Final exam 10 Flashcards
modernizing family
familllllyyyy
what counts as family
constructionist view/definition of family; the idea that it is culturally dependant, it is conditioned by society and those that me before you, there isn’t a straight line telling us what a family is
Nussbaum; what counts as family is ultimately what the state counts as a family
the state provides different benefits and support, but what the state says is family is what counts
if we were to contrast the constructionist view of Nussbaum’s constructionist view; a natural notion of family, a genetic connection, family is what is produced by a man and a woman and their offspring
what does the UDHR say family is
“The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State” (UDHR, 16.3).
what are the models of marriage, family an parenting
diversity model
integratie model
what is in the diversity model
Acknowledges & values growing diversity in family life
■ Defines parenthood by quality of relationship
■ Some adult-adult intimacy lead to kids, but not necessarily so
■ Function, not form
■ Biology, sex-difference, and gender roles unimportant
■ Role of law is to support diversity
what is in the integrative model
Family as natural and fundamental group unit
■ Biological reproduction in heterosexual marriage
■ Integration of sexuality into opposite-sex marriage
■ Adult pair-bonding, sex difference, adult-child relationships
■ Right of children to two biological parents (mother-father team)
■ Caution towards ART
what is the Aristotelian Family Theory
for him the family is fundamental in the way that the state (temporary authority) is not
2 ways of thing of family; one is that it simply what we find in society and what we are conditioned to, the second is that family forms this seedbed of society (Aristotle thinks this too)— family exists prior to the state, the state relies on the family in a way that the family does not rely on the state
what is familism
a pro-family cultural attitude that promotes marriage and family stability at any cost
we must protect this, no matter what, we put this at the head of our agenda; this isn’t what Browning is after
what is critical familism
entails full equality between husband and wife and a commitment to the reflection, communication, and openness needed to implement it
Browning says this
he wants transformations the family culture; but what he wanted was that there would be equality between the mother and father (no longer would she stay at home) he looks for equal regard
what is Equal regard
he doesn’t mean that when you look at one week or season there would be equality (because sometimes there is one that carries more weight than the other) but he says generally speaking there should be that equality
what are the Separations in Modern Sexuality
Love from sexual exchange
■ Sexual intercourse from marriage
■ Marriage from conception and childbirth
■ Childbirth form parenthood
■ Sex from parenthood
■ Child-rearing from marriage
■ Child-rearing from biological parenthood
■ Economic viability of individuals from marriage
what is the Thomas Aquinas – Integrative Approach
Long period of dependency for human infant (human beings take a long time to mature and develop)
■ Paternal certainty (the male problematic; the male wanting to know certainly that the child is theirs)
■ Attachment (due to mutual assistance and affection child’s mother) (drawn together in their mutual care)
■ Sexual exchange (Browning, 335)
what is Kin Altruism
“…the idea that in both creation as God intended it and in the rhythms of nature as revealed through naturalistic observation, it was commonly assumed that ‘natural’ parents were more deeply invested in their children and, on average, more consistent sources of care and nurture than all substitutes” (Equality and the Family, 352).
natural parenthood meant this investment this hardwiring to care
he isnt ignoring to the fact that the wiring gets crossed at times, he knows there is abuse and he doesnt reject adoption but he says that this family kinship forms the basis of society in general
what is Principle of Subsidiarity
“The idea, then, that the civil government should, at its own discretion, penetrate and pervade the family and the household is a great and pernicious mistake.” Rerum Novarum, §14
■ “…nothing other than the principle that, when aid be given, it not remove or destroy the authority or functions (munera) proper to the society being assisted” (Hittinger, “Coherence,” 113).
■ Proper, not lower level of authority
■ Recognition of marriage as “a kind of seed-bed of society
Is there a stable core to family variability?
“The family as a group unit has been and remains today an intergenerational reality that spreads mutual care outward into society and forward into the future cycle of the generations. It is, of course, the greatest welfare system ever devised by the human race, the one upon which all other support systems, either private or governmental, finally depend and only modestly enhance” (Browning, 342).
