Defenition of Family Flashcards
What is the legal definition of family by Payne?
In 1994, his definition was “The voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to exclusion of all others
What is the current definition of family?
Sociologists define family as a social institution that unites people in cooperative groups to care for one another, including any children
What does statistics Canada (2017) define census family as?
A married couple and the children f both spouses
A common law couple and the children of either or both partners
Or a lone parents of any marital status with at least one child living in the same dwelling
What des the United Nations define family as?
Relationships that pertain to or arise from reproductive processes and are regulated by law or custom
What are limitations of early definitions?
Interaction occurred primarily within the context of traditional social roles
Didint take into account spontaneity, individuality, intimacy
Not necessarily bound by choice, but by blood
What is the recent family of definition?
sexually expressive or parent child or other kin relationship in which people, usually related by ancestry, marriage, or adoptionForm an economic unit and care for any young
Consider their identity to be significantly attached to the group
Are committed to maintaining that group over time
The family is a social institution found in all societies that unites people in cooperative groups to care for one another, including any children
What are normative definitions?
Definitions of the family and marriage that are upheld and reinforced by social institutions
What is a Levirate family
If the brother dies you marry his wife
What is monogamy?
One person at a time
