Chapter ElevenThe Family

What would you look for in a spouse?

What’s your dream man/woman like?

How many of these traits do you have?

What would life be like without families?

What is your definition of a family?

Family – A group of people related by marriage, blood or tradition

Marriage – A legal union based on mutual rights and obligations

Nuclear Family – Family structure composed of one or both parents and children

Extended Family – Two or more adult generations of the same family whose members share economic resources and a common household

Patrilineal v. Matrilineal v. Bilateral

Patriarchy v. Matriarchy v. Equalitarian

Patrilocal v. Matrilocal v. Neolocal

Monogamy v. Polygamy v. Polygyny v. Polyandry

Exogamy v. Endogamy v. Homogamy v. Heterogamy

Incest Taboo – A norm forbidding marriage between close relatives

Fig. 11.2 pg. 354 – What are these pie charts showing us?

Do you think you will marry someone of a different race?

Think back to your “dream” spouse…what if someone had all of those traits, but was from a different race?

Pg. 355 #4 Answers: A-H, B-Ex, C-H, D-Ex, E-En, F-H

What role do families play in socialization?

Socioemotional maintenance – Provision of acceptance and support

Fig. 11.3 Pg. 358 – Do you mostly agree or disagree?

Which ones are the easiest to agree with?

Which ones are the hardest to believe?

Do #1

What is the reproductive role of families?

How does the family regulate sexual activity?

How did this experiment make you feel?

Conflict v. Symbolic Interactionism

Pg. 361 #1 Answers: A-F, B-F, C-SI, D-SI, E-C, F-F

Do you think the experiment on page 362 is a reliable one?

What is the best way to decide who to marry?

Love? Family Gains? Arranged Marriage?

If marrying for love is the best way…why do we have some of the highest divorces rates in the world?

Fig. 11. 5 pg. 364 do A,B,C

Marriage Rate – The # of marriages per year for every 1000 members of a population

Divorce Rate – The # of divorces per year for every 1000 members of a population

What generalizations can you make from “Snapshot of America” about marriage rates? (pg. 365)

What are some factors that influence why people get divorced?

Does their “future” of marriage make sense to you?

AbuseIs it common?

Is it always against women?

What type of abuse to women usually use?

Is it always physical?

What is the most common type of family abuse?

Abuse Quiz

Wife battering is a predominantly lower class phenomenon: T/F False, wealthy women tend to hid their injuries

Wife battering occurs more often in some ethnic groups than in others: T/F False, it is a result of unequal power, not ethnicity

Alcohol is the main cause of domestic violence: T/FFalse, however being under the influence usually gives the abuser an excuse for what they have done

Women who are battered must be crazy or neurotic: T/FFalse, studies show no difference, but women may adopt behaviors labeled as “crazy” to protect themselves

Once a battered woman, always a battered woman: T/FFalse, most women who escape abusive relationships are careful to choose a different type of relationship in the future

Blended family – A family formed when at least one of the partners in a marriage has been married before and has a child or children from a previous marriage

What are problems of a blended family?

25% of children live in a single parent family

Why are most single parent families headed by women?

What are the effects on the adolescents of single parent families?

Adolescent – Youths from the ages of 12-17

Historically, childless couples were looked down upon…DINKS

Why would childless couples have been looked down upon?

Are childless marriages happier?

Dual-Employed marriages – Marriages in which both spouses work outside the home

Pros v. Cons

Cohabitation – A marriage like living arrangement without the legal obligations and responsibilities of formal marriage

Is spanking your children okay or not?

Pg. 376-377 Focus on Research

Is this an acceptable alternative to marriage?

How do you feel about same-sex domestic partners?

Why are more people choosing to remain single?

Boomerang kids – Adult children who return to the home of origin or who continue to live with parents Why would they?

What will the future of families look like?

Small groups have to agree on family rules dealing with: chores, curfew, dating, allowance, time with family, and who are their friends