SOC 174 Lecture Notes - Best Interests, Double Standard, Homicide
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Functional v. legal definitions of the family conflict & domestic violence. Formal legal definition of the family: how does one become part of someone"s family, birth, marriage, adoption, this is the formal legal definition of the family used in most family courts. Functional" definition of the family: minow (1991) advocates that courts move to a functional" legal definition of the family: Meaning that non-nuclear family relationships that share the essential characteristics of traditional" families be recognized as de facto" families: share affect and resources, consider each other family members, present themselves as family members to community. Example: alison d. v. virginia m: at issue: visitation rights for child x age 7. Soc 174: facts of the case are not in dispute: Relationship began in 1977 and began cohabiting in 1978. Decided to have a child in 1980 agreed that virginia would be artificially inseminated. Baby boy born in 1981, given alison"s last name as his middle name and.
