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2. The Family in History Chapter 2 Why does a concept of family even exist?

3. Discussion Outline-The Family in History I. Colonial American Families II. The Emerging Modern Family III. The Modern Family IV. New Family Diversity

4. Historical Trends How has the family changed in the past 100 years? 50 years? 10 Years?

5. Origins of the American Family European origins – Religious regulation of family life – Marriage as a political and economic institution – Patriarchy Marriage patterns Film

6. Colonial American Families (before 1820) – American Indians and matrilineal descent – Colonial Americans and gender inequality – Large families and the economic view towards kids – African American families and enslavement

7. Why did the fertility rate go down significantly from 1800-1900?

8. The Emerging Modern Family (1820- 1900) The seed of the idea of romantic marriages is planted – Courtship emerges – Monogamous morality The industrial revolution and the separate spheres of gender Less kids – Condoms and culture – Individuality of children and emotional connections with parents Minority Families – Civil war changes – Strong extended family networks for Latino and African families – Asian Families

9. The Modern Family (1900-1960’s) The companionship family-Companionate marriage – An Ideal, not a reality Courtship replaces by dating – Unsupervised interaction, cars Companies pay a family wage The baby boom hits The 1950’s traditional family

10. New Family Diversity (1960’s to present) Modern services replace “homemaker” tasks Women enter paid work force – More independence Birth rates decline Emotional bonds of family increase

11. – Higher divorce rates than 1950’s – Increased singlehood (and delaying marriage) and cohabitation – Increased acceptance of homosexual couples: More gay and lesbian couples raising children and getting married – More single women having children – More women deciding not to have children – Single parenthood – # of children – Mothers in the Labor Force – Modern-day family stress

12. Do people have less or more respect for the institution of marriage?