiety, drug use, poor self esteem |
| best parenting style | authoritative |
| 5 tenants of intensive motherhood (childrearing) | centred on children's needs, using expert-informed methods, emotionally absorbing, labour-intensive, financially costly |
| birth order: first born | higher academic achievement & ambition, responsibility, leadership |
| birth order: middle born | cooperative, flexible, sociable, make/maintain friendships easier |
| birth order: last born | charming + likeable, creative, secure & confident, less responsible/mature |
| birth order: lone | academically capable, creative, resourceful, mature/responsible, hate disorder (control freak) |
| favourite child | affected by birth order, gender, temperament, & personality (generally daughters, conscientious & agreeable children) |