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is a legally recognize union between a man and a woman
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is a type of marriage in which one person is married to another person of the opposite sex
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a type of of marriage in which one person is married to multiple husbands or wives
ex. middle east, S. America, Asia, some parts of Africa |
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is a type of marriage in which the families of the bride and groom negotiate an arrangement before te two parties enter into a relationship
ex. asia, africa, middle east |
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| a group of 2 or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption, and residing together |
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| refers to all the people who occupy a housing unit regardless of relationship |
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| nonrelated individuals who are accepted as part of a family |
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| refers to relationships in which people define themselves as couples but live in separate households |
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| describes the family in which an individual is raised |
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| the shaping of an individual's behavior to conform to social or cultural norms |
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| the variation of in family structures, experiences, and circumstances between families |
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| a group of people who are classified according to their phenotype |
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| the anatomical and physical characteristics that distinguish one race from another |
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| a group of people characterized by cultural factors, such as language, religion, and shared customs, that passed from one generation to the next |
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| a concept of self in which interpretations of other people's opinions become a dominant aspect become a dominant aspect of identity |
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| the concept of identity that develops through interactions with others |
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| the process of socialization in which we interpret meanings of symbols and learn about our roles |
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| the part we are expected to play in society, learned through interactions with others |
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| child's immediate environment, including any immediate relationships or organizations that the child interacts with |
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| the description of how different parts of the child's microsystem interact |
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| the culture in which an individual lives |
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| the outside influences that a child may not interact with personally, but that have a large impact on the child |
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| research model that examines the impact of normative and nonnormative life transitions on family processes and child development |
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| the pleasures or satisfactions we enjoy from participating in a relationship |
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| the negative outcomes, energy invested, or rewards foregone as a result of choosing one behavior over another |
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| comparison level of alternatives |
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| the evaluation by individuals of their relationships in the light of available alternatives |
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| emotional barriers that define a system from its environment and other systems |
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| the means by which a system governs the way in which inputs from the environment are changed to outputs |
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| part of a system that can be analyzed separately in relation to its exchanges wit the system and with other subsystems |
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| the extent to which a system is able to adapt to changes in the environment |
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| favoritism shown to one's own kin |
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| being forced to act against one's interests |
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