Family Living 621A Final Exam Review (I will have a hard copy for you Monday)

Family Living 621A Final Exam Review 2015

**You are responsible for all hand-outs, notes, etc. This is an overview of the material you are responsible for.

Introduction to Families

ü  First Families (Why did we start grouping ourselves in family groupings?)

ü  First Family Groupings (hordes, group marriage, informal pairing)

ü  Definition of Family

ü  Six Functions of the Family (identify and describe)

ü  Context and Inclusivity in Canada's Evolving Definition of the Family Abstract (questions)

Family Patterns

ü  Types of Families

ü  Personalities of Families

ü  Family Life Cycle

Functions of the Family

ü  Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (be able to draw, label and explain)

ü  Adler's Birth Order Theory

ü  You must be able to explain these theories and apply them to presented scenarios

ü  Genie Wiley story (questions from folder assignment)

Society and the Family

ü  Socioeconomic status (define, effect on the family)

ü  Patterns of Low Socio-economic status (The Vicious Cycle Video)

ü  Be able to list and give definitions of institutions/organizations that aid families

ü  Four Feet Up (video)

Trends that Affect Families

ü  Be able to list and explain trends that affect families (ex: aging population, changing workplace, service industry, etc.)

Families and Culture

ü  Define culture

ü  Elements of culture

ü  Importance of culture

ü  How does The Universal Declaration of Human Rights relate to culture?

ü  Hall's Iceberg Model of Culture (be able to explain this model and give examples of the visible and invisible manifestations of culture)

ü  Terms: enculturation, cultural preservation, multiculturalism, ethnocentrism (be able to answer questions relating to these terms in your slideshow)

ü  Preserving Culture (how do we do this? Importance of traditions)

How to Cope with  Transition:  Managing your Stress Levels (slideshow)

ü  You are responsible for all notes

Sexually Transmitted Infections and You (slideshow)

ü  You must know the signs, symptoms, testing, and treatments for all STI’s

ü  Know the different forms of protection

ü  Understand how the stigmatization of STI’s leads to the spread of STI’s

ü  Partner notification

Relationships: Attraction and Love (slideshow)

ü  Evolutionary psychology theory of sexual attraction

ü  Adaptive Behaviour for Sexual Attraction (females vs. males)

ü  Be able to discuss whether or not the adaptive behavior for sexual attraction still applies today (not for yourself personally, but look at the info. In your notes)

ü  Social homogamy (definition, examples of social homogamy)

ü  Ideal Mate Theory (definition, how it supports “love at first sight theory” and “social homogamy”)

ü  Attraction as Fair Exchange

ü  Sternberg’s Love Triangle (be able to draw and label and explain – see worksheet)

ü  Be able to distinguish between love and infatuation (worksheet)

ü  Intimacy (definition)

ü  Science of Love (process, state of limerance)

ü  Media’s portrayal of Love

ü  Attributes of Romantic Love (hand-out)

Dating

ü  Courtship (article “The Sociology of Love, Courtship, and Dating” questions)

ü  Courtship rituals

ü  Evolution of Dating

ü  Mustein’s Filter Theory (hand-out)

ü  Script Theory

ü  21^st century mate selection (possible challenges involved with online dating industry)

ü  Dating Bill of Rights (hand-out)

Recognizing Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships (slideshow)

ü  Importance of Communication (things good communicators do)

ü  Conflict Resolution (strategies, I-Messages)

ü  Recognizing the signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships

ü  Types of Dating violence (Sexual, Physical, Emotional, Psychological, Financial)

ü  Date rape (definition, male rape)

ü  Be able to comment on the social experiment video in the elevator – why do you think people did not intervene? How is this perpetuating the issue of domestic violence?

ü  Early Warning Signs of Dating Violence (hand-out)

ü  Profile of an Abuser (hand-out)

Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation (slideshow)

ü  Know all Key terms related to human sexuality

ü  “No Libido Credo” questions

The Marriage Relationship (slideshow)

ü  Marriage and the law

ü  Benefits (legal, societal, personal)

ü  Stages of marriage

ü  Causes of marital conflict

ü  Government’s role in the institution of marriage

ü  Marriage and the media

ü  Same sex marriage

ü  Common law vs. marriage (legal differences)

ü  Decline of marriage in today’s society (reasons)

Living on your own (slideshow)

ü  Costs of moving

ü  Budgeting

ü  Tenant and landlord’s rights and responsibilities

ü  Difference between a rental agreement and a lease

Final Exam Format: Multiple choice, fill in the blanks, matching, true or false, short answer questions and an essay (**more information to come on the essay.