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Chapter Overview The family The family Marriage Marriage Cohabitation Cohabitation Divorce Divorce Single-parent families Single-parent families Gay and lesbian families Gay and lesbian families Family stressors Family stressors A model of family stress A model of family stress Interventions Interventions © 2011 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.

The Family Set of intimate and personal relationships Set of intimate and personal relationships Can be legal or extralegal Can be legal or extralegal This chapter covers only nuclear and extended families This chapter covers only nuclear and extended families © 2011 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.

Needs Satisfied by the Family Function of family Function of family –Governs reproduction and child-rearing –Provides economic support –Meets emotional needs Not all families function as described © 2011 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.

The Changing Family Traditional family style no longer universal Traditional family style no longer universal –About 58% of adults are married and living with spouse –About 58% of 25- to 29-year-old men and 43% of 25- to 29-year-old women have never been married –Only 18% meet stereotypical profile of husband, wife, two children –Boomerang children move back with parents © 2011 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.

Households by Type, 2007 (Figure 17.1) © 2011 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.

Types of Households Marriage Marriage Cohabitation Cohabitation Divorce Divorce Single-parent families Single-parent families Gay and lesbian families Gay and lesbian families © 2011 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.

Did You Know? In 1970, cohabitation was illegal in all 50 states In 1970, cohabitation was illegal in all 50 states By 2005 more 5 million Americans were cohabiting with someone of the opposite sex and another 779,867 were cohabiting with same-sex partners By 2005 more 5 million Americans were cohabiting with someone of the opposite sex and another 779,867 were cohabiting with same-sex partners © 2011 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.

Family Stressors Dual-career family Dual-career family Children Children Family planning Family planning Adoption Adoption –Closed adoptions: no contact with birth parents –Open adoptions: contact with birth parents © 2011 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.

Divorce Rates: United States, (Table 17.1) © 2011 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.

Family Stressors (cont.) Mobility: family members may be scattered Mobility: family members may be scattered Violence Violence –Child abuse –Intimate partner violence Financial stressors Financial stressors © 2011 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.

A Model of Family Stress (Figure 17.3) © 2011 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.

Interventions Life-situation interventions Life-situation interventions Financial stress interventions Financial stress interventions Perception interventions Perception interventions Emotional arousal interventions Emotional arousal interventions Physiological interventions Physiological interventions © 2011 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.

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