chapter nine Flashcards
families
groups of people related by birth, affinity, or cohabitation
family household
a group of people who share a relationship by blood marriage or legal adoption living together
extended family
moves beyond the nuclear or immediate family; consists of more than two generations
cohabitate
the same or opposite-sex couples living together without being married
Two prominent theoretical traditions
structural functionalism and conflict theory
market determined
providers sell childcare to parents and guardians just like any other goods and services on the open market
arranged marriage
a type of marital union where the bride and groom are primarily selected by individuals other than the couple themselves, particularly by family members such as the parents
companionate marriages
a form of marriage in which the partners agree not to have children and can be divorced by mutual consent, leaving neither spouse legally responsible for the financial welfare of the other.
deinstitutionalized of marriage
The gradual dissolution of norms maintains the need for marriage and marriage role expectations.
families
a group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit.
family household
two or more individuals who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption, although they also may include other unrelated people.
fertility rates
represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.
individualized marriages
Spouses in individualized marriages emphasize personal autonomy.
institutional marriages
formal institutions that were strictly regulated by law, social norms, and religion
marriage
the legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship
