Unit 1: La famille Flashcards
What is “la loi Taubira” and when was it passed?
The law that legalised same-sex marriage and gave same-sex couples the right to adoption. It was passed in 2013.
What is the PACS and what was its original purpose? How has this purpose evolved?
PACS: Pacte Civil de Solidarité (civil partnership). It was originally legalised in France in 1999 as an alternative to marriage for same-sex couples, but grew to be popular among heterosexual couples too.
What is “la monoparentalité” and how has it changed in the past 50 years?
La monoparentalité: une famille avec seulement un parent a la tete. Single-parent families have become more and more common over the past 50 years, as it has become more of a choice; in the past, it would have only been widows and widowers who led single-parent families, but nowadays it is more common among separated parents.
What percentage of young people under the age of 18 in France live with only one parent?
18%
What forms of aid are available for single-parent families in France?
Le RSA: single-parent families who are struggling financially are guaranteed a minimum of subsistence for their daily lives with the RSA.
What is “l’homoparentalité” and how has it changed in the past 50 years?
Homoparentalité: une famille avec deux parents du meme sexe. Same-sex families are much more common now than they would have been 50 years ago, in light of the instalment of the PACS (1999) and the Taubira law (2013).
How many same-sex couples are there estimated to be in France (as of 2013)? What percentage of these couples live with a child/children?
100,000 same-sex couples
10% of these living with a child/children
What are some issues with l’homoparentalité in France?
- Still harder for same-sex couples to adopt than it is for heterosexual couples
- Same-sex couples have to be married in order to have the right to adopt a child
- Only one parent has the right to a filiation link (only one parent is seen as the “legitimate parent” in the eyes of the law)
What is “une famille recomposée” and how have they changed in the past 50 years?
Une famille recomposée: une famille avec un parent, un beau-parent et possiblement les freres et soeurs/beaux-freres et belles-soeurs. Now that divorce laws have become more relaxed in France, more and more couples today are able to separate and remarry, forming blended families.
When was “le divorce par consentement mutuel” legalised in France?
2016
According to a recent study, __ in __ children in France are raised in a blended family.
1 in 10
What are the current trends in France concerning marriage? What are some possible reasons for this?
Less and less French couples are choosing to get married. This could be because:
- less religious country: marriage was typically a religious event
- very expensive ceremony: not all couples of this day and age can afford it
- there are many other alternatives to marriage nowadays
Give some popular ways of living together among modern French couples.
- Le mariage
- Le PACS
