Chapter 1: Marriages and Families over Time

Chapter 1: Marriages and Families over Time 1. Contemporary definitions of marriages and families a. What is marriage? i. Union between people that unites partners sexually, socially, and economically ii. Relatively consistent over time iii. Accords each member certain agreed-upon rights b. Types of marriages iv. Monogamy: one person married to another person of other sex v. Serial monogamy: person marrying as many time as they like prior to marriage ending by death or divorce vi. Polygamy: heterosexual marriage when individual of one sex marries several people of other sex vii. Polygyny: one male has two or more wives viii. Polyandry: female has two or more husbands ix. Cenogamy: group marriage which all women and men simultaneously married to one another c. What is a family? x. A group of people bound by ties of blood, marriage, or adoption d. Types of families xi. Family of orientation: family into which a person is born and raised xii. Family of procreation: marry or have intimate relationship with someone xiii. Nuclear family: mother, father and siblings xiv. Extended(multigenerational family): one or both parents, siblings and other relatives including grandparents e. Race, class, gender, and sexual orientation xv. Four of the most important social categories of experience for individuals and families xvi. Interrelated or interactive categories of social experience that affect all aspects of human life 2. Family Functions and the Debate over Family Values f. Social functions of families xvii. Regulation of sexual behavior 1. Norms: rules of conduct directing people to behave in certain ways xviii. Reproduction 2. Society must produce new members to replace those who die or move away 3.