Transnational Families: Definition and Characteristics
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Transnational Families: Definition and Characteristics

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What is the primary function of trade unions in terms of promoting worker behavior?

  • To generate self confidence among workers
  • To encourage sincerity and discipline among workers (correct)
  • To provide opportunities for promotion and growth
  • To protect workers from exploitation

    • What is the primary purpose of a Muslim's weekly visit to the mosque?

  • To pray at noon on Fridays (correct)
  • To participate in communal activities
  • To pray with family members
  • To engage in social welfare activities

    • What is the term for a family formed by two adults who have had previous relationships and children?

  • Neolocal Residence
  • Extended Family
  • Reconstituted Families (correct)
  • Nuclear Family

    • What is wealth in the context of social structures?

    <p>Material possessions defined as valuable in a particular society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a system where each spouse leaves their family of origin and forms a new household?

    <p>Neolocal Residence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the social creation and institutionalization of new ideas, products, processes, or structures?

    <p>Innovation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a system where each partner remains with their own families of residence after marriage?

    <p>Natalocal Residence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of a family?

    <p>A group of people related by blood, adoption, or marriage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a dimension of social standing according to Max Weber?

    <p>Education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a Nuclear Household?

    <p>A household consisting entirely of a single family nucleus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approximate number of followers of Hinduism?

    <p>750 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the religion of Hinduism originate?

    <p>Northern India, near the river Indus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the belief in the existence of multiple deities or gods?

    <p>Polytheism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approximate number of followers of Christianity?

    <p>2.2 billion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key belief of Christianity?

    <p>Jesus rose from the dead and appeared to his disciples</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Sanskrit phrase meaning 'the eternal law'?

    <p>Sanātana Dharma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of absorbing cultural aspects from a dominant community, leading to a loss of one's original cultural identity?

    <p>Assimilation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of social system allows for unrestricted movement between statuses?

    <p>Social Mobility System</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the redistribution of goods and services among community members, often involving the collection and pooling of goods?

    <p>Redistribution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of education that aims to develop a child's physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual aspects?

    <p>Holistic Development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the exchange of goods or labor between individuals in a community, including direct barter or gift exchange?

    <p>Reciprocity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the struggle of oppressed groups to improve their lives, leading to societal progress?

    <p>Conflict Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the result of education that leads to productivity and success at work?

    <p>Preparing for the Future</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the redistribution of income without an actual exchange of goods and services?

    <p>Transfer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of a transnational family?

    <p>A family that is geographically dispersed due to migration, but maintains strong relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are the keepers of ethnomedical knowledge?

    <p>Knowledgeable elders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basis of stratification in a caste system?

    <p>Birth and hereditary status</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of health according to the content?

    <p>The state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a husband moving to his wife's residence?

    <p>Uxorilocal residence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for an out-of-consciousness state resulting from evil spirits?

    <p>Nervous attack</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In ethnomedicine, what is the basis for labelling and classifying health problems?

    <p>Natural, socioeconomic, psychological, or supernatural causes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key difference between a caste system and a class system?

    <p>One is based on birth, the other on achievement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Family Structure

    • A Nuclear Household consists of a single family nucleus, which can be:
      • A married couple without children
      • A married couple with one or more unmarried children
      • A father with one or more unmarried children
      • A mother with one or more unmarried children
    • A Reconstituted Family, also known as a blended family, is formed when two adults with previous relationships and children join together through marriage, cohabitation, or civil partnership
    • Neolocal Residence is a system where each spouse leaves their family of origin and forms a new household, typical in modern industrial societies
    • Natalocal Residence is a system where each partner remains with their own family of residence after marriage
    • Matrilocal Residence, also known as Uxorilocal, is a system where a husband moves to his wife's residence
    • Transnational Families are families who live apart due to migration, but maintain close relationships across borders

    Social Stratification

    • Max Weber's concept of social standing consists of three dimensions:
      • Class, determined by economic standing or wealth
      • Party, equivalent to political power
      • Status, or social prestige and honor
    • Caste is a "closed" system, where a person's rank and rights are ascribed based on their birth into a particular group
    • Class is an "open" system, where a person's position depends on achievement and ability to use inborn characteristics and wealth to their advantage

    Health and Wellness

    • Health is defined as the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of disease or infirmity
    • Ethnomedicine is a system of labeling and classifying health problems based on natural, socioeconomic, psychological, or supernatural causes
    • Knowledgeable elders are the keepers of ethnomedicine and pass it down through oral traditions

    Economy and Trade

    • Wealth refers to material possessions defined as valuable in particular societies, including land, livestock, buildings, and money
    • Power refers to the degree to which individuals or groups can impose their will on others, with or without consent
    • Prestige relates to the amount of esteem or honor associated with social positions, qualities of individuals, and styles of life
    • Trade Unions have fraternal functions, including generating self-confidence, encouraging sincerity and discipline, providing opportunities for promotion and growth, and protecting women workers against discrimination

    Education and Development

    • Holistic development is the aim of education, which includes physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual development
    • Preparing for the future, education leads to productivity and success at work
    • Conflict Theory suggests that societies progress as oppressed groups struggle to improve their lives

    Social Interactions

    • Assimilation is the process where some of the dominant community's cultural aspects are absorbed, mitigating or losing home cultural aspects
    • Social Contradictions and Tensions include inter-ethnic conflicts, class struggle, armed conflict, terrorism, protests, and gender issues
    • Reciprocity exists when there is an exchange of goods or labor between individuals in a community
    • Redistribution involves the collection of goods from members, pooling, and then redistributing among the same members
    • Transfer entails a redistribution of income that is not matched by the actual exchange of goods and services

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    This quiz covers the concept of transnational families, characterized by geographical dispersion due to migration, yet maintaining tight relationships across borders. It explores the definition, characteristics, and implications of this new family model.

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