Study Guide FAD 2230 Exam 1 What is a family types definitions function of families Family a relationship by blood marriage or affection in which members may cooperate economically may care for children and may consider their identity to be intimately connected to the larger group Family of orientation family that your born into Family of procreation the family that you make through marriage partnering and or parenthood Functions of families Regulation of Sexual Behavior every culture regulates sexual behavior which includes who it is acceptable to have a relationship with For example it is unacceptable marry someone in your family Reproducing and socializing children each society must produce new members and ensure socialization Societies prefer that reproduction be done within the confines of an established family Property and Inheritance monogamy insures that men would know their heirs without monogamy paternity was uncertain Economic Cooperation a family is the group that is responsible for providing its members with food shelter clothing and other basic necessities Social placement status and roles families provide their members with an identity and social position in society Care warmth protection and intimacy families need provide emotional care Micro vs macro theories Micro focus on the individual and his or her interactions in specific settings People who use this theory focus on individual uniqueness personal decision making and interactions between small groups of people Ex that divorce could be reduced by teaching couples better communication skills Macro focus on the interconnectedness of marriage families and intimate relationships with the rest of society This says that dating divorce violence teen pregnancy are all relevant to social structure Micro vs macro influences on dating The micro influence on dating is that the individuals can fix their own problems in their relationship such as stressed families can be reduced by finding ways to improve time management skills The macro level explains that relationships are connected with society The choices we make like who we married our influenced by our society Different marriage patterns Monogomy marriage between one man and one woman Polygamy a system that allows for more than one spouse at a time gender doesn t matter Polyhyny husbands can have more than one wife Polyandry women can have more than one husband very rare Different residence patterns Neolocal the expectation that a newly married couple lives together permanently Patrilocal expectation that a newly married couple lives with the husband s family Matrilocal expectation that the newly married couple lives with the wife s family Agents of socialization the primary groups responsible for gender socialization and include parents schools toys peers and the mass media Sociological imagination the recognition that our personal experiences are in large part shaped by forces within the larger society Gender socialization teaching the cultural norms associated with being male or female Difference between race and ethnicity Race category describing people who share real or perceived physical straits that society deems socially significant such as a skin people Ethnicity shared cultural characteristics such as language place of origin dress food religion and other values Social class social position based primarily on income and wealth but job and education could be relevant the upper class the wealthiest more powerful They are 3 5 of the population the upper middle class 15 20 make up the population These people are doctors lawyers and business executives The income is 100 000 200 000 the middle class the income for this class is 40 000 100 000 the working class this group is also known as lower middle class About 20 of Americans fall into this group The income is 20 000 40 000 the working poor about 15 of the population These people make minimum wage the underclass 3 5 of the population is extremely poor and often unemployed Social mobility movement from one social class to another Types of singles Voluntary temporary singles unmarried adults who may be delaying marriage while pursuing education or establishing a career The vast majority of people fit into this category Voluntary stable singles unmarried adults desiring a single unmarried lifestyle They want to be single for their whole life For example nuns who take a vow of celibacy Involuntary temporary singles singles who are actively searching for a mate and are unable to find a suitable one Involuntary stable singles unmarried adults who can expect to be single for life even though they may not want to be A small group of people who would like to be married but never will be Dating patterns we spend most of our time with people who look like us act like us and think like us homogamous Same race social class edu age and religion Most people meet each other at work at school and through friends and family dating scripts sets of expectations around dating that are somewhat different for men and women For example womens scripts include waiting to be asked for a date or buying a new outfit Mens include asking someone for a date or paying the bill Attachment styles The attachment theory states the way infants form attachments early in life will affect their relationships throughtout later life secure attachment an attachment type where infants feel safe when their mothers are out of sight anxious ambivalent attachment the attachment type where infants become nervous when their parent leaves the room and can show rejection when the parent returns avoidant attachment an attachment type where infants show little attachment to their primary parent Our attachment history can influence our friendships and intimate relationships throughout our lives For better or for worse Types of love romantic love a type of love that is characterized by passion melodrama and excitement and which receives a lot of media attention companionate love a type of love that grows over time based on strong commitment friendship and trust theoretical perspectives on love sociobiology an evolution theory that all humans have an instinctive impulse to pass on their genetic material biochemical perspectives of love theories that suggest humans are attracted to certain types of people at which point the brain releases natural chemicals that give us a rush we experience as sexual attraction micro level perspectives on love focuses on the
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