Transcript 18_ Family

Family
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Family types
 Nuclear
(Parents & children)
 Extended (Parents, children, &
other kin)
 Blended
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Marriage patterns
 Endogamy
– Same
social category
– People marry others that are
socially like themselves
 Exogamy (Outside)
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Spouses
 Monogamy
 Polygamy
– Polygyny
– Polyandry
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Social exchange theory
 Individuals
select partners who
offer as much as they do
 Marriage as negotiation
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Families have become more egalitarian
overt the last century in high income nations
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Sandwich generation
 Caring
for both children and
aging parents
 In high income nations,
children have become a
liability.
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Empty nest
 Children
have grown and left
home
 Difficult transition
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Parental adjustments
 Retirement
 Care
of grandchildren
 Death of a spouse
– Most difficult transition in
married life
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Traditional family is eroding
 Singlehood
in up
 Divorce is up
 More children are born to single
mothers
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Factors increasing divorce
 Rising
Individualism
 Romantic love often subsides
 Financial strains
 Women are less economically
dependent on men
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Highest risk of divorce
 Young
people who marry after
short courtship
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Cohabitation
 Increased
sharply since 1970
 Usually short duration
 May actually discourage
marriage
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Child abuse
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Adult abusers were abused themselves
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