HD 204 1st Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Current Lecture I. What is Family?II. MarriageIII. Divorce Rates and RemarriageIV. Children and OtherV. Economic Issues Current LectureI. What is Family?a. There is no one right way to be a familyb. There is no one right way to communicate in familiesc. There is no one agreed upon definition of the term familyd. Families are dynamic, diverse, changing, resilient, unique, and yet similar in many wayse. Definition of Family- Family refers to “networks of people who share their lives over long periods of time bound by ties of marriage, blood, law or commitment,legal or otherwise, who consider themselves as family and who share a significant history and anticipated future of functioning in a family relationship – Pg. 8 in text bookf. Families of experience- Current family- Family of origing. U.S. families today- Cohabitation- A majority of couples cohabit before marrying- Of the couples that cohabitate, half eventually marry, half separateII. Marriagea. Most people still marry b. A smaller portion of the population is marriedc. Trends- Trend for being married since 1960’s has gone down- Trend for never being married since 1960’s has gone upd. Lifetime marriages last longer than they used toThese 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.e. Age at first marriage has increasedf. Inter-racial marriage more common (2% of marriage in 1960 vs. 15% in 2008)g. More same-sex couples reporting they are marriedh. Variation by class and race/ethnicity- Those with income 3x the poverty line are twice as likely to be married as those with incomes below the poverty lineIII. Divorce Rates and Remarriagea. Between 40-50 percent of all U.S marriages will end in divorceb. The average length of a first marriage ending in divorce is 8 yearsc. Divorce rates are stabilizing/ droppingd. Risk of divorce- Having an annual income of over $50,000 reduces the risk of divorce by 30%- Waiting to marry after 25 years old reduces divorce rate by 24%- Teens that marry under 20 are at a 50% risk of divorce- If your parents are happily married, this reduces your risk of divorce by 14%- Strong religious beliefs reduces risk of divorce by 14%- If you attend college, it reduces your risk of divorce by 13%- Women living below the poverty line are more likely to experience divorce than non – poor women (44% vs. 29%)e. Remarriage- 75% of those who divorce will remarry- 15% of marriages involve one partner remarrying IV. Children and Othera. Adoption- 2% under age 18 adopted in 2007- ¼ of those adopted by relatives- Today open adoption is the most common form of adoptionb. Boomerang kids- Kids who move out and then return home to live with their parents again- 40% of adult children return homec. Gay and Lesbian couples- 1% coupled households are gay and lesbian in American- In 2000, 33% lesbian women lived with children while 22% of gay menlived with childrend. Multigenerational Families- Grandparent living in the same house as their kids and grandkids- Less common in US than other countries- 18% children who have a single parent, also live with a grandparentV. Economic Issues a. Married mothers increasingly likely to work- 61% of women with kids under age 6 (vs. 19% in 1960)- Split-shift parenting (one parent gets day shift, one parent gets night shift)- 50% of American parents feel they spend too little time with their childrenb. Poverty- 1 in 5 children live in poverty- Single parent + 2 kids $17, 607- Two parents + 2 kids $22,162- Over half of young children in female- headed households live in poverty- 41% of children live in low- income families- 1 in 50 children experience homelessness each yearc. Racial/ Ethnic diversity- Immigrant families have a higher fertility rates- 11% foreign born, 23% of children have at least one immigrant parent- Children of immigrants are more likely to live with two parents- Children of immigrants are more likely to live in low- income or poor