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Chapter 1. The Meaning of Marriage and the Family (note: * marked item not in textbook)(notes for assigned chapters 1-7, 9-10, 14; no notes for assigned chapters 11, 13)I. Ongoing Social Controversy: polygyny: Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Chris of the Latter Day Saints: in 2008,over 450 children removed/then returned to parents‘ custody in Texas (allegation of bigamy, rape, child abuse, etc.)A. Nebraska‟s 7/08 safe haven law: allowing parents to leave a child at licensed hospital to surrender custodywithout prosecution for abandonment, like 49 other states except no age limit (in Nov. limit to 30 days old)B. Susan Beatie 6/29/08 born to legal male husband:father born fem.,changes sex(womb stays),marries womanC. Spanking child ( 3 yrs) illegal:proposed in CA 1000 fine/year in prison, join 15 countries ban corp. punishII. Defining Marriage: Marriage as a Legally Recognized Union between two people (gen Man Wom): unitedsexually, cooperate economically, may give birth to, adopt, or rear children. Marriage in some form is a universalinstitution throughout recorded history with 1 exception: the Na of ChinaA. Proportion in U.S: 60 % of males,57% of females over 18 years are married (over 70% adults once married)B. Non-Western variation: child as young as 6 may marry (India, Africa, Asia)C. spirit marriage: arranged b/ dead in 1 region of China for patrilineal line; wedding and then buried togethera. China‟s paternal clan culture: women marry, have kids to be in lineage and to have place in worldb. *if men die or too poor to marry, parents adopt son, preserves descent linec. also, Nuer of Sudan, unmarried young dead people may be married! A dead groom can be replacedby a male relative (e.g. brother) substituted at wedding--deceased seen dad of kids for family lined. post-mortem matrimony in France (1959): based on marriage intention before death of 1 of the twoD. Arranged marriage: family members choose partners vs. romantic lovea. *Bedouin society in Egypt: marriage arranged by elder males in 2 familiesE. Variation in how couples are defined as married:a. Eating alone: some small-scale societies—e.g.Vanatinai of South Pacific, eating together moresocially significant than sleeping togetherb. Woman cooking for a man: indicated two married in Sri LankaF. church role: slow to develop—early middle ages, priest‘s blessing not important, but 10th century only validif performed by priest, 13th century must occur in churchG. Today in U.S.: validated by government-issued marriage licensesa. Versus World Tradition: arranged by families (e.g.,dad exchanged bride for goods/services)H. Who may marry: changed in 150 yrs: slaves once prohibited (were property)I. Interracial: marriage ban in 1/2 states until 1967--Supreme Court rules unconstitutional(Loving vs. Virginia)J. First cousins: may marry some states, not in others (seen as incestuous); states regulate marriageK. Same-sex marriage: legal MASS,CN,IO,VM,NH (temp CA,MAINE) *Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Canadaa. Legalization challenged by voters in CA, Maine: must be resolved ultimately by Supreme Courtb. *1993 Hawaii Supreme Court: rules unconstitutional to deny gay/Lesbian marriagesi. *1998 69% vote amend state constitutional ban: ½ states follow by Nov.c. *1996 Defense of Marriage Act: deny federal recognition to same-sex couplesd. *1999 Vermont Supreme Court: rule state legislature must grant marriage or legal equivalent tosame-sex couples, providing with range 300 state benefitsi. *civil unions: Vermont law in 2000—same rights, protection as marriageL. *2003 Lawrence and Garner vs. Texas: Supreme Court strikes Sodomy bana. *Texas law: men jailed and fined for having sex in own homeM. Forms of marriage: monogamy: minority preference among known world cultures (24%)[Murdock 1967]a. polygyny: 1 wife(84% of non-West societies, but minority world population)i. today: practiced by many modern Middle-Eastern societies, tribal societies in Africa/SE Asiaii. *Mormons: abandon late 19th cent,as condit. of Utah‘s statehood1. C*ontinued practice: 60,000 fundamentalists some Nation of Islamb. polyandry: 1 husband; rare, *always coexists with polygynyi. prompted by poverty, land scarcity, imbalanced sex ratioc. 1879 Supreme Court: bans polygamy—was considered a threat to public order.d. serial monogamy: 1 person has 1 spouse (not simultaneous) in life. Common in U.S. today.
