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Chapter 12

Chapter 12. The American Family. The Family in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Family Nuclear Extended Authority Patriarchal Matriarchal Egalitarian (equalitarian). Sociological Perspectives. Functionalist Functions: Regulate sexual activity Reproduction Socialization

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Chapter 12

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  1. Chapter 12 The American Family

  2. The Family in Cross-Cultural Perspective • Family • Nuclear • Extended • Authority • Patriarchal • Matriarchal • Egalitarian (equalitarian)

  3. Sociological Perspectives • Functionalist • Functions: • Regulate sexual activity • Reproduction • Socialization • Economic & emotional security • Conflict • Competition & cooperation • Males vs. females • Interactionist • How the family interacts; meaning given to interactions

  4. The American Family • Marriage • Homogamy • Heterogamy • Monogamy • Polygamy • Polygyny • Polyandry

  5. Modern Trends • Delayed marriage • Delayed childbearing • Why? • Childless couples • Why? • Dual-earner • Why? • 1993 – Family and Medical Leave Act

  6. Modern Trends • One-parent • Why? • Remarriage (stepfamilies) • Blended family • Cohabitation • Why? • Same-sex partnerships • Allowed in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, Washington, New York, Maryland, Maine, Washington, District of Columbia • Boomerang Kids • Why?

  7. Family Disruption • Divorce • Why is the divorce rate so high? • Characteristics of those who divorce • Effects of divorce • Men • Women • Children

  8. Spousal Abuse • Reasons: • Violence is widely accepted • Poverty • Low level of education • Husbands feel decision-making/control is threatened • Victim is socially isolated • Statistics: • 1 mil. cases/yr.; women account for 85% of victims • 11% of murders involve intimate partners; women account for 75% of victims • Est. 7 mil. couples are involved in at least one physical encounter each year

  9. Child Abuse • Reasons: • Low income • Disputes between partners • Burdensome number of children • Generational abuse • Statistics: • 3.2 mil. case of abuse & neglect each yr. • 1,400 abuse deaths/yr. Est. 5,000/yr. but the deaths are attributed to other causes

  10. Elderly Abuse • 1 mil. cases/yr. • Most are elderly women over age 75 Later Life • Empty nest Syndrome • Widowhood

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