Marriage and Parents
This term describes the fact that as women have greater financial freedom, divorce rates tend to rise
Independence effect
An examination of the interplay between structural power and individual social identities
Positionality
This term was coined in 2021 to speak to the rising divorce rates in those aged 50+
Grey divorce
In 2021 it was 1.66 (meaning the average number of children born to a woman in the U.S. was less than 2)
Total fertility rate of the US
Family, peers, school, religion, media - shape an individual's core identity and perception of the social world
Primary agents of socialization
The term that speaks to the act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker that results in (or puts the children in imminent risk for) physical, emotional, or sexual harm
Child abuse
The ability to consider the interconnections between the history of society and an individual’s biography in order to more fully understand one’s choices, problems, & circumstances
Sociological imagination
A figure that ranges from 0-1 measuring the level of homogeneity within a community
Diversity index
1 in 3 ever married Americans have experienced this
A divorce
A social category (e.g., non-binary, genderfluid, cisgender man, and more)
Gender
The term coined by Hochschild in 1989 to describe the work done to maintain homes after labor force participation
Second shift
Bourdieu defined this as the general background, knowledge, disposition, and skills that are passed from one generation to the next
Cultural capital
Men in careers historically considered “women’s work” are more likely to have advancement opportunities compared to their equally talented and skilled peers who are women
Glass escalator
In 2023 the average age for this social phenomena was 28.7 for women and 30.6 for men
Marriage
The process of how society categorizes people into groups based on Wealth, income, education, occupation, social power, and status
Stratification
The historic assumption that fathers are an economic source and authority figure for children; successful employment was the sign of a good father
Male provider ideal
The area of sociology that studies death rates, disease prevalence, and fertility rates, in order to illuminate changes in the population over time
Demography
People with similarities tend to have more contact than dissimilar people
Homophily
The social program that keeps people age 65+ out of poverty and allows them to live alone (12.5% in 1935 vs. 67% in 2022)
Social security
A cultural, colonial, and social construction, a meaningful set of distinctions based on perceived biological differences
Race
The cultural pressure for women to devote more of their time, energy, and money to raise children
Intensive motherhood
The sociological perspective that examines the role of context, personal choices, relationships and interpersonal dynamics, and structure over the span of one’s life
Life course perspective/theory
Pattern that guides social interactions and provides structure
Social script
In 2023 the average age for this social phenomena was 27.5 for women and 27 for men
First child
The part of the “cult of true womanhood” that emphasizes obedience