I. Introduction: FamilyII. Basic Conceptsa. Family: a group of two or more people related by ancestry, marriage or adoption who live together and form an economic unit.b. Kinship: social relationships that are established through marriage, adoption, or bloodlines and that connect relatives to one another across generations.c. Basic divisionsi. Family of orientationii. Family of procreationd. Place of residencei. Matrilocalii. Patrilocaliii. Neolocal e. Structurei. Extended familyii. Nuclear familyf. Marriagei. Norms1. monogamy2. polygamya. polygynyb. polyandry3. group marriageIII. Theoretical Perspectives a. Functionalism i. Functions of the family1. Regulation of sexual behavior2. Replacement of members3. Socialization 4. Care and emotional support5. Provision of social statusb. Feminist Perspectivec. Productive and reproductive work, per Friedrich Engels (1820-1895)i. Production of food, clothing, shelter, etc. are seen as essential.ii. Reproduction is not granted the same significance as production of goods, etc.IV. History/Evolution of the FamilyV. Global Changes in Family PatternsVI. Marriage and Family in the U.S.a. Classb. Nonmarital childbearingc. Divorce and separationd. Remarriage and stepparentinge. Single-Parent Familiesf. Family ViolenceVII. The Changing Familya. 1900i. 80% of children lived in two-parent families in which the mother worked on the farm or in the home.ii. 10% lived in single-parent homesb. 2000i. 25% of children live in a home with the father as breadwinner and mother as homemaker.ii. 28% lived in single-parent homesiii. Married women in the paid workforce1. 1900 – 15.4%2. 2000 – 53.1%c. Cohabitationd. Same-sex couplesVIII. Summary and
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