1. 1 Family

2. 2 Family types n Nuclear (Parents & children) n Extended (Parents, children, & other kin) n Blended

3. 3 Marriage patterns n Endogamy – Same social category n Exogamy (Outside) n Homogamy (Likes marry)

4. 4 Spouses n Monogamy n Polygamy – Polygyny – Polyandry

5. 5 Residential Patterns n Patrilocality n Matrilocality n Neolocality

6. 6 Descent n Patrilineal n Matrilineal n Bilateral

7. 7 Social exchange theory n Individuals select partners who offer as much as they do n Marriage as negotiation

8. 8 Sandwich generation n Caring for both children and aging parents

9. 9 Empty nest n Children have grown and left home n Difficult transition

10. 10 Parental adjustments n Retirement n Care of grandchildren n Death of a spouse – Most difficult transition in married life

11. 11 Factors increasing divorce n Individualism n Unexpected pregnancy n Alcohol or substance abuse n Financial strains

12. 12 Highest risk of divorce n Young people who marry after short courtship

13. 13 Cohabitation n Increased sharply since 1970 n Usually short duration n May actually discourage marriage

14. 14 Child abuse n Adult abusers were abused themselves

15. 15 Traditional (nuclear) family is eroding n Singlehood is up n Divorce is up n More children born to single mothers

16. 16 Traits of Healthy Families n Communicate and listen n Support each other n Respect n Trust

17. 17 Healthy families cont. n Play and humor n Responsibility n Right and wrong n Rituals and traditions – Story of the rose

18. 18 Healthy families cont. n Balance of interaction n Religious core n Respects privacy n Service to others n Family table time conversation n Shares leisure time n Seeks help with problems