SOC-1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 42: Nuclear Family, Social Cognition, Anthony Giddens
13 Oct 2018
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Murdock (1949): a social group characterized by common residence, economic co-operation and reproduction. It includes adults of both sexes, at least two of whom maintain a socially approved sexual relationship, and one or more children, own or adopted, of the sexuality cohabiting adults. Stephens (1963): a social arrangement based on marriage and the marriage contract, including recognition of the rights and duties of parents, common residence for husband and wife, and children and reciprocal economic obligations between husband and wife. Eichler (1983): a family is a social group which may or may not include adults of both sexes (ex. Lone-parent families), may or may not include one or more children (childless couples), who may or may not have been born in their wedlock (ex. Adopted children, or children by one adult partner of a previous union). The relationship of the adults may or may not have its origin in marriage (ex.
