French 202 Chapter 3

 la famille française en pleine évolution

• French family has been evolving since the cultural and social revolution of May ‘68

• The number of marriages and the birth rate are falling, while the number of divorces is increasing

• The notion of living as a couple is changing: ⅕ couples live in a common-law union

• PACS (Civil Solidarity Pact) created in 1999 with the aim of giving rights to homosexual couples is becoming very popular among heterosexual couples

• The number of single households continues to increase: ⅓ french people live alone

• Divorce rate is 45% in 2018

• The number of reconstituted families (parents with children from a first union) is increasing

• 1/10 children live in a single-parent family

• Same-sex parent family is also part of the French family landscape

• Taubira law formalized gay marriage for all of France

• Marriage and the family remain sacred institutions

The number of marriages is falling as is the birth rate, while the number of divorces is increasing

What are the consequences of May 68 on the evolution of French families?

gives rights to homosexual couples

What is the PACS (Civil Solitary Pact), created in 1999? Who is affected by PACS?

formalized homosexual marriages in all of France

What is the Taubira law?

famille nucléaire, familles recomposées, famille monoparentale, famille homoparental

What are the types of families in France?

depuis

since

taux de natalité

birthrate

but

purpose, goal

cesse

stops

tous

all

une famille homoparentale

family with same-sex parents

une famille monoparentale

single parent family

une famille nucléaire

nuclear family

une famille recomposée

blended family

la loi

law

un monoménage

single person household

l’union libre (f.)

living together without being married, common law marriage

augmenter

to increase

baisser

to decrease, to lower

évoluer

to evolve

menacé(e)

threatened

sacré(e)

sacred

seul(e)

alone

ainsi que

as well as

également

equally

en revanche

on the other hand

tandis que

while

l’aîné(e)

elder, eldest child

les arrière-grands-parents

(m. pl.) great grandparents

le beau-fils

son-in-law; stepson

le beau-frère

brother-in-law

le beau-père

father-in-law; stepfather

la belle-fille

daughter-in-law; stepdaughter

la belle-mère

mother-in-law; stepmother

la belle-sœur

sister-in-law

le benjamin / la benjamine

youngest child

le cadet / la cadette

younger, youngest child

le demi-frère / la demi-sœur

half brother/sister; stepbrother / stepsister

le fils / la fille unique

only child

le gendre

son-in-law

le jumeau / la jumelle

twin

le lien de parenté

family tie

l’époux / l’épouse

spouse

la famille élargie

extended family

une famille nombreuse

large family

une femme / un homme au foyer

housewife / househusband

le/la partenaire

domestic partner

le veuf / la veuve

widower / widow

être lié(e) par les liens du sang / du mariage

to be related by blood / by marriage

adoptif / adoptive

adopted

célibataire

single

remarié(e)

remarried

répandu(e)

widespread

L’influence de la famille sur qui nous sommes

• “you are indeed your father’s daughter” is an expression that says a lot about our origins and our behaviors

• we are all made up of innate things that we inherit, such as physical appearance, eye color or height

• for character, we find in ourselves certain traits of our parents

• education and social environment influences us

• family transmits values such as love, respect, and word

refers to our personalities and origins

What does the phrase “you are indeed your father’s daughter” refer to?

physical appearance, eye color, height, and personality

What are some innate things that we inherit?

love, respect, and work

What do our parents give us?

qui en dit beaucoup sur

that says a lot about

échapper

to escape

constitués

constituted, made up

innées

innate

propre

own

au-delà

beyond

charge

burden

en fin de compte

ultimately, at the end of the day

goûts

tastes

le caractère

character, nature

le comportement

behavior

l’éducation (f)

upbringing, manners

la génétique

genetics

la personnalité

personality

le physique

physique, build

la taille

size, height

hériter (de)

to inherit

ressembler (à)

to look like, resemble

un geste

gesture

un héritage

inheritance

un objet de famille

family heirloom

un trait (de visage)

(facial) feature

les fossettes

dimples

le front

forehead

les lèvres

lips

la mâchoire

jaw

la naissance des cheveux

hairline

les pommettes

cheekbones

les sourcils

eyebrows

courbé(e)

curved, bent

court(e)

short

droit(e)

straight

étroit(e)

narrow

fin(e)

thin

haut(e)

high

large

wide, large

moyen(ne)

medium, average

audacieux / audacieuse

daring

digne de confiance

trustworthy

fiable

reliable

franc / franche

frank, open, direct