III. Family—Cen Bur def: group of 2 or more related by birth, marriage, or adoption, residing together in a householda. Household: everyone living in a housing unit—includes single people, lodgers, roommates, live-in maidsA. dominant household form: 68 percent of households in U.S.; 75% of family households are married couplesB. Possible revision of def.: by birth, marriage, adoption, or choice—socio-emotional ties/responsibilities defineIV. Who is in the Family: in everyday use, emotional closeness may be more important than biology in definitionA. Affiliated Kin: unrelated individuals who feel and are treated as if relatives (best friend, lover, priest, pet)B. *Bio kin sometimes excluded: divorced parent, absent parent, even bro or sisC. Ethnic differences: Latinos include godparents: compadres as family membersa. Japanese Americans‟ ie (pronounced ee-eh): members extended family deceased yet to be bornb. Native American clan: group of related families regarded as fundamental unitD. Nuclear family: Robert Murdock‘s 1949 term for mother, father, children; idealE. Traditional family: MC nuclear fam; fem—wife,mom; male—breadwinnerF. Contemporary: adults rel blood or marriage or affiliation coop economicallyG. Iroquois Matrilineal Line: import. relatives, names, inherit., titles from momV. Functions of Mariages and Families: 1. intimacy, 2. econ coop/consume, 3. socialize, 4. give roles/status1. Intimate Relationships: primary human need met—married/live together healthier, lower mortality ratesa. *Most intimate: w/ spouse than anyone; Pets—single adults more attached toe. *When married: pet becomes more ―animal‖ and less ―someone‖2. Econ coop: roles vary: at one time husband worked outside home and wife withina. Nambikwara: (African) dads watch babies, clean up their poopa. chief‘s concubines prefer hunting over domestic activitiesb. *couvade:ritualized childbirth male gives to spirit while female in laborc. *productive unit:household work val sum wages paid by all U.S. corpd. housework value worth 130,000/yr if homemakers paid as cooks, doctors, therapists, etc.3. Socialization: of children shifting from family—sig change—to nonfam mem.4. Assign roles/status: in family orientation (or origin)—sis,son,etc.; in family of procreation (or cohabitation)—breadwinner, parent, once lifelong roles, but now divorce shortens; also assign class, give ethnic/religious identityVI. Why Live in Families: emotional continuity & expectations; proximity facilitates cooperation and communication;intimate familiarity/knowledge; economies of scale & pool resourcesVII. Extended families and Kinship: majority of non-European countries regard basic family unitA. father not needed?:some see mother-child dyad as basic unit (single moms/artificial insemination support)B. 2000 5.3% of all households are multigenerational: up from 4.8 % in 1990a. cause: economic necessity and family structures of immigrantsb. modified extended families: care and support shared if don‘t live in same householdC. *genogram: diagrams emotional relationships of several generations of fama. *use: may help to understand present relationshipsD. conjugal vs. consanguineous relationships: by law/marriage v. by blood (adopted fictive consanguineous)E. kin rights/obligations: in a Cantonese marriage form, must wait 3 years until woman lives with husband,as primary obligation remains with woman‘s own extended family.a. *Role-less role: no clearly defined rules—as with ex-kin roleVIII. *Trends among Contemporary American Marriages and FamiliesA. *cohabitation: has increased dramatically over the past 40 yearsB. *divorce: rate 2-3X higher than for parents;½ marriages end in divorce in 7 yrsC. *remmariages: half of all recent marriages for at least 1 partnera. *blacks: rates dropping last 20 yrs; about ¼ rate of whitesb. *Latinos: about ½ the rate for Anglosc. *Divorce rate: about the same as those who marry for the first timeD. *Traditional family: no longer dominant; majority are member alternate form
