The Family Chapter 12

Facts from the US Census Average family size people Median family income - $50, % of people over 15 are married –9.7% are divorced, but not remarried 82% speak only English at home 63.9% (over age of 16) are employed 2010 US Census 2010 US Census

1950s and 60s Father = breadwinner Mother = homemaker Child-centered Traditional values Happy Days, Leave It To Beaver, The Andy Griffith Show

How has the image of a family changed?

Define these terms and create a graph or organizer to show how they relate to one another. Family Nuclear family Family of orientation Family of procreation Extended family Kinship

Define these terms and create a graph or organizer to show how they relate to one another. Family- group of people related by marriage, blood or adoption, often live together and share economic resources. Nuclear family- one or both parents, and their children Family of Orientation- nuclear family into which one is born or adopted –Individual, sibling(s) and parent(s)

Define these terms and create a graph or organizer to show how they relate to one another. Family of procreation- the family formed after an individual marries –Individual, spouse and children Extended family- family that consists of three or four generations of family sharing the same residence Kinship- network of people who are related by marriage, birth or adoption

Kinship Family of orientation Family Extended Family Family of Procreation

Marriage Monogamy Polygamy –Polygyny –Polyandry

Polygamy You should only marry the number of partners you can support –Polyandry usually occurs in impoverished areas with little land to cultivate –Polygyny usually occurs in societies with lots of land to cultivate Can add to a man’s prestige in society

Descent- Whose are you? Patrilineal - trace kinship (and sometimes property) from father to son Matrilineal - property and kinship are passed from mother to daughter Bilateral - kinship and property may come from either parent

Family Tree Draw your own family tree –Have one side maternal and the other paternal –Your name goes at the bottom center. –Include as much of your family as you like –On the sides, decorate the paper with traits/properties/characteristics that have been passed down –Make it colorful and representative of how yourself and your family Due Monday!

Functions Of A Family Regulation of sexual activity Reproduction Socialization Economic and emotional security

The American Family Homogamy - marrying individuals of similar social characteristics –Close in age (husband slightly older) –Husband is usually of a higher socioeconomic status (if there is a difference) –Religious background –Race 2.4% of marriages are interracial

The American Family Heterogamy - marriage between individuals who have different social characteristics –Increased since 1960s Why the increase? –Geographical movement –Higher college enrollments –Women in the workforce

Using the terms and facts we just discussed, identify examples of homogamy, heterogamy, and any other examples that involve families.

Industrialization Read page 308 in the textbook Answer the “Think About It” questions at the bottom.

Family Disruptions Family Violence Divorce Empty Nest Death of a Spouse Pick one of the terms Define it Describe the event and how it can be a disruption

Tradition 1. the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, esp. by word of mouth or by practice. 2. something that is handed down. 3. a long-established or inherited way of thinking or acting.

Strange Traditions Christmas Pickle Krampus Fruitcake Old Maids and Christmas cake Christmas Stockings

Traditions Brainstorm 7-10 traditions that your family has for the holiday season –Can be funny, serious, childish, religious etc. Would you pass these on to your children? –If yes- Why? –If no- Why not? How would you replace it? As a table, what did you have in common? What was drastically different? Read over the traditions of your tablemates, find 5 traditions that you would all want to share

Trends in Family Life Over the past few decades, the structure of a family has changed –One parent families –Delayed child-bearing –Childlessness –Dual-earner marriages –Remarriages –Delayed marriage

One Parent Families

25% of families with children under 18 (19.8 million children 1998 ) –4/5 are headed by women How formed? 3 common problems –Responsibility overload –Task overload –Emotional overload

One Parent Families More likely to be impoverished Children in single parent homes are 2-3 times more likely to experience the following: –Drop out of school –Teen pregnancy –Higher arrest rate –Suffer emotional problems

Delayed Child-bearing

23% of births were to women between ages (1998) 12% of births were to women between Reasons for delaying: –Complete education –Establish a career

Delayed Child Bearing Sandwich Generation –Individuals who are simultaneously raising their own children and caring for their aging parents

Childlessness

Some couples choose to wait to have children (and wait too long) Some choose to never have children –Infertility –Voluntary childlessness

Childlessness Couples who choose childlessness usually have high levels of education and income –Value freedom, financial security and personal time When you are older, do you want children?

Dual-Earner Marriages

Increase is due to more married women in the workforce Has increased from 17% in 40s to 61% Economically necessary for most families More women have higher education Family and Medical Leave Act

Remarriage

43% of marriages involve at least one partner who has been previously married 75% of divorcees remarry Has led to increase in blended families –30% of children live in stepfamilies 60% of remarriages end in divorce

Delayed Marriage

Average age for 1st marriage has increased –More acceptable to be single People delay marriage to finish education and establish a career

Delayed Marriage

Cohabitation –50% of unmarried women are/have cohabitated –Now precedes more than half of all first marriages

Family Structures Read about 2 other family structures Use your notes from the chapter to compare/contrast to American families –Relate the cultures to specific terms we discussed in class You must use 8 specific terms in the comparison

Chapter 12 Assessment Select a fictional family (book, TV, movie) From the list of terms from the chapter, pick 12 Explain how the family exhibits that idea 60 points Due Monday, May 23