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FAD 2230 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE Chapter 1 What is a family Why Study Families and Other Close Relationships US census bureau 2 or more people living together who are related by birth marriage or adoption not broad enough OUR definition 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 can include family of orientation family of procreation and fictive kin The family you are born into The family you make through marriage partnering and or parenthood Nonrelatives whose bonds are strong and intimate How society defines a family has important consequences with respect to right certain benefits pensions and health insurance helps us study them Social implications shared meaning An institutional arrangement between persons to publicly recognize social and intimate bonds socially legitimate sexual union begun with a public announcement undertaken with some idea of permanence assumed with a more or less explicit marriage contract that spells out reciprocal obligations between spouses Regulation of sexual behavior incest taboo Reproducing and socializing children Property and inheritance Economic cooperation family is the group responsible for providing its members with food shelter etc Social placement status and roles Care warmth protection and intimacy Teaching children the rules expectations and culture of that society The positions people occupy in a group or in a society The behaviors associated with those positions Linking micro level and macro level perspectives on families Families are always changing the importance of social science theory and research The patterns of social organization that guide our interactions with others elements of social structure shape our daily experience privileges and constraints Concentrating exclusively on individual interactions in specific settings individual uniqueness personal decision making Focuses on the interconnectedness of marriage families and intimate relationships with the rest of society and its institutions how social cultural economic and political forces influence families Family of orientation Family of procreation Fictive kin Why should we care about the definition of family Marriage Marriages and families in all cultures include such functions as Socialization Statuses Roles The key themes of this course Theme 1 Micro level macro level perspectives on families Social structure Micro level perspective Macro level perspective FAD 2230 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE Social institution Theme 2 Families are always changing The dynamic state of the family Marriage patterns Monogamy A major sphere of social life with a set of beliefs and rules organized to meet basic human needs families cannot be understood without examining how they influence and are influenced by social institutions religious customs the type of economy the structure of education and the political system all shape family patterns as do our attitudes behaviors and opportunities Families are not monolithic or static but instead are ever changing Families are always changing and adapting to a wide variety of historical and cultural traditions Polygamy Polygyny Polyandry Marriage between 2 people A system that allows for more than one spouse at a time A marriage pattern in which husbands can have more than one wife A marriage pattern in which wives can have more than one husband Patriarchy Matriarchy Egalitarian A form of social organization in which the norm of expectation is that men have the natural right to be in positions of authority over women A form of social organization in which the norm or expectation is that the power and authority in society would be vested in women The expectation that power and authority are equally vested in men and women Bilateral Patrilineal Matrilineal Most common in developed nations descent can be traced through both male and females sides of the family A descent pattern where lineage is traced exclusively or at least primarily through the man s family line still some forms in the US last names reflecting the father s lineage rather than the mother s and naming sons after the father Jr or IV when we do not do this for daughters A descent pattern where lineage is traced exclusively or primarily within women s families Show how families are ever changing Different types of families in US history Colonial families Indentured servants slaves Industrialization Today all different aspects Patterns of authority Patterns of descent Monogamy Polygamy Polygyny Polyandry Patriarchy Matriarchy Egalitarian Bilateral Patrilineal Matrilineal History of family life in the US FAD 2230 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE Profile of US families Nuclear family Extended family Companionate families Theme 3 The importance of social theory and research Importance of a scientific perspective The goals of family research are to Different research methods Survey experiment focus group observational study secondary analysis case study cross sectional longitudinal Random sample Quantitative research Qualitative research Theories Marry later Smaller families Working moms Increased elderly pop More single parent households A family composed of adults and their children A family composed of parents children and other relatives such as grandparents A marriage based on mutual affection sexual attraction compatibility and personal happiness Provides a more objective window on the world because common sense differs from one place to another offers a firmer basis on which to form opinions and base our values describe some phenomenon examine the factors that predict or are associated with some phenomenon explain the cause and effect relationships examine the meaning and interpretations of some phen to questions A controlled method for determining cause and effect A small group interview of people who are brought together to discuss a particular topic A research method that goes into the natural setting and observes people n action A research method in which the data were collected for some other purpose but still are useful to the researcher Descriptive Exploratory or explanatory analysis of a person group or event could only happen once very specific Examination occurs at 1 time point Examines the same individuals at several time points A sample in which every person of interest has an equal chance of being selected into your research study Research that


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