family

groupofpeoplewhoarerelated
bymarriage,blood,oradoption
andwholivetogetherandshare
economicresources

nuclearfamily

familyformthatconsistsofone
orbothparentsandtheir
children

extendedfamily

familyformthatconsistsofthree
ormoregenerationsofafamily
sharingthesameresidence

modifiedextendedfamily

familyformthatconsistsof
severalgenerationsofafamily
whokeepsseparatehouseholds
butstayemotionallybonded

familyoforientation

nuclearfamilyintowhicha
personisborn

familyofprocreation

nuclearfamilyconsistingofan
individual,hisorherspouse,and
theirchildren

consanguinefamily

agroupofpeoplerelatedby
biologicalorbloodties

conjugal/affinalfamily

agroupofpeoplerelatedby
marriageties

adoptedfamily

agroupofpeoplerelatedby
adoption

fictivefamily

agroupofpeoplerelatedthrough
specialtiesofritual

blendedfamily

afamilyinwhichatleastone
adultisastepparent

kinshipgroup

acomplexnetworkofpeople
who'ssocialrelationshipisbased
oncommonancestry,marriage,
adoption,orritual

marriage

setofnormsthatspecifytheways
inwhichfamilystructureshould
beorganized

monogamy

marriageofonemanandone
woman

serialmonogamy

havingseveralspousesovera
lifetime,allatdifferenttimes

bigamy

themarriageoftwopartners

polygamy

marriagebetweenmorethantwo
people

polygyny

marriagebetweenonemanand
multiplewomen

polyandry

marriagebetweenonewoman
andmultiplemen

patriarchal

systeminwhichmenare
dominantoverwomen

matriarchal

afamilyinwhichthemother
holdsmostoftheauthority

egalitarian

afamilyinwhichthemotherand
fathersharepower

patrilocal

residentialpatterninwhicha
newlymarriedcoupleisexpected
tolivewithornearthehusband's
parents

matrilocal

residentialpatterninwhicha
newlymarriedcoupleare
expectedtolivenearorwiththe
wife'sparents

bilocal

residentialpatterninwhicha
newlymarriedcoupleisallowed
tochoosewhethertheywilllive
withthehusband'sparentsorthe
wife'sparents

neolocal

residentialpatterninwhicha
newlymarriedcoupleisfreeto
setuptheirresidenceapartfrom
bothsetsofparents

incest

sexualrelationsormarriage
betweencertainrelatives

homogamy/exogamy

tendencyforindividualstomarry
peoplewhohavesocial
characteristicssimilartotheir
own

heterogamy/endogamy

tendencyforindividualstomarry
peoplewhohavesocial
characteristicsdifferentfrom
theirown

marriagegradient

tendencyformentomarry
womenwhoareslightlybelow
theminsocialstatus

PeterBerger

personwhosaysloveisavery
selectiveprocessinwhichclass,
education,raceandreligionall
playanimportantrolein
selectingamate

IanRobertson

personwhosaysAmericansare
socializedintoanalmost
impossibleidealoflifelong
romanticlove

PaulGlick

personwhosaystheAmerican
familyisgettingmorestable
sincethedelayingofmarriage
increasesthechanceofarational
choice

JeromeKagan

personwhosaysthefundamental
causeofparentalanxietyisa
"lackofconsensusonvalues"

LorraineKaufman

personwhobelievesthatbecause
ofallofthechangesinAmerican
society,wearelosingour
intuitiveabilitytoparent

ThomasGordon

personwhosaysparenthoodis
themostimportantrolewe
assumeinlife,althoughitisthe
rolewe'regiventheleastamount
ofpreparationfor

MirraKomarovsky

personwhodidastudywhich

concludedthattheidealmarriage
includesadominanthusband
anditisokayforwivestowork
outsidethehomeaslongasthe
wive'scareerdoesnotinterfere
withthehusband's
IreneFrieze

personwhoarguedthatthe
developmentalprocessesare
differentformenandwomen

DanielLevinson

personwhoinventedthe
DevelopmentalStagesof
Adultson

RobertWeiss

personwhoidentifiedthethree
commonproblemsofthesingle
parentexperience

responsibilityoverload

theproblemthatsingleparents
faceinvolvingthestressofhaving
tomakeimportantdecisionsby
themselves

taskoverload

theproblemthatsingleparents
faceinvolvingthestressofsingle
handedlyhavingtomaintainthe
home,careforchildren,andearn
aliving

emotionaloverload

theproblemthatsingleparents
faceinvolvingthestressofhaving
tocopewiththeemotionalneeds
oftheirchildrenallbythemselves

WillardWaller

personwhoconductedanearly
sociologicalanalysisofAmerican
datingpatterns

romanticlove

anintensephysicalattraction
andanidealizationofanother
personastheperfectmate

primaryrelatives

mother,father,sister,brother,
spouse,daughter,son

secondaryrelatives

grandparents,inlaws,aunts,
uncles,nephews,nieces

tertiaryrelatives

greatgrandparents,great
grandchildren,greataunts,
greatuncles,cousins

courtship

asocialinteractionwiththesole
purposeofeventualmarriage

EstherSales

personwhoarguedthatwomen's
jobadvancementpossibilities
becomelimitedwhenthey
remainoutofthelaborforce
whiletheirchildrenareyoung

exchangetheory

theorythatholdsthatpeopleare
motivatedbyselfinterestsin
theirinteractionswithother
people

needstheory

theorythatapersonchoosesa
partnerwhosatisfieshis/her
individualneeds

psychodynamictheory

theorythatindividualschoose
partnerswhosatisfyemotional
needsarisingfromearlierlife
experiences

dating

asocialbehaviorthatallows
individualstochoosetheirown
marriagepatners

propinquity

filter:whodoweknow?

biological(attraction)

filter:whoareweattractedto?

social

filter:whomeetsrace,religion
andeducationpreferences?

consensus

filter:inwhatwaysdowewant
compatibility?

complimentary

filter:whowillcompleteus?

trial

filter:useengagement/
cohabitationasatrialfor
marriage

readiness

filter:isthetimeright?arewe
ready?