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Marriage

Marriage. Marriage is a socially approved, presumably long-term, sexual and economic union between a man and a woman. It involves rights and obligations between spouses and between spouses and their children. What is a Family?.

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Marriage

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  1. Marriage • Marriage is a socially approved, presumably long-term, sexual and economic union between a man and a woman. It involves rights and obligations between spouses and between spouses and their children.

  2. What is a Family? “A family consists of people who consider themselves related by blood, marriage, or adoption.”

  3. The Nuclear Family • The nuclear familyis composed of a cohabiting man and woman who maintain a socially approved sexual relationship and have at least one child. • Nuclear Family- One Woman, Man, and Children • In the traditional nuclear family, the wife also works in the home without pay while the husband works outside the home for money.

  4. Polygamy- adding one or more female spouses to the household. Polyandry-adding one or more male spouses to the household.

  5. What is Marriage? “Marriage is a group’s approved mating arrangement…usually marked by a ritual.”

  6. Common Cultural Themes • Mate Selection • Descent • Inheritance • Authority • Patriarchy • Matriarchy • Egalitarian Families Establish Patterns of…

  7. The Traditional Nuclear Family and New Alternatives legally married  never married singlehood, nonmarital cohabitation with children  voluntary childlessness two-parent  single-parent permanent  divorce, remarriage male primary provider, egalitarian (dual-career) ultimate authority sexually exclusive  extramarital relationships heterosexual  same-sex relationships, households

  8. The Five Functions of Families • Sexual regulation • Economic cooperation • Reproduction • Socialization • Emotional support

  9. Social Influences on Mate Selection Marriage resources-potential spouses bring attractive resources to the table Third parties- external ties from members of each party Demographic and compositional factors

  10. The Five Basesof Marital Satisfaction • Economic forces • Divorce laws • The family life cycle • Housework and childcare • Sex

  11. Three Factors Account for Emotional Distress among Children of Divorce • High level of parental conflict • Decline in living standards • Absence of a parent

  12. Women’s autonomy associated with the introduction of the birth control pill. • Families quarrel about money more than any other issue. • According to our text, heterosexual cohabitation before marriage increases the likelihood of divorce. • Little research has been done on the likelihood of cohabitation on homosexual couples.

  13. Domestic Partnerships or Unions and Marriage Research shows that children brought up in homosexual families has no apparent negative consequences on the children. • The Netherlands was the first country to extend full marriage benefits to gay couples. • Massachusetts was the first state to extend full marriage rights to gay couples • 19 states currently extend some rights to domestic partnerships

  14. The Growing Diversity of Canadian Families, 1931-2001 http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/analytic/companion/fam/family.cfm

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