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Family

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set of people related by blood, marriage, or other agreed-upon relationship, or adoption, who share primary responsibility for reproduction and caring for members of society

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Nuclear family

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nucleus or core upon which larger family groups are built

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Extended family

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family in which relatives live in same home as parents and children

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Monogamy

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form of marriage in which one woman and one man are married only to each other

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Serial monogamy

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when a person has several spouses in his or her lifetime, but only one spouse at a time

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Polygamy

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when an individual has several husbands or wives simultaneously

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Polygyny

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marriage of a man to more than one woman at the same time

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Polyandry

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marriage of a woman to more than one husband at the same time; extremely rare

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Kinship

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state of being related to others

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Bilateral descent

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both sides of a person’s family are regarded as equally important

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Patrilineal descent

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only the father’s relatives are important

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Matrilineal descent

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only the mother’s relatives are important

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Patriarchy

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males are expected to dominate in all family decision making

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Matriarchy

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women have greater authority than men

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Egalitarian family

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family in which spouses are regarded as equals

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Engels

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family the ultimate source of social inequality due to its role in transfer of power, property, privilege

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Family serves six functions for society

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Reproduction
Protection
Socialization
Regulation of sexual behavior
Affection and companionship
Provision of social status
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Endogamy

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specifies groups within which spouse must be found; prohibits marriage with members of other groups

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Exogamy

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requires mate selection outside certain groups, usually family or certain kin

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Incest taboo

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social norm common to all societies prohibiting sexual relationships between certain culturally specified relationships

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Homogamy

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conscious or unconscious tendency to select mate with personal characteristics similar to one’s own

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The Love Relationship

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Coupling of love and marriage not universal

U.S. parents and peers expected to help child confine search for a mate to “socially acceptable” members of opposite sex

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Machismo

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sense of virility, personal worth, and pride in one’s maleness

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Familism

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pride in extended family

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Parenthood and Grandparenthood

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One of most important roles of parents is socialization of children

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Adoption

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Transfer of legal rights, responsibilities, privileges of parenthood to new legal parent or parents

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Dual-Income Families

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Among married people between 25 and 64, 96% of men and 69% of women in labor force

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Single-Parent Families

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Only one parent present to care for children

In 2010, single parents headed about 24% of White families with children under 18

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Stepfamilies

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Approximately 45% of all people in U.S. will marry, divorce, and remarry

Nature of blended families has social significance for adults and children

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Divorce

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U.S. family life includes competing commitments in marriage

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Statistical Trends in Divorce

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Divorce rates increased in late 1960s, then leveled off

Since late 1980s, declined by 30%

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Cohabitation

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Male-female couples who choose to live together without marrying

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Remaining Single

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More and more people in the U.S. postponing entry into a first marriage

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Marriage without Children

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Modest increase in childlessness in U.S.

About 16–17% of women will complete childbearing years without bearing children

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National Health and Social Life Survey and Voter News Service

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2–5% of adult population identify themselves as either gay or lesbian

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