FSHD257 1st Edition Lecture 1Outline of Current Lecture I. Chapter 1: The Meaning of Marriage and Familya. Personal Experience VS. Expertise b. Marriagei. What is Marriage? ii. Shared Features of Marriageiii. Who May Marry? iv. Forms of Marriage v. The Rights and Benefits of Marriagec. Familyi. Defining Familyii. Four Functions of Familyiii. Types of Familiesiv. Why Live in Families? v. Extended Families and Kinship vi. Multiple Viewpoints on Familiesvii. Constructions of Contemporary Family Lifeviii. Changes in Family Life Over the Past Four Decadesd. Major Themes of the Texti. Families Are Dynamicii. Families Are Diverse iii. Outside influences Current LectureI. Personal Experience VS. Expertise a. As we study family patterns and issues, we need to understand that our attitudesand beliefs about families both affect and distort views. i. Experience VS Expertise ii. Ongoing social controversy b. What we experience is different from what those around us have experienced II. Marriagea. What is Marriage? i. A marriage is a legally recognized union between two people1. United sexually 2. Cooperate economically 3. May give birth to, adopt, or rear children These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.ii. The union is assumed to be permanent 1. People go into marriage assuming it will be permanent, but… 2. It may be dissolved by separation or divorceiii. Marriage differs among cultures and has changed considerably in our society 1. It differs historically too 2. Polygamy/monogamy/average age/how the partner chosen [arranged or by choice]/shared resources/children [responsibility of one partner or both?]/etc.iv. People who are happily married are more likely to be healthier (mentally and physically) and live longerb. Shared Features of Marriagei. Despite cultural and historical variation, the following characteristics seemed to be shared among all marriages:1. The establishment of rights and obligations connected to gender, sexuality, relationships with kin and in-laws, and legitimacy of children2. The establishment of specific roles within the wider community and society 3. The orderly transfer of wealth and property from one generation to the next4. The assignment of the responsibility for caring for and socializing children to the spouses or their relatives c. Who May Marry? i. Has changed throughout historyii. Varies around the world and within the U.S.iii. Polygamy/ages/races/genders/etc.d. Forms of Marriagei. Monogamy: having only one spouse at a time1. Only legal type of marriage 2. Not necessarily the preferred type across cultures of the worldii. Polygamy: preferred marital arrangement worldwide1. Polygyny: the practice of having 2 or more wives2. Polyandry: the practice of having 2 or more husbandsa. Very rare, usually coexists with polygyny b. Reasons for polygamy: female to male ratio/splitting land/population/culture/tradition/shared resources/money/economics/etc.iii. Serial monogamy or modified polygyny 1. One or more spouses over a lifetime a. This could mean divorce, widowede. The Rights and Benefits of Marriagei. Include but are not limited to:1. Legal status with partner’s children -> both have more legal rights2. Partner medical decisions 3. Right to inherit property 4. Payments of worker’s compensation after death 5. Public assistance from department of human service6. Right to divorce7. Award of child custody in divorce preceding’s 8. Control, division, acquisition, and disposition of community property9. Division of property after dissolution of marriage10. Right to support after divorceIII. Familya. Defining Family: i. Census Definitions1. Family: “A group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together in a household” 2. Household: “One or more people – everyone living in a housing unit makes up a household” ii. Textbook Definition1. Family: “Two or more persons related by birth, marriage, adoption, or choice” iii. Affiliated Kin: unrelated individual who feel and are treated as if they were relatives1. Ex: best friend, lover, priest, boyfriend, minister, rabbi, girlfriend, neighbor, teacher, godchild, godparent, pet, etc.iv. There are also ethnic differences as to what constitutes family v. The nuclear or traditional family 1. Nuclear family: consisting of mother, father, and children 2. Traditional family: a mostly middle-class version of the nuclear family in which women’s primary roles are wife and mother and men’s primary roles are husband and breadwinnerb. Four Functions of Family (families do not need to have all four of these, nor do they need to function well to be considered a family) i. Provision of intimacyii. Formation of a cooperative economic unit iii. Reproduction and socialization1. Socialization: the shaping of individual behavior to conform to our social or cultural norms iv. Assignment of social roles and status c. Types of Familiesi. Family of orientation or family of origin1. The family in which we grew up in (the family in which we were born into) ii. Family of procreation 1. The family formed through marriage and childbearingiii. Family of cohabitation 1. The family formed through living or cohabitating with another person d. Why Live in Families? i. Continuity as a result of emotional attachments, rights, and obligations1. When we choose a partner or have children we stop looking for others2. We turn to our family to give us emotional support or attention when we need it and vice versa ii. Close proximity 1. Help cooperation and communication iii. Intimate awareness of others 1. They have seen us in the most intimate circumstances (through thick-and-thin)2. Familiarity and close contact teach us to make adjustments when living with others iv. Economic benefits1. Pool together incomes2. As one economic unit a family can become more than what an individual would be e. Extended Families and Kinship i. Extended family: Consists of grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and in-laws1. May be formed through marriage or birthii. Kinship System: The social organization of the family1. It is based on the reciprocal rights and obligations of different family members2. Kin can be affiliated as when a nonrelated person is considered as kin3. A relative may fulfill a different kin role, such as a grandparent taking care of a grandchild f. Multiple Viewpoints of Familiesi. In