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The Family

The Family. Sociology.

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The Family

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  1. The Family Sociology

  2. 1. describe basic family structure and how it has changed from the past2. Do you think that the statistics about the 50% divorce rate in America are misleading? Why or why not? What are some main reasons for divorce?3. give an overview of fam violence in the U.S. What are some things that are believed to be root causes of family abuse? • 4. Where can people get help if they are experiencing abuse or know someone else who is being abused by a family member? Goals:

  3. Fam=most imp social institutionfamily doesn’t have precise meaning.  group of people related by marriage, blood, or adoptionnuclear fam: 2 or more adult generations of the same fam whose members share economic resources and a common household (rare in the U.S. now) Family

  4. based on need for laborfarm: need more workers, grandma, kids. etcindustrial rev: move away from farm, less kids and don’t live with as many adults any more. How did fam structures develop?

  5. patrilineal: descent and inheritance passed through male line of fammatrilineal: “ “ female line of famBilateral: passed equally from mom and dadPatriarchy: man in chargeMatriarchy: woman in chargeEqualitarian: equal b/w man and woman (many in U.S. and Scandinavia like this) Patterns of Fam structure

  6. close to husband or wives fam.  (patrilocal or matrilocal)  OR neo local: not close to anyone’s fam: becoming most common in U.S. Where do couples live?

  7. exogamy: marrying outside ones groupendogamy: marriage w/in one’s group: as required by social norms.  Same race.. not as stong a norm as beforesince 1980, mixed marriages have quadrupled in the U.S. although still only 5%.Homogamy: marrying someone like yourselfheterogamy: marriage b/w people w/ different social characteristics.  This is rising because America is becoming more racially and ethnically integrated Choosing a mate

  8. Polygamy: more than one spousepolygyny: 1 man 2 or more wivesPolyandry: 1 woman, 2 or more men Choosing mateS

  9. socio-emotional maintenance: provision of acceptance and support.  Unconditional loveReproduction very imp, can lead to divorce if not possibleFam transmits social status Functionalist reason for fam

  10. way fam members compete and cooperate.  gender: women usually submissive helpersfeminist: believe fam structure is source of inequality Conflict Theory

  11. family-dev self-concept.  Relationships w/in fam constantly changing Symbolic Interactionism

  12. more similarities than difs in Am societypatternsfams are nuclearfams bilateral lineage traced from mom and daddemocratic (partners share duties_neolocal: live apart from both sets of parentsmonogamous Family and Marriage in the U.S.

  13. Love and marriage don’t always go togetherconformity is one of the strongest reasons for marriagealso couple must build a relationship that is not ONLY based on romantic love Love and Marriage?

  14. Marriage rate goes up and down.  Not steady rise.  divorce rate also pretty constant with minor ups and downs in certain years.  Over half of all marriages result in divorce in the U.S. BUT you have to remember that counts people who have multiple marriages.  Causes of Divorce may be because of:Age when marriedyears marriednature and quality of relationship Divorce

  15. Waffles and Spaghetti Pre-marriage counseling is a MUST

  16. age incfewer children:reduces pressure on marriages Future of Marriage

  17. Blended like the Brady BunchProblems: more difficult, step-children antagonism, unclear rolesSingle Parent Fams: majority headed by women  28% of American kids grow up in single parent households!Effects: higher rates of deviant behavior seen in single parent kids. More changes in families

  18. Childless marriages on the rise: 19% of married women don’t have any kids!Dual EmployedCohabitation: living together without being marriedSame sex partnersSingle: more people are choosing to stay singleBoomerang kids: kids who return to live with their parents after college. More trends

  19. occurs in all social levels (dif from what was previously thought)http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/families/family_abuse.html¼ of all girls are victims of sexual aggression (stats on p 368)Abuse not always directed at women OR physicalmost common: sibling Family Violence

  20. 1. describe basic family structure and how it has changed from the past2. Do you think that the statistics about the 50% divorce rate in America are misleading? Why or why not? What are some main reasons for divorce?3. give an overview of fam violence in the U.S. What are some things that are believed to be root causes of family abuse? • 4. Where can people get help if they are experiencing abuse or know someone else who is being abused by a family member? Review

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