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Marriage Partner |
Sociological reality is that a person will likely choose a mate that has characteristics similar to his or her own. he or she will MOST LIKELY BUT NOT ALWAYS be of the same age, religion, race and ethnicity, educational background, socio-economic status, same location and possess similar values. |
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Family |
group of people related by marriage, blood, or adoption. has the greatest impact on individuals behavior |
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marriage |
the legal union between a man and woman |
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the importance of family |
in most societies, family has been the most important institution. provides care and affection. produces new generations. transmits social status. socializes the young. provides economic support. develop a persons self concept |
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nuclear families |
composed of a parent or parents and any children |
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extended family |
two or more adult generations of the same family whose members share economic resources and live in the same household |
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patrilineal |
descent and inheritance passed from the father to his male descendants oldest man usually has authority-live near wifes parents |
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matrilineal |
descent and inheritance passed from the mother to her female descendants oldest woman usually has authority live near wifes parents |
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bilateral |
passed equally through both parents most families in us like this |
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monogamy |
the most widely practiced marriage of a woman and a man |
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polygamy |
involves the marriage of a male or female to more than one person at a time |
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exogamy |
the practice of marrying outside ones group exo outside |
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endogamy |
mate selection norms that require individuals to marry within their own kind endo inside |
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blended family |
family formed when at least one of the partners in a marriage has been married before and has a child or children from previous marriage |
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potential problems |
money difficulties child support, stepchildren disapproval, unclear roles, step parents |
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dual employed marriages |
both male and female work outside the home or on top of household and child care duties |
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cohabitation |
living with someone without the legal obligations or responsibilities of formal marriage increasing trend |
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boomerang kids |
young adults who either leave the home and return or stay at home and live with parens |
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marriage rate |
number of marriages per year for every one thousand members of the population |
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divorce rate |
number of divorces per year fro every one thousand members of the population |
