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| relationships in which people live together with commitment, form an economic unit and care for any young, and consider their identity significantly attached to the group. |
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social network of people
based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption. |
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family into
which person born and in which early socialization usually takes place |
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family that
person forms by having or adopting children. |
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family unit
composed of relatives in addition to parents and children living in same household. |
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composed of one
or two parents and their dependent children, all live apart from other relatives. |
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legally recognized
and/or socially approved arrangement between two or more individuals that carries certain rights and obligations and usually involves sexual activity. |
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marriage between two
partners, usually a woman and a man. |
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concurrent marriage
of a person of one sex with two or more members of opposite sex. |
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concurrent marriage
of one man with two or more women |
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concurrent marriage
of one woman with two or more men. |
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system of
tracing descent through father’s side of family. |
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system of
tracing descent through mother’s side of family. |
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system of
tracing descent through both sides of family. |
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authority held
by eldest male (usually father). |
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authority held
by eldest female (usually mother). |
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both partners
share power and authority equally. |
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custom of married
couple living in same household (or community) as husband’s parents. |
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custom of married
couple living in same household (or community) as wife’s parents. |
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custom of married
couple living in own residence apart from both husband’s and wife’s parents. |
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practice of marrying
within one’s own group. |
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practice of marrying
outside one’s own group. |
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| Theoretical perspective on family |
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Functionalist Perspective
Emphasize importance of family in
maintaining stability of society and well-being of individuals. |
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| Symbolic Interactionist Perspectives |
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Focus on how people think, speak, and
behave within relationships. |
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| Postmodernist Perspectives |
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| Decline in influence of family and other social institutions. |
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| Families serve 4 key functions |
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1. sexual regulation
2. socialization
3. economic and psychological support 4. provision of social status |
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see families as sources
of social inequality and conflict over values, goals, and access to resources and power |
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emphasize inequality in families
based on patriarchy rather than class. |
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| Work and home as separate spheres |
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Two people who live together; think of
themselves as a couple without being legally married. |
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household
partnerships in which unmarried couple lives together in committed, sexually intimate relationship; granted some of same rights and benefits as married heterosexual couples. |
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pattern of individuals marrying
those who have similar characteristics; such as race/ethnicity, religious background, age, education, or social class. |
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marriages in
which both spouses in labor force. |
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domestic work employed
women perform at home after their workday on the job (Hochschild). |
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| Decisions to have children |
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Ideal family size
Reproductive technologies
Child-free and infertility |
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High rates but declining
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Legal process
Step families |
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any intentional act
or series of acts—whether physical, emotional, or sexual—by one or both partners in intimate relationship that causes injury to either person. |
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institutional settings or
residences where adults not child’s own parents or biological relatives serve as caregivers |
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legal process of dissolving
marriage; allows former spouses to remarry if choose |
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