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Richard T. Schaefer
SOCIOLOGY:
A Brief Introduction
Seventh Edition
chapter
12
CHAPTER OUTLINE
12-3
A Look Ahead
12-4
Composition:
What Is the Family?
12-5
Composition:
What Is the Family?
12-6
Composition:
What Is the Family?
12-7
Source: Authors estimate based on Bureau of the Census 1996; Fields 2204; see also McFalls
2003:23.
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12-9
Authority Patterns:
Who Rules?
12-10
Functionalist View
Protection
Socialization
Reproduction
Regulation of sexual behavior
Affection and companionship
Provision of social status
12-11
Conflict View
12-12
Interactionist View
12-13
Feminist View
12-14
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12-16
(continued)
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Child-Rearing Patterns in
Family Life
12-23
Child-Rearing Patterns in
Family Life
Adoption
Process that allows for the transfer of the
legal rights, responsibilities, and privileges of
parenthood to a new legal parent or parents
Dual-Income Families
Among married people between the ages of
25 and 34, 96% of men and 68% of women in
the labor force in 2004
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12-25
Factors Associated
with Divorce
12-26
12-27
Diverse Lifestyles
12-28
Diverse Lifestyles
Remaining Single
Trend toward maintaining a single lifestyle for a
longer period is related to growing economic
independence of young people
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12-29
Diverse Lifestyles
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Sources: Bureau of the Census 1975:64; National Vital Statistics Reports 2005.
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Gay Marriage
The Issue
Attitudes toward marriage are complex
Society and culture suggest that youth should
find the perfect mate and marry
Young people also bombarded with
acceptability of divorce
In this atmosphere, the idea of same-sex
marriage strikes some in U.S. as attack on
traditional marriage
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Gay Marriage
The Setting
Vermont gave gay couples legal benefits of
marriage through civil union
Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled states
constitution gives gay couples right to marry
12-34
Gay Marriage
Sociological Insights
Functionalists: religious views toward
marriage cannot be ignored
Conflict theorists: denial of right to marry
reinforces second-class citizenship
Interactionists: focus on support or opposition
of family, co-workers, and friends
As many as 50% of citizens favor civil union
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12-35
Gay Marriage
Policy Initiatives
Recognition of same-sex partnerships not
uncommon in Europe
Trend is toward recognition in North America
as well
Many nations remains strongly opposed
In U.S. local jurisdictions have recognized
domestic partnerships for benefits
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