Role of the family Flashcards
What is a nuclear family?
2 generations of family members living in the same household
What is a vertically extended family?
3+ generations with grandparent (matrifocal is female grandparent, patrifocal is male, and rarer)
What is a horizontally extended family?
Relations the same generation as the parents
What is a modified extended family
family lives apart but they keep their family ties alive. This can be done by maintaining the relationship through social media, letters and emails.
Can be local or dispersed
What are reconstituted families
two families join together after one or both partners have divorced their previous partners
What are western marriages ususally based upon
Monogamy and love
Where are arranged marriages most common
Pakistan, bangladesh, india
What is affective individualism
The formation of marriage through personal selection based on romantic and sexual attraction instead of custom or economic and political reasons.
What are the cons of living together with more people in a household
exposure to infectious disease, risk of overcrowding. However, caring is easier
What is the black family structure
Divorce rate higher, more common lone parent households. However, extended kinship more important
What is the asian family structure
Extended, stong familial bonds, kinship and religion
