Chapter 15 Flashcards
(13 cards)
Nuclear family
A family unit consisting of two parents and their children.
Extended family
A larger family group that includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Marriage
A legally and/or socially recognized union between individuals that creates kinship.
Family of choice
A social group made up of individuals who deliberately choose to play significant roles in one another’s lives.
Family of orientation
The family into which an individual is born or raised.
Family of procreation
The family formed through marriage or childbearing.
Cohabitation
A living arrangement in which an unmarried couple lives together in a long-term relationship resembling a marriage.
Divorce
The legal dissolution of a marriage.
Affective individualism
The belief that romantic love should be the basis for marriage and personal relationships.
Single-parent households
Families with children headed by one parent, due to divorce, separation, or choice.
Functionalism
A theoretical perspective that sees society as a system of interrelated parts working together to promote stability and social order.
Symbolic Interactionist
A perspective that examines how individuals create meaning through social interaction, focusing on daily life and face-to-face interactions.
Feminist theories
Theoretical approaches that analyze gender inequality in family, work, and society, often challenging patriarchal structures.
