CFS 201 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Double Standard, Fetus, Pansexuality
14 Mar 2017
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A group of individuals who are related by blood, marriage, or adoption. The us census bureau defines family as: (cid:862)a group of two or (cid:373)ore perso(cid:374)s related by blood, marriage, or adoption and residing together i(cid:374) a household(cid:863) Family functions: social scientist usually list 3 major functions: raising children responsibly, providing members with economic and other practical support, offering emotional security. Family structure: refers to the form a family takes, and varies according to the society in which it is embedded. Raising a child cost ,000 from birth to 18, not including college. Nuclear family: mom dad children, two married adults, etc. (i. e. immediate family) Postmodern family: term postmodern family came into use in order to acknowledge the fact that families today exhibit a multiplicity of forms and that new or altered family forms. Family is understood to be a social institution.