Chapter 2. Theories (note: * marked item not in textbook)I. Concepts and Theories: Theories: sets of general principles/concepts that explain phenomena and allow testablepredictions to be madea. Concepts: abstract ideas that represent realityb. Operationalization: creating measures of conceptsc. Macro-level theories: focus on family as institution—organized pattern of structures, roles, and rules bywhich society meets basic needsII. Family Ecology Theory1. emphasis on how family influences and influenced by wider cultural, social, economic environments in whichthe family lives. Core concepts are environment and adaptation—for example, how children of incarceratedmothers maintain family relationships or the mothering behavior of women involved in street-levelprostitutiona. environment (4 sys): micro, meso, exo, macroIII. Structural Functionalism theory:studies(1)functions of family (as institution)for society(2) functionalrequirements family members perform for family (3) what needs family satisfies for its membersa. For society: family performs procreation and socializationb. Family as system: gender division of labor—male breadwinner outside home and female caregiverinside homei. Male instrumental traits: competitive, self-confident, rational, dominant, competentii. Female expressive traits: nurturant, emotional, warm, sensitive, cooperativeiii. Gender d/ l: promotes social efficiency or subordination of women? (conservative bias)IV. Conflict theory: (1) Perpetual conflict over scarcity of resources (power, wealth, prestige, etc.) results in one ormore groups becoming dominant [e.g. male dominance] (2) dominant group(s) use power to maintainprivilege (3) dominant group(s) use ideology (system of ideas) to legitimate privilege. [e.g. ―women tooemotional‖] Ultimately, conflict, disagreement not bad; is natural part family life.1. 4 sources of power:a. legitimacy: belief that persons entitled to prevail by rightb. money: men have more than womenc. physical coercion: of children (spanking) and in abuse of womend. love: can coerce (―if you loved me‖) or be gift given to enhance relationship2. Critique: no talk of power of love/bonding& willingness make sacrifices in fam other institutionsV. Feminist Perspectives: look at gender, focusing on family roles created by men to dominate women: share abelief in the need to challenge and change the system that exploits and devalues women1. Men as gendered beings: focuses how men‘s experience shaped by masculinity or challenge toa. Men overlooked: it is argued in study of families; affected by same forces that shape womenVI. Micro-Level Theories: in contrast to the four macro-level theories above (family ecology, structuralfunctionalism, conflict, feminist), the four micro-level theories below emphasize what happens withinfamilies: interaction between family members and patterns of communication:VII. Symbolic Interaction Theory: study how we construct shared meanings and how they affect relationships1. Symbols: words or gestures that stand for something else2. Interactions: everyday words and actions that take place between people3. *Family as Unity of Interacting Personalities: Ernest Burgess (1926) definesa. Social roles: partly structure our marital and family interactionsi. 1 or more social roles: for each person—wife, mom, child, etc.ii. sense of self: symbolic interactionists study how roles affectb. family members create families: not just society creates familiesc. social interaction: requires interpretation and sense making4. *Hothschild‟s Second Shift: looks at use ―family myths‖ to justify leisure gapa. * sharing housework:20% families;70% men do 1/3 -½; 10% do 1/35. Example of how parents differently define “quality time”: (1) structured planning parents: believe onlythrough effort to set aside time for carefully scheduled activity, (2) child-centered parents: through intimateheart-to-heart conversations about child‘s needs whenever happens, (3) time-available parents: all time spentat home (good or bad) –point is to maximize this time together6. Critique:
