HDFS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Contemporary Concepts, Stepfamily, Economic Security
21 Mar 2017
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Pro-family presidential candidates: bringing children on stage while making appearances, speeches. The way this question is presented bias. 86% americans: single parent raising a child. 80% americans: unmarried couple raising a child. 63% americans: gay/lesbian couple raising a child. Group of people who love & care for each other. Optimistic: families are growing stronger: same-sex marriage, stay-at-home fathers. Pessimistic: families are falling apart: domestic violence, divorce. Family 2 persons related by blood, marriage, adoption. Household all persons who occupy a dwelling (house). Characteristics of the traditional concept of family: Image of married couple: man + woman: man/dad works, has final say in family decisions, woman/mom raises the children, obedience. Permanence: family as an institution: humans have had some form of family institution since the days when we were hunters & gatherers. Constant debates whether this should persist or not. Who is in vs. out of a family. What makes belonging to a family different from.
