Chapter 9, Family Ties, Relationships Flashcards
Boomerang Kids:
and return of adult children (“boomerang kids”) to live in family home
“sandwich” generation
Many books on aging discuss “family” in the context of intergenerational conflict, the problems and burdens of caring for frail parents, or the unique and stressful situation of those in the “sandwich” generation: sandwich generation is part myth, part fact—that is, relatively few middle-aged women are employed full-time, have a child at home, and have an aging parent who needs daily help, supervision, and care.
HISTORICAL DEFINITION OF FAMILY
At one time, family meant a social group in which membership was determined by blood or marriage ties (termed kinship).
FICTIVE KIN: I
In addition to family relationships, informal family-like relationships emerge with neighbours or friends over time. Some of these relationships evolve to a level where a friend or neighbour is almost like a relative. These people, known as fictive kin
CENSUS FAMILY
A] married couple (with or without children of either or both spouses), a couple living common-law (with or without children of either or both partners), or a lone parent of any marital status, with at least one child living in the same dwelling. A couple living common-law may be of the opposite or same sex.
ECONOMIC FAMILY:
An economic family, on the other hand, is “a group of two or more persons who are related to each other by blood, marriage, common-law or adoption, and who live in the same dwelling”
KIN KEEPER
Kinship interaction is often facilitated and promoted by one or two members of the extended family, usually women, who take on the role of kin keeper (first coined by
ambivalence
simultaneous contradictory attitudes or feelings toward another family member
. “Grandfamily”
households (where a grandparent replaces biological parents) are increasing because of family crises (e.g., substance abuse, incarceration, or mental illness), more divorces, and in- creased reporting of child abuse and neglect