a. power minimized: takes more than communication to resolve conflictb. psychology, self ignored: independent of rolesc. *individualism: personal happiness above responsibility, intact uniond. ignores larger social context: social.forces affect family, e.g. racism, sexismVIII. Social Exchange Theory: measures actions and relationships in terms of cost-benefit1. Resources: looks at love, companionship, status, power, fear, loneliness rather than tangible objects such asmoney: , intel., charm, humor, etc.—used to get what is wanted2. equity: corollaryof exchange—exchange must be fair, equitable. Both may feel uneasy in inequitablerelationship. Restore equity thru:1 equity, 2 pscyholog equity (convince others), 3 end rela. result of inequity: anger, discomfort, distress can result in attempts to restore equity, psychologicalequity (convince self, others), or end relationship.b. cooperative exchanges: max. joint profit; mutual trust/commitmentc. competitive exchanges: each partner trying to max. own profiti. *tertiary(no)involve in care-giving: try to max. vs. primary and secondary3. Example theory:cohabiting relations with little/no sex (Donnelly and Burgess 2008): stay because happywith nonsex aspects, perceived lack of alternatives ( women), sake families, soc expectations4. Critique: sometimes act altruistically without reward; how compare values?IX. Family Development Theory: emphasizes patterned changes that occur in families in stages and across time:also called ―family life cycle,‖ or ―family career‖ or ―family life course‖X. Family Systems theory: combines structural functionalism and symbolic interaction for psychotherapeutictheory1. 4 subsystems: spousal, parent/child, parental (relation to husband/wife parents), personal3. separation: subsystems for family to function well; spousal conflict no spill over child/parent; incest whenparent go to child for spousal affection, etc.4. analyzing family dynamics: strongly ingrained habits of interactions resist change; achieving homeostasisor staying intact is often a ―goal‖: each family system is transformed over time.5. critique: its basic concepts still in dispute: applies to healthy families outside clinical setting? E.g., healthyfamilies seek homeostasis (according to theory) or well-being?XI. Conducting Research on Families:a. Quantitative vs. qualitative: statistics using representative sampling vs. in-depth understandingb. Secondary data analysis: reanalyzing data collected by another personc. Survey research: using questionnaires/interviews (person, phone, mail) using random sampled. Clinical research: in-depth exam of person/small group who come to professional for treatmenti. Judith Wallerstein‟s longitudinal study: of families seeking help in her divorce clinic reinterviewed 5, 10 & 25 years after divorce: do findings from Marin County generalize?e. Observational research: study behavior systematically through direct, unobtrusive observationf. Experimental research: use experimental group with manipulated independent variable & control groupwith all else the same; unlike correlational studies (clinical, observational, survey)i. Example of study of “temporal distance:” found willingness of people to forgive increasedwith time since transgression (Wohl and McGrath 2007)g. Applied family research: focus more practical than theoretical; data are gathered to solve problems orevaluate programs rather than to test hypothesis or formulate theories/concepts.i. Example: effectiveness of new mandatory arrest policy in reducing domestic violenceXII. Cross-Cultural International Dating Violence Study:68 colleges in 32 different countries! Assess CTS2items (modified conflict resolution):minor assault: (1) push/shove, (2) grab, (3) slap, (4) throw something at(5) twist arm/hair; severe assault: (1) punch/hit, (2) kick, (3) choke, (4) slam, (5) beat up, (6) burn or scald,(7) use knife/gun. Self-reported assaults against dating partner range from 17% (Portugal) to 77% (Iran) [US30 %]. Top frequency of bi-directional violence in all 32 nations; next most frequent is female-only violence(female only partner to use violence) in 28 countries (4, male)
Chapter 3. Dynamics and Diversity of Families1.Historical Perspective: Colonial Era (1607-1776)1. Patrilineal vs. Matrilineal: rights/property from dad vs.mom; matrilineal examples are Zuni, Hopi2 Indian Marriage: Indian girls age 12-15; boys 15-20; some arranged, some by choice; most monogamous;some allow extramarital sex (when wives pregnant/ breastfeeding).a. as grew older, children rarely Physically disciplined: children taught by example, praisedwhen they were good, publically shamed when bad3. English Colonial Family: Patriarchal—subordinate females;sex restraint, family-centered productiona. arranged marriage: parents may seek mate child knows--romantic love not a