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Characteristics of Family Life 1. A family begins with a ritual between a woman and a man, a ceremony that we call marriage, and which implies long duration, if not permanence, for the relationship. 2. The partners have duties and rights of parenthood that are also socially recognized and defined. 3. Husband, wife and children live in a common place. 4. There are reciprocal economic obligations between husband and wife—that is, they both work for the family, even though the amount and kind of labor or production may be far from equal. 5. The family also serves as a means of sexual satisfaction for the partners though not necessarily as an exclusive one. Source: Carl Degler: At Odds
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Family Configurations►Nuclear: traditional husband, wife &
children►Conjugal: of relation►Consanguine: of blood►Extended►Patriarchal►Matriarchal
Functions of the Family►Socialization►Economic cooperation►Reproduction►Sexual Relations
► Source: Murdock: Social Structure
Characteristics of Family Life1. A family begins with a ritual between a woman
and a man, a ceremony that we call marriage, and which implies long duration, if not permanence, for the relationship.
2. The partners have duties and rights of parenthood that are also socially recognized and defined.
3. Husband, wife and children live in a common place.
4. There are reciprocal economic obligations between husband and wife—that is, they both work for the family, even though the amount and kind of labor or production may be far from equal.
5. The family also serves as a means of sexual satisfaction for the partners though not necessarily as an exclusive one.
Source: Carl Degler: At Odds
Marital Cycle►Date►Mate Selection►Ritual►Adjustment Period►Childbearing►Childrearing► Family Growth►Empty Nest►Retirement►Widowhood
Understanding the Numbers►Census categories►Race v Ethnicity►What is a minority?►Prejudice v Discrimination►Ethnocentrism
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