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John J. Macionis
Kenyon College
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Drew Hurley
Santa Fe Community College
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For Use With:
John J. Macionis, Sociology, 6th ed., Prentice-Hall, 1997.
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Family
Kinship
Family Unit
Marriage
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Monogamy
Polygamy
Polygyny
Polyandry
Oligamy
Cenogamy
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Extended Families
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| Type | Description | Example |
| Stem Extended Family | 3 or more generations in House | Grandmother lives with Parents & Children |
| Lineal Extended Family | Other Relatives of same generation in House | Cousin lives with Parents & Children |
| Associated Extended Family | House includes those informally Adopted | Aunt' lives with Parents & Children |
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A Report From Sweden
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Residential Patterns:
Partilocality
Matrilocality
Neolocality
Duolocality
Biolocality
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Patterns of Descent:
Patrilineal
Matrilineal
Bilateral
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Patterns of Authority:
Patriarchial
Matriarchial
Egalitarian
Democratic
Functions Of The Family: Structural-Functional Analysis
Socialization
Regulation of sex
Social Placement
Emotional Security
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Inequality and the Family: Social-Conflict Analysis
Property and Inheritance
Patriarchy
Race and Ethnicity
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Microlevel Analysis:
Symbolic-Interaction Analysis
Social-Exchange Analysis
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Courtship
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The Idealization of Romantic Love: Infatuated With An Unrealistic Image
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College Students Willing to Marry Without Romantic Love
1993 Global Survey
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Nation .................. %Willing
Pakistan ................ 51%
India ...................... 49%
Thailand ............... 18%
Phillippines .......... 12%
Mexico ................... 10%
England .................. 8%
Australia ................. 5%
United States ........ 4%
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Settling In: Ideal and Real Marriage
Child Rearing
The Family In Later Years
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African Americans
Married Couple ..................................................... 46%
Female Headed House, No Husband Present .......... 48%
Male Headed House, No wife Present .................... 6%
Asian Americans
Married Couple .................................................... 82%
Female Headed House, No Husband Present ......... 13%
Male Headed House, No Wife Present .................... 5%
Hispanics
Married Couples ................................................... 68%
Female Headed House, No Husband Present ......... 25%
Male Headed House, No Wife Present ................... 7%
Whites
Married Couple ..................................................... 82%
Female Headed House, No Husband Present ......... 14%
Male Headed House, No Wife Present ..................... 4%
Who's Minding The Kids?
Care In Child's Home .. 35.7%
U.S. Children of Working Mothers, 1995
By Father ...................... 20.0%
By Grandparent ............. 7.2%
By Other Relative .......... 3.2%
By Nonrelative ............... 5.4%
Care In Another Home .. 31.0%
By Grandparent ............. 8.6%
By Other Relative .......... 4.5%
By Nonrelative .............. 17.9%
Organized Child-Care Facility .. 23.0%
Day-Care Center ........... 15.8%
Nursery-Preschool ......... 7.3%
Mother Cares for Child at Work .. 8.7%
All Other ........................... 1.6%
Propenquity
Homogamy
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African-American Families
Latino Families
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Mixed Families
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Gender
He says. She hears....
She says. He hears....
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Depression In Fours Types Of Marriages
Type Marriage ................. % Depression ............ Description
Conventional
Men ....................................... 6% ................ Moderate
Women ................................ 9% ................ Moderate
Srained Conventional
Men .....................................18% ................. High
Women .............................. 12% ................ Moderate
Strained Egalitarian
Men ..................................... 3% .................. Low
Women .............................10% .................. Moderate
Egalitarian
Men .................................... 1% .................... Low
Women ............................. 6% .................... Low
Cuber & Haroff's Study of Family Dynamics:
Conflict Habituated
Devitalized
Passive Congenial
Vital
Total
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Divorce
Individualism on the Rise
Romantic Love subsides
Women are less dependent on Men
Marriages are Stressful
Divorce is Socially Accepted
Divorce is Legal and Easy
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Divorce Rate In The U.S., 1890 - 1990
Year ............... Divorces per 1,000
1890 .............................. .5
1900 .............................. .6
1910 .............................. .9
1920 ............................ 1.6
1930 ............................ 1.4
1940 ............................ 1.9
1950 ............................ 3.5
1960 ............................ 2.2
1970 ............................ 3.2
1980 ............................ 5.2
1990 ............................ 4.8
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Divorce As Process
Emotional Divorce
Legal Divorce
Psychic Divorce
Community Reorganization
Economic Reorganization
Parental Reorganization
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Payment of Child Support Following Divorce, 1995
No Court Order Payments ........ 46%
Court Ordered Payments................... 48%
Full Payment Received ..................... 24%
Partial Payment Received ................ 11%
No Payment Received ...................... 11%
No Payment Yet Due .......................... 8%
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Violence against Women
Violence against Children
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One-Parent Families
Cohabitation
Gay and Lesbian Couples
Singlehood
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Percent of Births to Unmarried Women, 1991
Nation ................................. Percent
Sweden ................................. 48%
Denmark ............................... 47%
Great Britain ......................... 30%
United States ...................... 30%
Canada ................................ 29%
Germany .............................. 15%
Japan ..................................... 1%
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In Vitro Fertilization
Cloning
Ethical Issues
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Should We Save The Traditional Family?
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