introduction to F & H Flashcards
what is a family?
a social institution consisting of a group of people who are related by kinship ties
what are kinship ties?
-relations of blood
-marriage / civil partnerships
-adoption
what is a household?
who you live with/ living arrangements
what is monogamy?
-two individuals
-found in Europe, the USA and most christian cultures
what is serial monogamy?
a series of monogamous marriages
-found in Europe, and the USA, where there are high rates of divorce and remarriage
what is an arranged marriage?
marriages arranged by parents to match their children with partners of a similar background and status
-found in Indian Sub-Continent and Muslim, Sikh and Hindu minority ethnic groups in britain
what is a civil partnership?
gets legal recognition to the relationships of same sex couples giving civil partners equal treatment to married couples in a wide range of legal matters
In 2014, gay and lesbian couples were legally enabled to marry on the same basis as different sex couples
what is polygamy?
marriage to more than one partner at the same time
-includes polygyny and polyandry
what is polygyny?
one husband and two or more wives
-found in Islamic countries like Egypt and Saudi Arabia
what is polyandry?
One wife and two or more husbands
-found in Tibet, among the Todas of southern India, and among the Marquesan Islanders
what is a nuclear family?
two generations, parents and children living in same household
what is an extended family?
all kin including and beyond the nuclear family
what is a classic extended family?
an extended family sharing the same household or living near each other
what is a modified extended family?
an extended family living far apart but keeping in touch by phone, letters email, facebook, frequent visits etc
what is a beanpole family?
a multi generation extended family, which is long and thin, with few aunts, uncles and cousins, reflecting fewer children being born in each generation, but people living longer
what is a patriarchal family?
authority held by males
what is a matriarchal family?
authority held by females
what is a symmetrical family?
authority and household tasks share between male and female partners
what is a reconstituted family / step family / blended family?
one or both partners previously married, with children of previous relationships
what is a lone parent family ?
lone parent with dependent children, most commonly after divorce or separation
what is a gay or lesbian family?
same sex couple living together with children
what is a single person household?
an individual living alone
_______ (1897-1985) argues that the nuclear family played a vital role in _______, ______ & _____ children
—> it’s a universal institution
however there are examples around the world of families where biological parents are not primary caregivers, suggesting Murdock argument could be contested
Murdock
producing, rearing & socialising
Communes
-developed in Europe & USA in 1960s as a counter moment to conventional capitalist society
—> associated with hippie lovely
-emphasise ______ _______
-children seen as responsibility of commune not just of their biological families
shared ownership
the kibbutz, an Israeli commune
-children brought up by professional parents known as ______
-biological parents traditionally only saw their children for _____ time each day
-in recent years parents and children can share accommodation
-all families get same amount of _____
-provides for family (houses, healthcare, childcare etc)
metapelets
limited
money
non nuclear families:
-increasing in ______ _____
-like parent families (___m with dependent children)
-______ children in care in the uk
—> foster and adoption families
western societies
75000
the nayar people & polyandry
-nayar people of SW _____, before 19th century, there was no nuclear families
-women free to have sexual relationships with up to __ men
-if biological father is uncertain it is the mothers brothers responsibility for the child
India
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