Chapter 11 Flashcards
Nuclear family
male, female, offspring
Extended family
multiple generations co-residing
Family of orientation
family you are born into
family of procreation
creating a family by having or adopting children
Census family
A couple (same or opposite sex) with at least one child
Economic family
A couple/family living in the same house related by blood or marriage
Post-structuralist - Family
Categories such as ‘good mother’ or ‘good father’ saturated in power relations
Queer theory
Question assumption that all families are formed through
heterosexual unions
Functionalism - Family
Social institutions are understood to be interdependent and to exist in harmony with one another
Symbolic Interactionism - Family
how family members’ behaviours are shaped by their definitions and interpretations of particular situations
Feminist - Family
Families remain primary sites for the continued subordination of women
Conflict theory - family
People are situated in relation to the means of production
Purpose of marriage
Finding good in-laws
meeting needs of group
extend relations beyond immediate family
property/politics
Arranged marriage perserves..
family resources, economic well-being
Malinowski - nurturing children
three features of nurturing children
- Families have clear boundaries
- Have a place where members could be together
- Members feel affection for eachother