factor,comes after wed;duty to love spouse;to fail seen as character defecta. law: in 8 of 13 colonies require parental approval; harsh sanction (whipping, prison) for mentrying to circumventb. bundling:New England custom:wood bundling board separates couple in bed; not encouragerestraint—in 1/3 marriages in 18th cent bride was pregnantc. patriarchal:colonial husband control land and marital choice children; reinforced by Churcha. responsible for leading household: in daily prayers and scripture readingb. teach household members to read: so they might study the Biblec. childrearing manuals addressed to men: not to wives!d. Control children‟s marriage: father had legal right to consente. Capital offense to curse or strike father:in Mass. Bay Colony, for youths 16 yearsf. Land: way father disposed of this most precious resource affected rel with childreng. Female dependent helpmate: rights when single—inherit/sell—transfer to husbandd. Female childbearing: constant cycle bearing until 40 years old; have average of 6 childrene. Housework: women did wide range: cleaning, spinning, sewing, keep chickens, brew beerf. Christian doctrine child born /conceived in sin: evil by natureg. Adolescence not exist: until 20th century; at age 6-7 childhood ends and begins working; child isseen as small adult, participate adult world; *often apprentice/servant by 10a. Rebellious adolescent stage:filled with inner conflicts not found in Plymouth Colony4 Black Family: slave culture discourages casual sex; most slaves lived in 2-parent families*a. slavery not destroy family: stable, 2-parent family survive to 20th centII.19th-Century marriages/families: industrialization shatters old family,creates housewife & male breadwinner1. Function shifts from unit of production to consumption: goods now bought, not made in homea. Other functions lost:children ed. Public schools,aged/infirm care in hospital/public agencies2. Affectionate marriage: love as basis shows victory of individual preference over group3. fertility decline: most dramatic in history;1800-1900,from 7 to 10 child to 3 child per woman.a. Birth every two years: from early 20s to menopause in 1800b. Childbearing to childrearing; shift in responsibility when women control intercourse freq.4. Childhood innocence: replaces idea of childhood corruption; new sentimentality surrounds childIII.Twentieth-Century Marriages and Families:5. rise companionate mar1920-1960:shift self-sacrificing,familism to individualisma. familism: individual self-interest subordinated to family well-beingb. individualism: families sacrificed for personal happiness/fullfillmentA. 4 features: 1.m/f share decision/tasks, 2.mar give romance, sex fulfillment, 3.wife no more guardvirtue,sex restraint,4.child no longer protected—now free explore world, express feelings6. Trends:divorce rate increase * 3%/decade since civil war(except slower increase 50s); 100 yrs decline birthrates, smaller family size (except 1950s--more child than before or after); economy (keep lifestyle) dictatesdual-earner household by mid-1970s.a. Greatest rise cohabitation: unmarried couples sharing living quarters & intimate & sex relb. Remarriages: @half of men and women 25 remarry; stresses (children) cause failure ratec. More blended families: families containing a stepparent, step-sibling, or half siblingi. Seventeen percent: of all children under 18 years of age now live in (2007)7. Median age at marriage: begin rise 1960s, men from 23 to @27 (2008),fem 20 to 26 (2008)8. Popenoe (1993) says worrisome sign: of family decline—divorce, shack upIII Factors Promoting Changes: fam no longer prod unit, but consume (purchase)
1. mar women w/ preschool-age child: more than half employed, give marital power2. increased longevity: colonial times marriage last 25 yrs, to today 50-60 yrs since live long3. invention male breadwinner/female housewife:didn‘t exist in colonial famila. feminist move chal: trad assum women fulfill as moms/housewives; Feminine MystiqueIV. Social Class Variations in Family Life1. Egalitarian:more so for mid-class,freq 2-career marriages (need for income)a. Working class: are becoming more like MC, sharing roles/childcare tasksi. Necessity, not ideology, causes: man being only parent homeB. exaggeration: of what done greater for MC: understatement