Family & Marriage Unit 4

Family A family is defined as a group of people related by marriage, blood, or adoption Nuclear Family Parents and children only Extended Family 2 or more adult generations living in the same home

Marriage Different forms of marriage: Monogamy Polygamy Marriage of 1 man & 1 woman Polygamy Married to more than 1 person at a time Polygyny 1 man to more than 1 woman Polyandry 1 woman to more than 1 man

Table Talk Discuss and identify the key characteristics of a successful marriage. a. Where and how did you develop this schema? (parents, grandparents, etc.) Do you plan on getting married one day? Why? Who makes up your family?

Choosing a Mate Exogamy Incest taboos Endogamy Homogamy Heterogamy Practice of marrying outside ones group Incest taboos Forbidding the marriage between close blood relatives Endogamy Marriage within ones own group as required by social norms Homogamy The tendency to marry someone similar to oneself Heterogamy Marriage between people with differing social characteristics

Divorce Divorce: the termination or end of a marriage What causes divorces? Personal factors Age, race, nature of relationship, etc. Societal factors Money, social class, etc.

Quick Write What is the status of your parents relationship? Dating, engaged, married, or divorced

Blended Families Due to high divorce rates in the USA there are more blended families Blended families are formed when at least one of the recently married partners has a child / children from a previous marriage.

Same Sex Marriages Same-sex marriage is the marriage of a same-sex couple Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling in the Obergefell v. Hodges case.  The decision came over a decade after Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage. By 2015, 37 states recognized marriage equality.

Boomerang Kids Boomerang kids Adult children who return to the home and continue to live with their parents during their adult stage of life Real life is to hard Working is to difficult Puts a financial and mental strain on the parents

The 5 Love Languages

Five Languages of Love: Gary Chapman 1. Words of Affirmation 2. Quality Time 3. Receiving Gifts 4. Acts of Service 5. Physical Touch

5 Languages of Love Activity Get into groups based on your love language: On poster paper describe, explain, give examples, and draw your love language Must be colored and include at least 5 drawings