Family Types
A nuclear family consists of
One or both parents and their children
What is a blended family?
A family consisting of parents who were previously married and children from previous marriages - step families
Kinship traced through the mother’s family is called what kind of descent?
Matrilineal
True or false: all societies treat families the same way
False, there are differences in who is considered family, and what the roles are among different societies
Two people living together without being married is known as
Cohabitation
What is a family of orientation?
The family in which you were born or adopted
what is the situation called where a mother and father share authority
egalitarian
If a newly married couple is expected to live with or near her husband’s parents, they are most likely part of a...
Patrilocal family
Name one function of the family
Regulation of Sexual Activity
Reproduction
Socialization
Economic/Emotional Security
The divorce rate in the US is estimated to be around
40-45%
What is a family of procreation?
A parent of a young child who also needs to take care of their aging parents
Families who are polygamous are most often found in these types of societies
pre-industrial
Why is it more likely today that people would marry outside of their own social groups?
Expanding access to education, geographic mobility, increased women participating in workforce
True or false: today, people marry mainly for economic reasons
False
In the US, most marriages are based on...
Romance
Your great grandmother would be considered this kind of relative
Tertiary - primary relatives of your secondary relatives
Heterogamy is known as
marriage between individuals who have different social characteristics
Name one type of family disruption
Divorce, death of spouse, empty nesting
Name one reason couples might delay childbearing
Establish careers, focus on financial success rather than valuing having their own children
What might an underlying reason for increased rates of teen pregnancy, school dropout rates, and arrest rates among single parent families be?
Poverty or economic disadvantage
families in which both spouses have jobs
Dual earner families
True or false: polyandry is much more common than polygyny
False
What are the three specific stresses according to Robert S. Weiss placed on single parents?
What are two reasons for the increased divorce rate?
Laws governing divorce have become less complicated
Cost of divorce has decreased
In the past, one spouse had to be “at fault” but now there is no fault divorce
Increase in dual-earner families has decreased the economic dependence of women on men
Society has become more accepting of divorce
Many people expect more of marriage and are less ready to accept marital problems