by WC2. Stability:lower class marriages least stable; feminization poverty (men gone)3. Values:MC parents emphasize autonomy,self-disciplineWC stress compliance4 Extended family:WC & upper class closer ties;MC emphasize conjugal familya. rationale for WC: pooling resources, less geographic mobilityb. upper class: value fam name/ancestry;govern mate choice, inheritance5 fictive kin ties:kinship status extend to friends/neighbor;willing help each otherV Racial & Ethnic Diversity: @1/3 US pop ethnic minorites:14% black,15% Hisp,5% Asian, 2% Nat Am1. Cult of Poverty:view see black sunk illegitim,poverty,welfare due to slaverya. Ignores strengths: strong kinship bonds, role flexibility, elderly care2 Black fams: long hist (unlike whites) dual earner & employed fem bigger rolea. egalitarian: responsibility/task more evenly divided b/ male/femaleb. Familism: strong tradition of family loyalty and emphasis on familyc. Extended family household: much more likely than whites to live ind. High divorce,out wedlock birth:52% w/child fem-head,5% dad heade. Two parent households: only 39% of children live in; largely because low SES, esp povi. Mid/upper class: as stable as white fams; class @ explain race3 Latino fams: diversity—twice single-par fams among Puerto Ricans as Cubansa. unmarried mothers: * 22% Cuban moms to 60% Puerto Ricanb. La familia:include extend fam grandpar,aunt,uncle,cousin living closei. emerg:unites,coop;may be fictive kin:Cub compadres(godpars)ii. machismo:trad fams;male dom exaggerate;decline dual earneriii. importance of children: 1/3 Latino fams have 5 children4 Asian Am: view fam import individual, self-control, appreciate cult heritagea. Chinese Am families: emphasize familism; strict par author weakening5 Native Am:extend fam sig;often based clan membership not birth,marriage6. Arab-American: likely than tot pop to be married; likely widowed,divorced,separated7. *Exp Div:Ohlone arranged mar:boy make request parents,both sets par decidea. *after mar: youth stays with wife‘s family for few monthsi. approval wife‟s pars needed: then allow live aloneb. *Divorce:discourage;man/wom simply move out; can remarryc. *Sexuality: believe interferes with rel w/ spirit wld; weakens powersd. *Sexual restrictions: during menstruation, breastfeeding (2 years)e. *Accept Homosex: if boy imitate fem,wear clothes,can later marry manf. *Lesbian: accepted, but women not allowed to adopt male rolesg. *Punishment: no corporal pun for children; taught by example(note: * marked item not in textbook)
Chapter 4 Gender and the FamilyI. Understanding Gender and Gendered RolesA. gender: male & female in social sense (cultural identity) vs. sex in bio. sensea. sex is biological aspect: chromosomal, hormonal, and anatomical differencesb. gender: how one sees oneself, role, opportunities etc.i. multidimensional: psychological, cultural, political, economicii. highly personal and highly political: at one and the same timeiii. dynamic and highly variable: varies as we age, over individuals and groupsB. More than two genders: Navajo, Sioux, Zuni, Mojhave, and Lakota, as well as IndiaC. role: culturally defined expectations for individual to fulfill in given situationD. gender-role stereotype: rigid view each sex has unique psychology/behavior1. e.g. men are aggressive:not only untrue for men perse,but to individualE. gender-role attitudes:views about appropriate male/fem personality & activityF. patriarchal systems: males dom political/econ sys;have interpersonal powerG. *berdaches: live as mem of opposite sex in some Asian/Native-Am societiesH. Arapesh of New Guinea:males/females possess fem traits by West. Standardsa. Both sex traits: passive, cooperative, peaceful, nurturing; father said to ―bear a child‖1. Mundugumor: both sex masculine by Western standards—violent, competitive, aggressiveI. No known matriarchies:soc wherein women rule or men excluded from politics/sig religious ritualsJ. Examples of extreme male dominance: (1) selective abortion of female fetuses in India (for 1000 boys, 962females in 1981 versus 927 in 2001), (2) honor killings of Pakistani women, (3) 52% Yemeni girls married byage 15, (4) 100-140 million females have been circumcised worldwideK. Traditional view: Bipolar Gend Roles: model sees males only instrumental,female only