Marriage And Family Flashcards
Humankind’s most basic and oldest social unit is?
Family
It is the primary group where the child is initially socialized and initiated in the ways of life.
Family
provides the child’s social, psychological, and emotional needs – warmth, intimacy, affection, love, nurturance, care and security.
Family
is another human construction to ensure the continuity of the family and the eventual perpetuation of the human specie.
Marriage
became effective on August 3, 1998, defines marriage as a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman entered into in accordance with law for the establishment of conjugal and the family life.
The New Family Code of the Philippines,
Aspects of Marriage
First, the legal point of view
- Posits that marriage is a contract.
Second, religious point of view
- Posits that marriage is a sacrament.
Aspects of Marriage
First, the legal point of view
- Posits that marriage is a contract.
Second, religious point of view
- Posits that marriage is a sacrament.
THE MEANING OF MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY ISSUE
A. The most traditional social norm
- Views marriage as a sacred phenomenon
b. second traditional norm
- Views the meaning of marriage and family as centering primarily on social obligations
c. third traditional norm
- suggest that families and the marital relationship exist for the individual.
THE MEANING OF MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY ISSUE
A. The most traditional social norm
- Views marriage as a sacred phenomenon
b. second traditional norm
- Views the meaning of marriage and family as centering primarily on social obligations
c. third traditional norm
- suggest that families and the marital relationship exist for the individual.
Traditional Family Norms
• Legally married
Nontraditional Alternatives
• Single-hood never married
• Non marital cohabitation
Traditional Family Norms
• Legally married
Nontraditional Alternatives
• Single-hood never married
• Non marital cohabitation
Traditional Family Norms
• Married Once
Nontraditional Alternatives
• Remarriage
• Multiple marriages
Traditional Family Norms
• Married Once
Nontraditional Alternatives
• Remarriage
• Multiple marriages
Traditional Family Norms
• Heterosexual marriage
Nontraditional Alternatives
• Same-sex marriage
Traditional Family Norms
• Heterosexual marriage
Nontraditional Alternatives
• Same-sex marriage
Traditional Family Norms
• Heterosexual marriage
Nontraditional Alternatives
• Same-sex marriage
Traditional Family Norms
• Endogamous marriage
(the custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe.)
Nontraditional Alternatives
•
Interfaith marriage
• Interracial marriage
• Interclass marriage
Traditional Family Norms
• Two-adult households
Nontraditional Alternatives
• Multi-adult households
• Communal living
• Affiliated families
Traditional Family Norms
• Two-adult households
Nontraditional Alternatives
• Multi-adult households
• Communal living
• Affiliated families
Traditional Family Norms
• Children
Nontraditional Alternatives
• Voluntary childless
Traditional Family Norms
• Children
Nontraditional Alternatives
• Voluntary childless
Traditional Family Norms
• Two parents living together
Nontraditional Alternatives
• Single parents
• Joint custody
• Step families (3+ parents)
Traditional Family Norms
• Until death
Nontraditional Alternatives
• Until divorce or separation