1. 1 Family

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3. 3 What family types are there? n Nuclear (Parents & children) n Extended (Parents, children, & other kin) n Blended

4. 4 What marriage patterns are there? n Endogamy – Same social category – People marry others that are socially like themselves n Exogamy (Outside)

5. 5 How many spouses can you have? n Monogamy n Polygamy – Polygyny – Polyandry

6. 6 How will the social exchange theory help you? n Individuals select partners who offer as much as they do n Marriage as negotiation n Families have become more egalitarian overt the last century in high income nations

7. Do you remember? n What family types are there? n What basic marriage patterns are there? n How many spouses can you have? n What is the social exchange theory? 7

8. 8 Will you be in the sandwich generation? n Caring for both children and aging parents n In high income nations, children have become a liability.

9. 9 Are you creating an empty nest? n Children have grown and left home n Difficult transition

10. 10 What are your parents most difficult adjustments? n Retirement n Care of grandchildren n Death of a spouse – Most difficult transition in married life

11. 11 Why is the traditional family eroding? n Singlehood in up n Divorce is up n More children are born to single mothers

12. Do you remember? n What is the sandwich generation? n What causes the empty nest period? n What are the most adjustments for parents? n Why is the traditional family eroding? 12

13. 13 What is increasing divorce? n Rising Individualism n Romantic love often subsides n Financial strains n Women are less economically dependent on men

14. 14 Do you have the highest risk of divorce? n Young people who marry after short courtship

15. 15 What about cohabitation? n Increased sharply since 1970 n Usually short duration n May actually discourage marriage

16. 16 What is related to child abuse in families? n Adult abusers were abused themselves

17. Do you remember? n Why is divorce increasing? n What creates the highest risk of divorce? n What about cohabitation? n What is common among child abusers? 17

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