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MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY. Journal: Why are families important? . KEY DEFINITIONS:. A family is: Any group related by marriage, blood or adoption Marriage—legal union with mutual rights & obligations Civil union-recognition of association by state DNR Medical care Insurance benefits taxes.

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MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

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  1. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY Journal: Why are families important?

  2. KEY DEFINITIONS: • A family is: • Any group related by marriage, blood or adoption • Marriage—legal union with mutual rights & obligations • Civil union-recognition of association by state • DNR • Medical care • Insurance benefits • taxes

  3. 2 types of families

  4. 2 TYPES OF FAMILIES

  5. FAMILIES THRU TIME

  6. PATTERNS OF FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS--

  7. Marriage arrangements • Monogamy • Polygamy • Polyandry • polygyny

  8. WHOM DO YOU MARRY? • EXOGAMY OR ENDOGAMY • MARRY OUTSIDE KIND OR GROUP—INCEST • OR • MARRY WITHIN YOUR OWN KIND • RACE, SOCIAL CLASS • HOMOGAMY OR HETEROGAMY • MARRY SOMEONE LIKE YOU—EDUCATION, RELIGION, AGE, POSSIBLY RACE • MARRY SOMONE DIFFERENT THAN YOU- • ARTIST MARRIES CEO • MORE SO FOR INTERESTS & EDUCATION

  9. Who do you marry? • Journal: What are the characteristics of your perfect spouse?

  10. ARRANGED MARRIAGES VS. MARRYING FOR LOVE

  11. THEORIES ON FAMILY-CONFLICT

  12. SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISMWHAT DO FAMILIES DO? • 1-DEVELOP SELF CONCEPT • 2-VIOLENCE-SECRETIVE • ¼ OF ALL ADULTS WERE ABUSED • 1 OUT OF EVERY 4 GIRLS; 1 OUT OF 10 BOYS—SEXUALLY ABUSED • 4 MIL WOMEN BEATEN BY HUSBAND EACH YR. • ALL SOCIAL CLASS LEVELS—MORE PUBLIC • 1/3 OF ALL HUSBANDS & 1/3 OF ALL WIVES VIOLENT • OTHERS-EMOTIONAL & VERBAL • ELDERLY • 3-ADJUSTMENTS TO CHANGES • SOCIETY CHANGES-----FAMILIES CHANGE

  13. 2ND THEORY—FUNCTIONALISM • KEY FUNCTIONS OF THE FAMILY • 1-SOCIALIZE KIDS • 2-SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT • 3-REPRODUCTIVE • 4-REGULATE SEXUAL ACTIVITY • 5-TRANSMIT SOCIAL STATUS • 6-ECONOMIC UNIT

  14. PATTERN FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES • NUCLEAR • BILATERAL • DEMOCRATIC • NEOLOCAL • MONOGAMOUS • 83% OF PEOPLE RATE BEING IN LOVE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON TO MARRY • WHAT ABOUT CONFORMITY?

  15. WHY DO PEOPLE MARRY? • 83% OF PEOPLE RATE BEING IN LOVE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON TO MARRY • OTHER REASONS: • 1-CONFORMITY • 2-ECONOMICS

  16. WHY IS THE MARRIAGE RATE AND DIVORCE RATE DECLINING? • 1-AGE • 2-YEARS OF MARRIAGE • 3-NATURE & QUALITY OF RELATIONSHIP • 4-EDUCATION • OTHERS: • 5-ECONOMY • BOOM- • RECESSION- • FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE OF WOMEN OTHERS: VIEWS ON DIVORCE

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