INSTITUTIONS: INSTITUTIONS:

MARRIAGE & FAMILYMARRIAGE & FAMILY

Part IPart I

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• In US - One Woman, Man and Children

• Other Cultures Polygamy and Polyandry

• Approved Group into which a Child is

Born?

What is a Family?What is a Family? What is a Family?What is a Family?

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“A family consists of people who

consider themselves related by blood,

marriage or adoption.”

Family DefinedFamily Defined Family DefinedFamily Defined

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•Nuclear

•Extended

•Family of Orientation

•Family of Procreation

Family Can Be...Family Can Be... Family Can Be...Family Can Be...

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•Until Recently…Taken for Granted

•Acceptance of Same-Sex Marriages

•Must be Alive?

What is Marriage?What is Marriage? What is Marriage?What is Marriage?

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“Marriage is a group’s approved

mating arrangement…usually

marked by a ritual.”

What is Marriage?What is Marriage? What is Marriage?What is Marriage?

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Families Establish Patterns of…

• Mate Selection

• Descent

• Inheritance

• Authority

– Patriarchy

– Matriarchy

– Egalitarian

Common Cultural Common Cultural

ThemesThemes

Common Cultural Common Cultural

ThemesThemes

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• Economic Production

• Socialization of Children

• Care of Sick and Aged

Marriage and Family in Marriage and Family in

Theoretical PerspectiveTheoretical Perspective FunctionalistFunctionalist

Marriage and Family in Marriage and Family in

Theoretical PerspectiveTheoretical Perspective FunctionalistFunctionalist

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• Recreation

• Sexual Control

• Reproduction

Marriage and Family in Marriage and Family in

Theoretical PerspectiveTheoretical Perspective FunctionalistFunctionalist

Marriage and Family in Marriage and Family in

Theoretical PerspectiveTheoretical Perspective FunctionalistFunctionalist

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• Functions of the Incest Taboo

• Isolation and Emotional Overload

Marriage and Family in Marriage and Family in

Theoretical PerspectiveTheoretical Perspective FunctionalistFunctionalist

Marriage and Family in Marriage and Family in

Theoretical PerspectiveTheoretical Perspective FunctionalistFunctionalist

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• Struggles between Wives and Husbands

• Power Struggle over…

– Housework

– Child Care

– Money

– Attention

– Respect

– Sex

Marriage and Family in Marriage and Family in

Theoretical PerspectiveTheoretical Perspective ConflictConflict

Marriage and Family in Marriage and Family in

Theoretical PerspectiveTheoretical Perspective ConflictConflict

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• Gender, Housework and Child Care

• Gender Division of Labor

Marriage and Family in Marriage and Family in

Theoretical PerspectiveTheoretical Perspective Symbolic InteractionSymbolic Interaction

Marriage and Family in Marriage and Family in

Theoretical PerspectiveTheoretical Perspective Symbolic InteractionSymbolic Interaction

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In TwoIn Two--Paycheck Marriages, How Do Husbands Paycheck Marriages, How Do Husbands

& Wives Divide Up the Responsibilities?& Wives Divide Up the Responsibilities?

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• Love and Courtship in Global

Perspective

• Marriage

– Social Channels of Love and

Marriage

– Homogamy

The Family Life CycleThe Family Life Cycle The Family Life CycleThe Family Life Cycle

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Marriages Between Whites & African AmericansMarriages Between Whites & African Americans

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Childbirth

• Marital Satisfaction Decreases

• Additional Complications

The Family Life CycleThe Family Life Cycle The Family Life CycleThe Family Life Cycle

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Child Rearing

• Married Couples and Single Mothers

• Day Care

• Nannies

• Social Class

The Family Life CycleThe Family Life Cycle The Family Life CycleThe Family Life Cycle

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Who Takes Care of Preschoolers While Their Mothers Are Who Takes Care of Preschoolers While Their Mothers Are

At Work?At Work?

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Family Transitions

• Adultolescents and the Not-So-Empty Nest

• Widowhood

The Family Life CycleThe Family Life Cycle The Family Life CycleThe Family Life Cycle