Fad 2230 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

How does the US Census Bureau define families? A group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family. How does the book define families? A family is any sexually expressive, parent-child, or other kin relationship in which people—usually related by ancestry, marriage, or adoption— o (1) form an economic or otherwise practical u...

Doug and Tina are married. Doug makes most of the decisions, Tina does most of the housework, and both feel free to raise complaints to each other about their relationship. These observations reflect the different components of a. social power b. egalitarianism c. conjugal power d. oligarchy c. conjugal power Intimate terrorism abuse that is almost entirely male and that is oriented to controlling the partner through fear and intimidation The first type of intimate partner violence to be reco...

Collectivist society A society in which people identify with and conform to the expectations of their relatives or clan, who look after their interests in return for their loyalty. The group has priority over the individual. A synonym is communal society Communal society A society in which people identify with and conform to the expectations of their relatives or clan, who look after their interests in return for their loyalty. The group has priority over the individual. A synonym is communal s...

Communication the process of exchanging and interpreting ideas and feelings Communicator person who creates and sends the message; individual is a total system; what we wear, body presence, facial expressions, mannerisms, and tone of voice are all forms of info about the communicator Message Unit of information transmitted between sender and receiver; message may contain thoughts, feelings, ideas, suggestions, and commands; prepared/encoded by the communicator Medium way a message is presente...