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Question of the Day

Question of the Day. What constitutes a “family?”. Family & Marriage. 11.1. What is family?. Describes relationships Blood related, adoption, marriage Share the same living space. Why is family important?. Greatest impact on individuals Family of orientation Family we are born into

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Question of the Day

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  1. Question of the Day • What constitutes a “family?”

  2. Family & Marriage 11.1

  3. What is family? • Describes relationships • Blood related, adoption, marriage • Share the same living space

  4. Why is family important? • Greatest impact on individuals • Family of orientation • Family we are born into • Gives direction to children • Family of procreation • Established with marriage • Strengthens ties between families

  5. Types of families • Nuclear family • Immediate family • Parents and their children • Extended family • Multiple generations living in the same household • Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.

  6. Nuclear v Extended • What roles do nuclear families fill? What roles do extended families fulfill? Which is most important in your life, why?

  7. Root words • “Poly” = many • “Mono” = one • “Patri” = Father • “Matri” = Mother • “Endo” = inside • “Exo” = outside • “Homo” = Same • “Hetero” = Mixed • “-gamy”= describes marriage • “-gyny”= # of wives • “-andry”= # of husbands • “Neo”= new • “-cest” = pure

  8. Define the following: p. 350Give examples • Patrilineal • Matrilineal • Bilateral • Patriarchy • Matriarchy • Equalitarian • Patrilocal • Matrilocal • Neolocal • Monogamy • Polygamy • Polygyny • Polyandry • Exogamy • Incest taboos • Endogamy • Homogamy • heterogamy

  9. Homework-Quiz grade • P. 355 chapter assessment, 1-5

  10. Question of the Day • Why do people get married?

  11. Family, Marriage, & Changes 11.3 & 11.4

  12. Why marriage • Love/romance • Arranged marriage allows for stronger ties between families • Tax breaks (save money) • It’s what society tells us to do (conformity)

  13. When to marry • At what time do you believe is a good time for people to get married, why? • Are people waiting longer or getting married sooner than in previous times? • What influences people when to get married?

  14.  Divorce  • Nearly ½ of marriages (in the US) end in divorce • Causes • Married too early • Early on in the marriage • Partnership isn’t very equal, causes strain • More socially acceptable to divorce now than in prior generations • Financial concerns

  15. Changes in Family • Blended Family • At least one of the partners in the marriage has children from a previous marriage • Brady Bunch • Single parent • Adolescents behave in more deviant acts when raised in single parent household • Women likely to have custody of kids in court cases

  16. Topics • Childless marriage • Dual-employment marriages • Cohabitation • Remain single • “Boomerang kids”

  17. Is marriage important?Why or Why not?

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