Ch. 10: The Family

Family

Group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption- and residing together

Family of Orientation

family that a person is born into and raised by (includes parents, siblings, and other relatives who are part of the household during a person's childhood)

Family of Procreation

family unit that is formed when an individual gets married or has children;created by an individual's own choice; typically composed of a spouse or partner and any children that the couple may have.

Symbolic Interaction Argument

Our definitions of family are heavily \n shaped by what we have been exposed \n to; our ‘norm’ is shaped by interactions \n within our own families

Rational Choice Theories Argument

cost-benefit analysis

Conflict Theory Argument

Struggles for power and control within families, society in general

Arranged Marriage

Pattern of mate selection where someone other than the couple selects the marital partner

Free Choice Marriage

Partners select each other based primarily on romance and love

Patriarchy

men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property

Matriarchy

women hold the primary power positions in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property

Egalitarian

equal distribution of power regardless of gender

The Second Shift

(Hochschild) housework and childcare that employed women do after their day jobs

Monogamy

Marriage of two individuals (most common in adv societies)

Serial monogamy

pattern of having a series of monogamous relationships, one after the other, rather than being in multiple relationships at the same time

Polygamy

Marriage of one person to more than one partner at the same time

Polygyny

form of marriage in which a man is allowed to have more than one wife at the same time (patriarchal societies)

Polyandry

form of marriage in which a woman has multiple husbands at the same time

Feminization of poverty

Poverty disproportionately affecting women

Concerted Cultivation

Children introduced to multiple opportunities for engagement (music, sports, etc), greater \n verbal reasoning, interventions in educational system (upper and middle class)

Natural growth

(working class) Essentially a more hands off approach

Free Choice Marriage

Partners select each other based primarily on romance and love

Exogamy

choosing mates outside of your inner group workings

Endogamy

choosing a mate within your own group perimeters