1. Marriages and Families, 8/e
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Riedmann

2. Chapter 1 Family Commitments: Making Choices in a Changing Society
Key Terms

3. primary group Any group in which there is a close, face-to-face relationship.
nuclear family Husband, wife and children in one family. The “traditional” family.

4. modern family The traditional, nuclear family is called the modern family because it emerged with modern industrial society.
postmodern family Today’s families, increasingly diverse.

5. extended family Families which include other relatives besides parents and children.
family values Values, such as togetherness, that focus on the family as a whole.

6. familism Placing family well-being over individual interests and preferences.
individualistic values Values that encourage people to think in terms of seeking primarily personal happiness as opposed to group happiness.

7. archival family function Families create, store, preserve, and pass on particular objects, events, or rituals that members consider relevant to their personal identities and to maintaining the family as a unique group.