ch. 13 Flashcards
kindship unit consists of a group of individuals united by blood or marital, adoptive, or other intimate ties
family definition
two parents and their biological children
nuclear family
one parent and child/children
single-parent family
one biological parent and step-parent and a child
stepparent family
two families blended togther
blended family
parents who are LGBT with their children
LGBT families
children in the care of a relative instead of parents
kindship care
families with an adoptive child
adoptive families
resentment towards one another grows if one is favored over the other
sibling rivalries
20% of children are this, they have higher self-esteem social maturity and intelligence than children with siblings
only children
divorce stats
42-45%
3 primary roles of granparents
child savers, parent savers, cultural custodians
kindship care, taking care of the child and stepping into the parent role and caring for them they way that is supposed to be
child savers
people that can jump in when the parents are stressed out, allowing parents to focus on other things
parent savers
pass down cultural values from generation to generation, traditions getting passed down
cultural custodians