module 6 flashcards

Marriage is a __________ recognized social contract between two people.

legally

The __________ family is the one into which a person is born.

family of orientation

Family of procreation is formed through __________.

marriage

Functionalism views families as an important social ________ that stabilizes society.

institution

Conflict theory highlights the role of __________ in family life.

power

Symbolic interactionism sees the family as a group of __________ that act their parts.

role players

Technology inequality refers to the lack of __________ to technology.

access

Disruptive technology significantly affects the operation of an entire __________.

industry

Media consolidation leads to fewer owners controlling the majority of __________ outlets.

media

Functionalism sees the manifest function of media as its __________ value.

entertainment

Conflict theory focuses on social processes that disrupt __________ rather than contribute to it.

society's smooth operation

Feminist perspective asserts that media reinforces __________.

stereotypes

Symbolic interactionism sees media as creating and spreading __________ that shape society.

symbols

The __________ divide refers to uneven access to technology.

digital

The social construction of reality can occur through social media when users create an online __________.

persona

Planned obsolescence is exemplified by your cell phone using outdated __________ shortly after purchase.

technology

The knowledge gap is a direct result of the __________ divide.

digital

Conflict theory would argue that mass media promotes norms of traditional, heterosexual, __________ families.

middle-class

Functionalists argue social media helps teens feel more __________ to their friends.

connected

Technophiles are __________ about technology compared to luddites.

pro-technology

Cohabitation before marriage has had little effect on the __________ of a marriage.

success

Divorce rates have been __________ declining in recent years.

steadily

Sex, race, and age are factors that affect the rate of __________.

singlehood

A group related by birth, marriage, or adoption residing together is defined as a __________ by the U.S. Census Bureau.

family

The __________ family is formed when individuals marry and produce the next generation.

family of procreation

Symbolic interactionism can explain how mass media shapes our __________.

reality