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Chapter Sixteen: Chapter Sixteen: The FamilyThe Family

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Chapter 16: The Family

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In U.S. - One Woman, Man, and Children

Other Cultures Polygamy and Polyandry

Approved Group into which a Child is

Born?

What is a Family?What is a Family?



“A family consists of people who consider

themselves related by blood, marriage, or

adoption.”

Family DefinedFamily Defined



Nuclear – Husband, Wife, and Child(ren)

Extended – Nuclear plus: Grandparents, uncles, and aunts

Family of Orientation – family in which you grow up in

Family of Procreation – the family formed when a couples

first child is born

Marriage – A groups approved mating arrangements,

usually has some ritual to follow

Family Can Be...Family Can Be...



Families Establish Patterns of… Mate Selection – Endogamy – Within group

Exogamy – Outside group ex. Incest Descent – Bilateral - from both parents

Patrilineal – Tracing from father only

Matrilineal – Tracing from mother only ex. Naxi of China

Inheritance – Depends on your decent system Authority- Patriarchy – ex. Marriage names

Common Cultural ThemesCommon Cultural Themes


Working with a partner…Working with a partner…

Outline each of the theoretical perspectives

Functionalist (p453)

Conflict (p453-454)

Symbolic Interactionist (p456)

Summarize Figures: 16.1, 16.2, 16.3, and 16.4

For 16.1 and 16.3 list what your opinions are

and why. How has this changed over time




Love and Courtship in Global Perspective

Article on page 457

Marriage

Social Channels of Love and Marriage

Homogamy – the tendency of people with similar

characteristics to marry one another

Propinquity – spatial nearness

The Family Life CycleThe Family Life Cycle



Family Transitions in Later Life

Adultolescents and the Not-So-Empty Nest

Boomerang Children

42% of 24-29 year olds

The Family Life CycleThe Family Life Cycle



Latino Families

Families from Mexico – headed by married

couple ---Puerto Rico

Time in the United States

Machismo – masculinity

Diversity in U.S. FamiliesDiversity in U.S. Families



One-Parent Families

85% in 1970 ----69% today

Led by women ---tend to be poor

Blended Families – one whose members were once part of

other families EX. Page 466





Families Without Children

19% without Children

“DINKS”

Stuck at home, Bored, considered Lazy



Unmarried Mothers 10% in 1970 and 34% 2007 Why? Industrialization? Further research needed…

Cohabitation - adults living together in a sexual relationship without being married

Grandparents as Parents White 4 % Latino 7% African American 14% Skipped Generation Families

Postponing Marriage and Childbirth One of the most significant changes in marriage Oldest then its ever been in history

???? The Sandwich Generation and Elder Care

Trends in U.S. FamiliesTrends in U.S. Families



Problems in Measuring Divorce Children and Grandchildren of Divorce

More than 1 million a year More likely to become? What helps this transition?

Serial Fatherhood – Father reduces contact with family following a divorce

One sixth see dad one a week – Most never

Divorce and RemarriageDivorce and Remarriage



The Dark Side Battering

Equally likely to attack 85% of injured are women Why doesn’t she just leave? P 477 How to handle frustration?

Child Abuse Home for sale p, 478 3 million cases reported each year, 900,000 substantiated

Marital Rape 1/3 to ½ half of women in shelters Less likely to report Intimacy Rape - Cohabitation

Incest

Two Sides of Family LifeTwo Sides of Family Life



The Bright Side—Successful Marriages

Spouse is Best Friend

Like Spouse as Person

Think Marriage is Long-Term

Commitment

Believe Marriage is Sacred




The Bright Side—Successful Marriages

Agree with Spouse Aims and Goals

Believe Spouse Grown More Interesting

Want Relationship to Succeed

Laugh Together




Spend a Lot of Time Together

Are Quick to Express Appreciation

Committed to Promoting Mutual Welfare

Talk and Listen a Lot

Are Religious

Deal with Crises Positively

Happy FamiliesHappy Families



No Danger of Becoming a Relic

Cohabitation, Single Mothers, Age at

Marriage, Grandparents as Parents will

Increase

Continued Distorted Images of Marriage

and Family

The Future of Marriage and FamilyThe Future of Marriage and Family

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