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The Family in History Chapter 2 Why does a concept of family even exist?
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Discussion Outline-The Family in History I. Colonial American Families II. The Emerging Modern Family III. The Modern Family IV. New Family Diversity
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Historical Trends How has the family changed in the past 100 years? 50 years? 10 Years?
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Origins of the American Family European origins – Religious regulation of family life – Marriage as a political and economic institution – Patriarchy Marriage patterns Film
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Colonial American Families (before 1820) – American Indians and matrilineal descent – Colonial Americans and gender inequality – Large families and the economic view towards kids – African American families and enslavement
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Why did the fertility rate go down significantly from 1800-1900?
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The Emerging Modern Family (1820- 1900) The seed of the idea of romantic marriages is planted – Courtship emerges – Monogamous morality The industrial revolution and the separate spheres of gender Less kids – Condoms and culture – Individuality of children and emotional connections with parents Minority Families – Civil war changes – Strong extended family networks for Latino and African families – Asian Families
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The Modern Family (1900-1960’s) The companionship family-Companionate marriage – An Ideal, not a reality Courtship replaces by dating – Unsupervised interaction, cars Companies pay a family wage The baby boom hits The 1950’s traditional family
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New Family Diversity (1960’s to present) Modern services replace “homemaker” tasks Women enter paid work force – More independence Birth rates decline Emotional bonds of family increase
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– Higher divorce rates than 1950’s – Increased singlehood (and delaying marriage) and cohabitation – Increased acceptance of homosexual couples: More gay and lesbian couples raising children and getting married – More single women having children – More women deciding not to have children – Single parenthood – # of children – Mothers in the Labor Force – Modern-day family stress
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Do people have less or more respect for the institution of marriage?
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