HDFS 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cultural Lag, Nuclear Family, Family Values
23 Oct 2018
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-Nuclear Family -
ā¢What assumptions aware made when we talk about family but are only referring to
the nuclear family?
-theyāre married with kids
ā¢What effect do there assumptions have?
ā¢What are they saying without saying it?
-leaving out single parents
-leaving out same sex couples
-Traditional Family -
ā¢Blended families & single parent households are the highest type of family
-Family Diversity -
ā¢Class Differences in Families
ā¢Racial Differences
ā¢Ethnic Differences
-Afļ¬liated Kin vs. Traditional -
ā¢Descent, marriage, remarriage, or adoption
ā¢Roommates, animals, friends
ā¢Structure vs. Function?
-Families Today -
ā¢No single deļ¬nition exists
ā¢A host of different family forms exist
ā¢Why do people live in families?
-Continuity
-Proximity
-Familiarity
-Economies of scales
ā¢Notions about what families are to do?
-Welcome to the Family Wars -
ā¢Families
-The building blocks of society
-American families are falling apart
-American society is in a state of decline
-Going to hell in a hand basket
ā¢Nostalgia for the good ol days (the 50ās)
-Family Wars Mythology -
ā¢Declining family is a myth
-The good ol days weren't good
-Family needs to catch up with rapid social changes
-Families are different but still strong (here to stay)
-The issues is really one of cultural lag
-Support families and donāt stigmatize them (āit takes a villageā)
-Conclusions That May Be Drawn? -
ā¢Family relationships have become more complex
ā¢More options
ā¢Relationships have become easier to exit
ā¢Children suffer when combined with economic conditions
Document Summary
Traditional family : blended families & single parent households are the highest type of family. Family diversity : class differences in families, racial differences, ethnic differences. Welcome to the family wars : families. American society is in a state of decline. Going to hell in a hand basket: nostalgia for the good ol days (the 50"s) Family wars mythology : declining family is a myth. Family needs to catch up with rapid social changes. Families are different but still strong (here to stay) The issues is really one of cultural lag. Support families and don"t stigmatize them ( it takes a village ) Conclusions that may be drawn: family relationships have become more complex, more options, relationships have become easier to exit, children suffer when combined with economic conditions, children are not growing up with healthy models of successful relationships. Know theories from the book for test!
