Chapter 1 Notes Flashcards
Surveys show that those who say they are “very happy”
How many of those are married?
40%
is a major risk factor in increasing blood pressure in older people
Loneliness
Key area happy couples built into solid strengths are?
- they communicate well
- have compatible personalities
- agree handing conflicts
- are flexible as a couple
- emotionally close
What are the five components of marriage?
1) emotional
2) ceremonial
3) Legal
4) Sexual Faithfulness
5) Parenting
The Extend family is?
Kin & Affiliated Kin
are unrelated: individuals who are treated ad if they are related
Affiliated Kin
Why have families at all? 4 Benefits?
1) Economics Benefits: Economies of Scale
2) Proximity:Convenience
3) Familiarity: At your best & at your worst
4) Continuity:People who are alway there for you
a unit of two or more people who are related by blood,marriage,or adoption and who live together
family
Any group of persons residing together (Census Bureaus)
Household
Consists of father,mother,and children living together-also referred to as the modern family
The Nuclear Family
(family of orientation)- the family into which you were born in which you grew up
Family of origin
(family of cohabitation)- is the family you begin if and when married and have kids
family of procreation
a family in which members live in two different houses (divorce)
Binuclear Family
(step-family) is created when 2 people marry and one or both brings into household a child or children from pervious marriage
blended family
your relatives by blood, marriage, remarriage, or adoption.
Kin
Newly married partners live with the husband family
-Most common pattern around the world
Patrilocal
Newly married couples establish their own home
-North America
Neolocal
Newly married couple reside with wife’s family (Pacific Island,African,and some Native American)
Martrilocal
- Was supposed to provide romance,growth, and sexual fulfillment
- shared decisions & tasks equally
- adolescents children were allowed greater freedom from parental supervision
Rise of New Form The Companionate’s
Families in the Modern Era
(1946-1964) had a major impact on society,economics,and family practices. 26% population
The Baby Born
Huge migration to the suburbs-homeownership
suburbanization
Mother’s used the advised of Dr. Spockin,raising children-communicate to children instead of using physical discipline, Permissiveness,juvenile, delinquency, and divorce.
The Child Centered Culture
People are living longer and marrying later
Trend 1 (How the Family Strands Today)
Women are having fewer children and waiting longer to have them
Trend 2 (The Family Stands Today)
More people are living alone or in unmarried relationships
Trend 3 (The Family Stands Today)
More families are single-parent families
Trend 4 (The Family Stands Today)
There are more divorces,remarriages, and blended families
Trend 5( The Family Stands Today)
