HDFS 120: Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
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Terms in this set (117)
Sociological Imagination ability to understand how individual experiences
are connected to larger, societal forces
3 questions social imagination 1. what is the structure of a particular society, and
requires to ask how does it differ from other varieties of social
order?
2. where does this stand in human history, and what
are its essential features?
3. what varieties of people live in this society and in
this period, and what is happening to them?
benefits of social imagination - new and critical look at what we have always
taken for granted
- see the vast range of human diversity
- understand the constraints and opportunities that
affect our lives and other people
- enables us to participate more actively in society
3 values of using social imagination diversity of families, role of external influences,
to examine family life cultural relativism (looking at morals and ethics in
each culture)
,Why is it hard to study families using individualist society, hard to change, role of media
a sociological imagination? (3)
cultural relativism looking at morals and ethics in each culture
fictive kin non-relatives who are accepted as part of the
family because they have strong bonds with
biological family members provide important
services and care
In history, which group had more Africans --> chattel slavery
fictive kin in their families?
Nuclear Family made up of married parents and their biological or
adopted children
family of orientation the family in which a person is born and/or raised
( includes adopted + raised)
family of procreation when we marry or have an intimate relationship
with someone or have children
extended family MOST COMMON FAMILY FORM - parents and
children as well as other kin, such as uncles and
aunts, nieces and nephews, cousins, and
grandparents
modified extended family an extended family that does not live in the same
household but maintains strong and active
relationships through frequent communication,
social media, and regular gatherings like family
reunions
, Traditional Definitions of Family a unit made of two or more people who are related
by blood, marriage, or adoption; live together;
form an economic unit; and bear and raise children
Contemporary (Modern) Definitions an intimate group of two or more people who...
of Family
- live together in a committed relationship
- care for one another and any children
- share activities and close emotional ties
- could also include fictive kin
And Correct Answers
Terms in this set (117)
Sociological Imagination ability to understand how individual experiences
are connected to larger, societal forces
3 questions social imagination 1. what is the structure of a particular society, and
requires to ask how does it differ from other varieties of social
order?
2. where does this stand in human history, and what
are its essential features?
3. what varieties of people live in this society and in
this period, and what is happening to them?
benefits of social imagination - new and critical look at what we have always
taken for granted
- see the vast range of human diversity
- understand the constraints and opportunities that
affect our lives and other people
- enables us to participate more actively in society
3 values of using social imagination diversity of families, role of external influences,
to examine family life cultural relativism (looking at morals and ethics in
each culture)
,Why is it hard to study families using individualist society, hard to change, role of media
a sociological imagination? (3)
cultural relativism looking at morals and ethics in each culture
fictive kin non-relatives who are accepted as part of the
family because they have strong bonds with
biological family members provide important
services and care
In history, which group had more Africans --> chattel slavery
fictive kin in their families?
Nuclear Family made up of married parents and their biological or
adopted children
family of orientation the family in which a person is born and/or raised
( includes adopted + raised)
family of procreation when we marry or have an intimate relationship
with someone or have children
extended family MOST COMMON FAMILY FORM - parents and
children as well as other kin, such as uncles and
aunts, nieces and nephews, cousins, and
grandparents
modified extended family an extended family that does not live in the same
household but maintains strong and active
relationships through frequent communication,
social media, and regular gatherings like family
reunions
, Traditional Definitions of Family a unit made of two or more people who are related
by blood, marriage, or adoption; live together;
form an economic unit; and bear and raise children
Contemporary (Modern) Definitions an intimate group of two or more people who...
of Family
- live together in a committed relationship
- care for one another and any children
- share activities and close emotional ties
- could also include fictive kin
