Family as a Social Institution Flashcards
What is the definition of family?
universal social institution
unites people in cooperative groups
What does social reproduction include?
emotional, mental, and physical labor
What are the importance of family?
child development, responsible, and affects success in life
What are the basic functions of families?
emotional support, elder care, and raise the next generation.
What are the types of families?
traditional family, families we choose, nuclear family, and extended family.
What is a traditional family?
related by blood, marriage, or adoption, living together and raising children.
What are families we choose?
social arrangements including intimate relationships and close familial ties.
What is a nuclear family?
a parent or parents and children.
What is an extended family?
grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
What is endogamy?
marrying within one’s ethnic, religious, or cultural group.
What is exogamy?
is marrying outside one’s group.
What is monogamy?
is marriage to one person at a time (legal in Canada).
What is polygamy?
having multiple spouses, which includes polygyny and polyandry.
What are the trends in Canadian families regarding marriage and cohabitation?
decreasing marriage rate with cohabiting couples
rising age of first marriage.
What are the trends in divorce rates in Canada?
overall decline due to changes in legislation and fewer marriages.
What is the trend regarding women having children in Canada?
Women are having children later, with the average age of first-time mothers rising.
What is the fertility rate in Canada?
below the replacement rate of 2.1.
What is the trend regarding couples without children in Canada?
increasing proportion of couples living without children.
What is the trend regarding lone-parent families in Canada?
increase in single-parent households, particularly single mothers.
What is the trend regarding living alone in Canada?
More people are living alone, with women outliving men and forming a higher percentage of individuals living alone.
What are the changing patterns of childbearing and parenting?
Declining fertility is due to factors like the cost of raising children, women’s labor force participation, and advances in fertility technology.
What is the trend regarding the departure of children from home?
More young adults are staying at home longer due to prolonged education and economic factors.
What are the conjugal roles in families?
can be segregated (traditional model) or joint (more modern model).
What is the shift in conjugal roles?
from complementary to companionate roles, blending traditional breadwinner/caretaker roles.
What is gender inequality in unpaid labor?
Women tend to do more unpaid work, including child and elder care, even while employed full-time.
What is the ‘double burden’?
The ‘double burden’ refers to women balancing both paid employment and extensive unpaid work.
What is the trend in LGBTQ+ families regarding unpaid labor?
LGBTQ+ families show greater equality in sharing unpaid labor.
What is the sandwich generation?
refers to Canadians who care for both children and aging parents simultaneously while working full-time jobs.
What is the trend in elder care?
increasing demand for elder care, often managed by family members in full-time employment.
What are the dynamics of immigrant families?
traditional family roles but often adopt Western norms over time.
What are the historical inequities faced by immigrant families?
discriminatory policies
Indigenous women were subject to forced sterilization
