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