1. Sociology

2.  1. describe basic family structure and how it has changed from the past 2. Do you think that the statistics about the 50% divorce rate in America are misleading? Why or why not? What are some main reasons for divorce? 3. give an overview of fam violence in the U.S. What are some things that are believed to be root causes of family abuse?  4. Where can people get help if they are experiencing abuse or know someone else who is being abused by a family member?

3.  Fam=most imp social institution family doesn’t have precise meaning. group of people related by marriage, blood, or adoption nuclear fam: 2 or more adult generations of the same fam whose members share economic resources and a common household (rare in the U.S. now)

4. based on need for labor farm: need more workers, grandma, kids. etc industrial rev: move away from farm, less kids and don’t live with as many adults any more.

5.  patrilineal: descent and inheritance passed through male line of fam matrilineal: “ “ female line of fam Bilateral: passed equally from mom and dad Patriarchy: man in charge Matriarchy: woman in charge Equalitarian: equal b/w man and woman (many in U.S. and Scandinavia like this)

6.  close to husband or wives fam. (patrilocal or matrilocal) OR neo local: not close to anyone’s fam: becoming most common in U.S.

7.  exogamy: marrying outside ones group endogamy: marriage w/in one’s group: as required by social norms. Same race.. not as stong a norm as before since 1980, mixed marriages have quadrupled in the U.S. although still only 5%. Homogamy: marrying someone like yourself heterogamy: marriage b/w people w/ different social characteristics. This is rising because America is becoming more racially and ethnically integrated

8.  Polygamy: more than one spouse polygyny: 1 man 2 or more wives Polyandry: 1 woman, 2 or more men

9.  socio-emotional maintenance: provision of acceptance and support. Unconditional love Reproduction very imp, can lead to divorce if not possible Fam transmits social status

10.  way fam members compete and cooperate. gender: women usually submissive helpers feminist: believe fam structure is source of inequality

11.  family-dev self- concept. Relationships w/in fam constantly changing

12.  more similarities than difs in Am society patterns fams are nuclear fams bilateral lineage traced from mom and dad democratic (partners share duties_ neolocal: live apart from both sets of parents monogamous

13.  Love and marriage don’t always go together conformity is one of the strongest reasons for marriage also couple must build a relationship that is not ONLY based on romantic love

14.  Marriage rate goes up and down. Not steady rise. divorce rate also pretty constant with minor ups and downs in certain years. Over half of all marriages result in divorce in the U.S. BUT you have to remember that counts people who have multiple marriages. Causes of Divorce may be because of: Age when married years married nature and quality of relationship

15.  Waffles and Spaghetti

16.  age inc fewer children:reduces pressure on marriages

17.  Blended like the Brady Bunch Problems: more difficult, step- children antagonism, unclear roles Single Parent Fams: majority headed by women 28% of American kids grow up in single parent households! Effects: higher rates of deviant behavior seen in single parent kids.

18.  Childless marriages on the rise: 19% of married women don’t have any kids! Dual Employed Cohabitation: living together without being married Same sex partners Single: more people are choosing to stay single Boomerang kids: kids who return to live with their parents after college.

19.  occurs in all social levels (dif from what was previously thought) http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_m ind/families/family_abuse.html ¼ of all girls are victims of sexual aggression (stats on p 368) Abuse not always directed at women OR physical most common: sibling http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_m ind/families/family_abuse.html

20.  1. describe basic family structure and how it has changed from the past 2. Do you think that the statistics about the 50% divorce rate in America are misleading? Why or why not? What are some main reasons for divorce? 3. give an overview of fam violence in the U.S. What are some things that are believed to be root causes of family abuse?  4. Where can people get help if they are experiencing abuse or know someone else who is being abused by a family member?