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Families

Outline Defining the Family Sociological Theory and Families Diversity Among Contemporary American Families Marriage and Divorce Changing Families, Changing Society

Traditional Definition of Family Social unit of people related through marriage, birth, or adoption who reside together in sanctioned relationships

Contemporary Definition of Family Primary group of people—usually related by ancestry, marriage, or adoption—who form a cooperative social and economic unit

Number of Marriage Partners Polygamy is the practice of men or women having multiple marriage partners. Polygamy usually involves polygyny, one man having more than one wife. Polyandry is the practice of a woman having more than one husband. Monogamy is a sexually exclusive marriage with one spouse.

Who Marries Whom? Exogamy is the practice of selecting mates from outside one’s group. Endogamy is the practice of selecting mates from within one’s group. The group may be based on religion, territory, racial identity, and so forth. The incest taboo, considered to be universal, is a cultural norm forbidding sexual relations and marriage between certain kin.

Property and Descent Kinship systems shape the distribution of property in society by prescribing how lines of descent are determined. In patrilineal kinship systems, family lineage is traced through the family of the father. Matrilineal kinship systems are those in which ancestry is traced through the mother. In bilateral kinship systems, descent is traced both through the father and the mother.

Place of Residence In the United States, newly married couples are expected to establish independent households. In patrilocal kinship systems, after marriage, a woman is separated from her own kinship group and resides with the husband or his kinship group. In matrilocal kinship systems, a woman continues to live with her family of origin. Neolocal residence is the practice of the new couple establishing their own residence.

Who Holds Power? Marriage systems vary according to who holds power in the marriage. A patriarchy is a society or group where men have power over women. In a matriarchy women hold power. In egalitarian societies men and women share power equally, are equally valued by all societal members, have equal access to resources, and share decision making.

Extended and Nuclear Families Extended families are the whole network of parents, children, and other relatives who form a family unit. Extended families are common among the urban poor because they develop a cooperative system of social and economic support. The nuclear family is comprised of one married couple residing together with their children.

Theoretical Perspectives on Families Functionalism Meet the need to socialize children and reproduce new members. Conflict Theory Reinforce and support power relations in society.

Theoretical Perspectives on Families Feminist Theory Reflect the gender hierarchies in society. Symbolic Interaction Emerge so people can meet basic needs and develop relationships.

Diversity in U.S. Families

Family Structure by Race

Diversity Among Families Families today are smaller with fewer births that are more closely spaced. Childbearing and child rearing now occupy a smaller fraction of the adult life of parents. Death has been replaced by divorce as the major cause of early family disruption.

Diversity Among Families Married couples make up a smaller proportion of households. Single parent households, post-childbearing couples, gay and lesbian couples, and those without children are increasingly common.

Female-headed Households 1/2 of all children can expect to live with only one parent at some point in their lives. Numbers are growing due to: Pregnancy among unmarried teens High divorce rate

Female-headed Households Teen mothers are less likely to marry than in the past. Social problems are caused by economic stress rather than the absence of a husband. Single fathers tend to get more help than single mothers.

Births to Teenage Mothers

Married Couple Families Men and women have different experiences within marriage, with the benefits of marriage generally accruing more to men than women. Among married-couple families, a significant change in recent years has been the increased participation of women in the paid labor force. Women in particular work a “second shift” of unpaid household work even when they also have paid employment.

Stepfamilies Blended families demand both parents and children learn new roles. The lack of support systems cause stress resulting in high probability of divorce. 

Gay and Lesbian Households Less gender-stereotyped in household roles than heterosexual couples. 42% of people in the United States, believe gay marriages should be recognized as valid. 48% believe that civil unions between gays should be given the same rights.

Acceptance of Gay Marriage

Singles Single people today are 28% of the population. Men and women are marrying at a later age. Being single no longer holds the same stigma it once did, especially for women. Single women were once labeled “old maids”. Now they have the image of being carefree, sexually active, unencumbered and free-thinking.

Marital Status of the U.S. Population

Cohabitation Cohabitation has become common among single people. More than three times as many couples live together without being married now than in the 1970s. Estimates are that one-quarter of all children will at some time during their childhood live in a family headed by a cohabiting couple.

Marriage The values of partners, as well as the roles they play, influence their experience of marriage. Among couples where both partners are employed, only 28% share the housework equally. With the arrival of the first child, women increase their housework and lessen their employment.

Marriage African American husbands provide a greater share of housework than White husbands. Latino households have more diversity in gender roles than stereotypes about machismo would lead us to believe. 2/3 of women say the amount of work they have to get done during the day is a cause of stress. 1/2 say that they feel resentment about how little their mate helps around the house and about their lack of free time.

Divorce The United States leads the world in the number of people who divorce. More than sixteen million people have divorced but not remarried in the population today. Since 1960, the rate of divorce has more than doubled, although it has declined recently since its all-time high in 1980. The marriage rate is 8.4 marriages per 1000 people and the divorce rate, 4.0 per 1000 people.’

Marriage and Divorce Rates

Factors in Rise in Divorce Rate In earlier eras, people died younger, and the average length of marriages was shorter. The cultural orientation toward individualism may predispose people to terminate a marriage in which they are unhappy.

Factors in Rise in Divorce Rate To people in unhappy marriages, divorce, though painful and financially risky, can be a positive option. The belief that couples should stay together for their children is giving way to a belief that a marriage with protracted conflict is more detrimental to than divorce.

Family Violence The National Violence Against Women Office estimates: 25% of women will be raped, physically assaulted, or stalked by an intimate partner in their lifetime. 22% experience physical assault 7–10% are raped by intimates 5% will be stalked by an intimate partner.

Family Violence Reasons victim stays in relationship: belief that batterer will change financial constraints mandatory arrest laws

Viewing Society in Global Perspective

Families and Globalization Changes at the global level are producing transnational families, families where at least one parent lives and works in a different nation than the children. Patterns of migration, war, and economic development have a profound effect on the social structure of families.

Families and Social Policy The family is often blamed for many social problems the nation experiences. Social policies designed to assist families should recognize the diversity of family forms and needs and the interdependence of the family with other social conditions and social institutions.