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Social Institutions. The Family . Chapter 12 . Family Systems . A family is a group of people who are related by marriage, blood, or adoption. What is a typical family?
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The Family Chapter 12
Family Systems • A family is a group of people who are related by marriage, blood, or adoption. • What is a typical family? • Nuclear family: consist of one or both parents and their children. The nuclear family is the family form most recognizable in America.
Family of orientation • During the lifetime a person is often a member of two different overlapping nuclear families. • Family of orientation is the family in which a person is born. • Family of procreation consist of the individual, his or her spouse, and their children.
Extended Family • The nuclear family is embedded in a larger family group. • An extended family consist of two or more generations. • Both nuclear families and extended families are part of a lager kinship system. • Kinship refers to a network of people who are related by marriage, birth, or adoption.
Marriage and Kinship Patterns • Marriage- Partner Patterns • Monogamy • Polygamy • Polygyny • polyandry • Descent Patterns • Patrilineal • Matrilineal decent • Bilateral descent • Residential Patterns • Patrilocality • Matrilocality • Bilocality • Neolocality • Authority Patterns • Patriarchy • Matriarchy • Egalitarian
Cross Cultural Perspective • Page 298-299 • Exploring Cultural Diversity
The Function of the Family • All families perform similar functions. • Functions can be fulfilled differently from culture to culture. • Functions of the Family include • Regulation of sexual activity • Reproduction • Socialization • Economic and Emotional Security
Regulation of Sexual Activity • All societies regulate the sexual activity of their members • Enforce some type of incest taboo
Reproduction • Societies must replace members who die or move away. • Societies establish norms governing childbearing and child rearing.
Socialization • Children must be taught the ways of the society into which they are born. • Family serves as the first agent of socialization. • Serving as role models for the children
Economic and Emotional Security • Dividing labor task based on ability and age. • Some task fall on the male leader, while other fall on the female. • Along with Economic support the family is responsible for emotional support. The job of the family is to proved a loving and caring environment.
Today Assignment • Complete the Section 1 Review on page 304 • 2-4
The American Family Section 2
The American Family Leave it to Beaver The Cleaver’s The Cosby Show The Huxtables
Traditional American Families • Traditional American Families include a working father, a stay-at-home mother, and two or three children. • Modern American Families are much more diverse. • Married Couples with or without children. • One parent families. • No parent families.
Courtship and Marriage • American families usually begin with marriage. • Most Americans will marry at least once in their lifetime. • In the United States romantic love is usually the basis for the marriage, people become emotionally and physically attached to one another. • Individuals usually marry someone socially equal to themselves. • Homogamy- based on characteristics of age, socioeconomic states, religion, and race. • Heterogamy- based on different social characteristics.
Family Disruption • Family Violence • Domestic violence • Spouse or child abuse • Divorce • Disruption later in life
