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adolescence -
✅ social and psychological state occurring during puberty
blended family -
✅ family in which one or both partners have a child or children from an earlier marriage
or relationship; a step-family.
bundling -
✅ courtship custom in which a couple slept together with a board separating them.
cohabitation -
✅ sharing of living quarters by two heterosexual, gay, or lesbian individuals who are
involved in an ongoing emotional and sexual relationship. The couple may or may not be married.
companionate marriage -
✅ marriage characterized by shared decision making and emotional and sexual
expressiveness.; 4 major features: 1. men and women share household decision making and tasks 2.
marriages were expected to provide: romance, sexual fulfillment, and emotional growth 3. wives
were no longer guardians of virtue and sexual restraint 4. kids were no longer protected from world
but given greater freedom
division of labor -
✅ The interdependence of persons with specialized tasks and abilities. Within the family,
labor is traditionally divided along gender lines.; men began working outside the home in
factories/offices during 19th century
ethnic group -
✅ large group of people distinct from others because of cultural characteristics, such as
language, religion, and customs, transmitted from one generation to another.
extended household -
✅ household composed of several different families.
familialism -
✅ A pattern of social organization in which family loyalty and strong feelings for the
family are important.
feminization of poverty -
✅ The shift of poverty to females, primarily as a result of high divorce rates and births to
unmarried women.
fictive kinties -
✅ The extension of kinshiplike attributes to non-blood relationships (such as friends or
neighbors) to demonstrate their importance and to symbolize the mutual reciprocity found within
them.
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, life chances -
✅ Opportunities to enjoy a healthy and fulfilling life that are affected by one's social class
standing.
matrilineal -
✅ Descent or kinship traced through the mother.
minority group -
✅ A social category composed of people whose status places them at economic, social,
and political disadvantage.
minority status -
✅ Social rank having unequal access to economic and political power.
patriarchy -
✅ A form of social organization in which the father or eldest male is recognized as the
head of the family, kinship group, or tribe, and descent is traced through him.; subordination of
women, sexual restraint, and family production was also emphasized
patrilineal -
✅ Descent or kinship traced through the father.
phenotype -
✅ A set of genetically determined anatomical and physical characteristics, such as skin
and hair color and facial structure.
race -
✅ A race (or racial group) is a group of people, such as whites, blacks, and Asians,
classified according to their phenotype—their anatomical and physical characteristics. Members of
a race share common phenotypical characteristics, such as skin color and facial structure. We
perceive or identify ourselves and others within racial classifications, and we may be treated or act
toward others on the basis of race.
racial group -
✅ A large group of people defined as distinct because of their phenotype (genetically
transmitted anatomical and physical characteristics, especially facial structure and skin color).
social classes -
✅ Groupings of people who share a common economic position by virtue of their wealth,
income, power, and prestige, and thus have similar social and familial experiences.
social mobility -
✅ A term used to refer to movement up or down the socioeconomic ladder, which can
occur within a person's lifetime or between generations.
socioeconomic status -
✅ A term used to refer to the combined effects of income, occupational prestige, wealth,
education, and income on a person's lifestyle and opportunities.
structural mobility -
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adolescence -
✅ social and psychological state occurring during puberty
blended family -
✅ family in which one or both partners have a child or children from an earlier marriage
or relationship; a step-family.
bundling -
✅ courtship custom in which a couple slept together with a board separating them.
cohabitation -
✅ sharing of living quarters by two heterosexual, gay, or lesbian individuals who are
involved in an ongoing emotional and sexual relationship. The couple may or may not be married.
companionate marriage -
✅ marriage characterized by shared decision making and emotional and sexual
expressiveness.; 4 major features: 1. men and women share household decision making and tasks 2.
marriages were expected to provide: romance, sexual fulfillment, and emotional growth 3. wives
were no longer guardians of virtue and sexual restraint 4. kids were no longer protected from world
but given greater freedom
division of labor -
✅ The interdependence of persons with specialized tasks and abilities. Within the family,
labor is traditionally divided along gender lines.; men began working outside the home in
factories/offices during 19th century
ethnic group -
✅ large group of people distinct from others because of cultural characteristics, such as
language, religion, and customs, transmitted from one generation to another.
extended household -
✅ household composed of several different families.
familialism -
✅ A pattern of social organization in which family loyalty and strong feelings for the
family are important.
feminization of poverty -
✅ The shift of poverty to females, primarily as a result of high divorce rates and births to
unmarried women.
fictive kinties -
✅ The extension of kinshiplike attributes to non-blood relationships (such as friends or
neighbors) to demonstrate their importance and to symbolize the mutual reciprocity found within
them.
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, life chances -
✅ Opportunities to enjoy a healthy and fulfilling life that are affected by one's social class
standing.
matrilineal -
✅ Descent or kinship traced through the mother.
minority group -
✅ A social category composed of people whose status places them at economic, social,
and political disadvantage.
minority status -
✅ Social rank having unequal access to economic and political power.
patriarchy -
✅ A form of social organization in which the father or eldest male is recognized as the
head of the family, kinship group, or tribe, and descent is traced through him.; subordination of
women, sexual restraint, and family production was also emphasized
patrilineal -
✅ Descent or kinship traced through the father.
phenotype -
✅ A set of genetically determined anatomical and physical characteristics, such as skin
and hair color and facial structure.
race -
✅ A race (or racial group) is a group of people, such as whites, blacks, and Asians,
classified according to their phenotype—their anatomical and physical characteristics. Members of
a race share common phenotypical characteristics, such as skin color and facial structure. We
perceive or identify ourselves and others within racial classifications, and we may be treated or act
toward others on the basis of race.
racial group -
✅ A large group of people defined as distinct because of their phenotype (genetically
transmitted anatomical and physical characteristics, especially facial structure and skin color).
social classes -
✅ Groupings of people who share a common economic position by virtue of their wealth,
income, power, and prestige, and thus have similar social and familial experiences.
social mobility -
✅ A term used to refer to movement up or down the socioeconomic ladder, which can
occur within a person's lifetime or between generations.
socioeconomic status -
✅ A term used to refer to the combined effects of income, occupational prestige, wealth,
education, and income on a person's lifestyle and opportunities.
structural mobility -
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