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Which type of love is characterized by intense emotional attachment?
Which type of love is characterized by intense emotional attachment?
Which type of love involves assessing the assets and liabilities of a partner?
Which type of love involves assessing the assets and liabilities of a partner?
Which type of love is characterized by unselfish concern for others?
Which type of love is characterized by unselfish concern for others?
Which type of love is characterized by friendship?
Which type of love is characterized by friendship?
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What is the term for the active interest and participation in a relationship with the intention of getting married?
What is the term for the active interest and participation in a relationship with the intention of getting married?
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What is the term for seeking a partner from within a social group that one belongs to?
What is the term for seeking a partner from within a social group that one belongs to?
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What is the term for seeking a partner from outside of social groups that one resides within?
What is the term for seeking a partner from outside of social groups that one resides within?
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What is the term for a parenting style that focuses on low support and high control?
What is the term for a parenting style that focuses on low support and high control?
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What is the term for a parenting style that focuses on high parental support and control?
What is the term for a parenting style that focuses on high parental support and control?
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What is the term for a parenting style that emphasizes high support and low-to-no control?
What is the term for a parenting style that emphasizes high support and low-to-no control?
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Which cultural practice involves a widow inheriting her deceased wife's sister?
Which cultural practice involves a widow inheriting her deceased wife's sister?
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What is the term for having more than one sexual partner?
What is the term for having more than one sexual partner?
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Which theory suggests that one's social development is influenced by the family as a closed system?
Which theory suggests that one's social development is influenced by the family as a closed system?
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What is the term for a family unit where individuals are highly controlled and influenced by the family?
What is the term for a family unit where individuals are highly controlled and influenced by the family?
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Which term describes a family unit where the individuals are not connected relationally, socially, or financially?
Which term describes a family unit where the individuals are not connected relationally, socially, or financially?
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What is the term for a family unit where individuals have a range of autonomy but still retain ties to their familial unit?
What is the term for a family unit where individuals have a range of autonomy but still retain ties to their familial unit?
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What was the purpose of the head tax enforced by the Canadian government on Chinese immigrants?
What was the purpose of the head tax enforced by the Canadian government on Chinese immigrants?
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What is the term for a couple living independently from their birth families?
What is the term for a couple living independently from their birth families?
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What is the term for a couple living with the wife's family?
What is the term for a couple living with the wife's family?
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What does the term 'materilineage' refer to?
What does the term 'materilineage' refer to?
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Study Notes
Types of Love
- Intense Emotional Attachment: Refers to passionate love, characterized by strong feelings and desire for significant connection with a partner.
- Assessing Assets and Liabilities: Known as practical or pragmatic love; it involves evaluating a partner's qualities in terms of benefits and drawbacks.
- Unselfish Concern for Others: Identified as altruistic love; focused on the well-being of others without expecting anything in return.
- Friendship Characterized Love: Labeled as companionate love; marked by mutual respect, trust, and affection without intense passion.
Relationship Dynamics
- Active Interest in Marriage: Engagement refers to the stage where individuals express commitment with the goal of marriage.
- Seeking Within Social Groups: The term is "endogamy," where partners are found among people within one's community or social group.
- Seeking Outside Social Groups: Known as "exogamy," it involves looking for partners beyond one's existing social circles.
Parenting Styles
- Low Support and High Control: Known as authoritarian parenting, this style emphasizes obedience and discipline over emotional support.
- High Support and Control: Identified as authoritative parenting, combining warmth and structure, promoting independence with guidance.
- High Support and Low-To-No Control: Recognized as permissive parenting; focuses on nurturing without setting firm boundaries.
Cultural Practices and Family Structures
- Widow Inheriting Sister of Deceased Wife: A cultural practice often referred to as "levirate marriage."
- Having More Than One Sexual Partner: This concept is called polyamory or non-monogamy, allowing multiple concurrent romantic relationships.
Theoretical Perspectives on Family Dynamics
- Social Development Influenced by Family: Closed system theory explains how family dynamics shape individual socialization without outside influence.
- Highly Controlled Family Unit: Describes the "familistic" unit, where external individual autonomy is limited by family expectations and pressures.
- Disconnected Family Unit: Known as "dispersed family," characterized by lack of interaction or support among members.
- Autonomous Family Unit with Ties: Referred to as "extended family," where individuals maintain independence while still connected to their family.
Historical Context
- Head Tax on Chinese Immigrants: Historically enforced by the Canadian government to limit Chinese immigration, representing systemic racial discrimination.
Living Arrangements
- Couple Living Independently: Known as "nuclear family," where partners establish their household separate from their families of origin.
- Couple Living with Wife's Family: Referred to as "matrilocal residence," emphasizing a living arrangement focused on the wife's kin.
- Materilineage: Refers to lineage traced through the mother’s side, often influencing inheritance and family roles.
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Test your knowledge of cultural customs and gender roles with this quiz! Explore concepts such as levirate, sororate, polygyny, polygamy, polyandry, and Marxist feminism. Challenge yourself and learn about different practices from around the world.