expressivea. Actual dif: not large;men more aggressive verbally&physicallyL. Decision making allocation: choosing what to do on weekend, buying major purchases for the home,deciding what to watch on television,& managing household finances (Morin and Cohn 2008)a. Women decisions than men: 43% couplesb. Men more decisions than women: 26% of couplesc. Import: decision making can be another responsibility rather than a measure of powerM. Transsexuals, transgendered: when develop gender identities opposite to bio sexN. Transgendered: alter their social but not necessarily their physical characteristicsO. Transvestites: cross-dressersP. Intersexed: born with reproductive/sexual anatomy that seems not to fit the typical sex definitionsQ. Third gendered: genderqueer, androgyne, bigendered, and gender-benders; not acting within conventionsfor either males or femalesR. Gendered Roles: now used instead of ―gender roles‖ because no longer simply male/femaleS. Gender stereotype:rigid,oversimplified belief in distinct gender psychology/behavior due to bio sexT. Gender attribution: once unconsciously identify, expect person to fit our expectations for genderU. *Gender schema: cognitive organization of world; categories; culture exaggerates1 *Baby X experiment:those not told baby‘s sex extremely uncomfortablea. * gender interpreation: if told boy, fussing call ―angry‖; girl, ―frustrated‖2 *Stereotyping strongest: among children, adolescents, college students3 *Gender traits: our cult sees affection feminine, strength masculineII. Gender and Socialization TheoriesA. gender as a social construct: power used to create belief men/wom opposite1. traits unequal:value reason/aggression(M) sensitivity/compliance(F)2. to do gender: take into account gendered expectations & act on thema. family: very gendered domain—earning, chores, childcare, sexB. social learning theory: belief that CONSEQUENCES control behavior: behavioral psychology looksat effect of rewards/punishment1. cognition: recently theory looks at mental process (eval/reflection) intervening b/ stimulus/response,esp. as language communicates; considers ability to anticipate outcomesa. examples of anticipation: boy knows lace stockings will get neg reaction without trying; girlmay learn ―shouldn‘t‖ play video games by seeing mainly boys playing
2. modeling: learn roles via imitation from nurturing or controlling adultsa. not taught by reinforcement: most not aware of subtle of subtle gender differences inmannerisms, gestures, body language, etc.C. Cognitive Development Theory: Piaget‘s view reason, understanding dependent on age1 age 2: correctly identify gender, but based on hair, clothing (shallow)3. age 6-7:know sex permanent, but exaggerate to make cognitively cleara. internal need for congruence: between knowlege & acts cause compliance on ownIII. Learning Gender RolesA. fathers more than mothers for sons:stereotype roles:e.g., hard, big, attentive1. oth: set son hi achieve standards vs. interpersonal aspects for daughtersB. 4 processes of parent socialization: (1)manipulation: daughter treated gently, son roughly & told is strong,(2)channeling: directing attention to specific objects (girl:dolls), (3)verbal appellation: ―active‖ label for boypushing vs. ―aggressive‖ for girl, (4)activity exposure: boy‘s chore‘s take outside, girl‘s stay insideC. class differences: WC differentiate more than MC; WC girls more restrictedD. race dif: blacks more egalitarian roles;daughts socialize be more independent1 dual role: black women traditionally both homemaker and wage earnerE. school:girl excel element; by middl school,lag math,science,hist,geo,read,spellF. high school: boys excel @all areas; get teacher attention, call on more often1. yet pay for difference: more discipline and receive more teacher angerG. all girl schools: female students assert selves in class (Sadker & Sadker 1994)V. media: men outnumber fem on prime-time TV by 3:1 in ‗70s; today 2:1W. women‟s mag
III. Family—Cen Bur def: group of 2 or more related by birth, marriage, or adoption, residing together in a household a. Household: everyone living in a housing unit—includes single people, lodgers, roommates, live-in maids A. dominant household form: 68 percent of households in U.S.; 75% of family households are married couples B. Possible
