Week 9 Flashcards
what makes a family
geography, history, culture
the nostalgia trap
“Contrary to popular belief,
Leave it to Beaver was not a documentary.” – Historian
Stephanie Coontz
The “traditional
family” is a myth
family decline
more children are growing up in single parent households than in past decades. Most children live or lived with both parents
what are the shifting views on change
Americans moving away from concern and toward acceptance of diversity in family arrangements
divorces are down
divorce rate hit 40-year low in 2018. divorce rate is highest for Baby Boomer generation
technology and dating
- Durkheim theorized that complex societies reduce social integration
- Boyd argued that dating apps can help increase integration
- LGBTG’s “thin” dating market makes dating apps especially helpful
hookup up
Bogle argues two factors led to increase:
- millennials delay marriage
- increasing number of people in college
smock and manning
most common form of romantic relationship where people live together
- more than 12 million unmarried partners cohabit
Vicki Howard
“constant string of events taking place that calls for merchandise that does not end until the last anniversary of the wedding is celebrated”
fertility and reproduction
- families are smaller now than 40 years ago
- teen pregnancy rate is at historic lows
- not that women are not having children anymore. they are having fewer children and having them later in life
what did Hochschild argue about division of household labor
women perform a second shift of housework after coming home from their wage-earning job
what did Thebaud find about division of housed labor
husbands of breadwinner wives do less housework
- same sex couples are more egalitarian overall
what affects parenting and an example
policy. example: maternity leave
what are the 4 main types of intimate partner violence (IPV)
physical, sexual, stalking, psychological
what did Rutter argue about divorce and remarriage
in unhappy marriages, divorce may benefit emotional health. remarriage is on the rise
what are the 4 areas id predicted change about the future of families
economic, demographic, sociocultural, technological
