Sociology Module 13

Family

nuclear family

a man, a woman, and their children

extended family

Those we feel are part of our family

family

domestic relationships through, blood, marriage, adoption, or otherwise that we consider to be our family

Ideal family type

loving, supporting, nurturing

real family type

less internal happiness, often have conflicts and inequality violence

marriage

governmentally, socially, religiously, recognized interpersonal relationships, usually intimate, that is often created as a form of contact

momogamy

practice of having only one spouse or committed romantic partner at a time

polygamy

any form of marriage in which a person has more than one spouse

polygyny

one male and multiple females in relationship

polyandry

one female and multiple males

cohabitation

intimate relationships which include a common living place and which exist without the benefit of legal, cultural, or religious sanction

same sex marriage

legalized in the U.S. in 2015 (Obergefell v. Hodges)

no-fault divorce

laws removed the burden of proving that one's spouse had caused irreparable damage to the relationship (through adultery, battery, etc.).

Functionalism

Family is a social institution, procreation support (emotional and economic)

Conflict

gender roles established and reinforced in families, the second shift

symbolic interaction

family is a symbol itself, ideal types of family members

courtship

traditional dating period before engagement and marriage

adultery

sex with a person other than ones own spouse

endogamy

practice of marrying, becoming romantically involved, or engaging in sexual relations within a social group

family of orientation

the family functions to locate children socially, and plays a major role in their socialization

family of procreation

the family functions to produce and socialize children

ancient egyptian, hawaiian, and inca royalty

allows rare exceptions to allow marriages between brothers and sisters

exogamy

sorts of restrictions

arranged marriage

couple or group doesn’t meet before the wedding

Bundling tradition

potential mates spending the night together in the same bed, though the couple was not supposed to engage in sexual relations

Wedding Ceremony

Marriage is enacted and announced to the community

Fundamental attribution error

Doing something mean, it is situationally determined and doesn’t reflect their identity

Widow

spouse who outlives the other

fornication

teaching that unmarried people should not have sex