FSW 261 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - World War Ii, Terrorism, Social Class
12 Oct 2018
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FSW 261
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
FSW 261
Chapter 1 – Changing Society
- Age to get married is increasing (marital delay)
- The make up of families is changing
- Increase in nonmarital cohabitation
o From 1970-now = 10 fold increase
o Precedes more than 50% of first marriages
- Decrease in number of married adults
- In 1970 median age for first marriage; W=21, M=24
o In 2017 → W = 27, M=29
Children in Families
- In US, there are 74 million children under age 18
o About 25% of our population
- 64% of children live with 2 parents
- About half of children will live in a single parent household at
some point
- About 16 million (22%) of children live in poverty
What is a Family?
- Nuclear Family: husband, wife and children living in one
household
o Traditional nuclear family: husband out working, wife at
home, taking care of kids
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▪ It has become more difficult to support a family with
only one breadwinner (currently only 5% of
population)
- US Census defines family as “a group of two or more people
related by birth, marriage and/or adoption and residing
together in a household (people with pets, foster parents, and
cohabiters don’t meet this definition)
What is a “Family”?
- Structure vs. function
o Functions: economic support, protection, education,
religious guidance, recreation (children learn through
playing), affection, procreation, prestige
Family Decline or Family Change?
- Family decline perspective
o Decrease in traditional nuclear family is bad
o Heterosexual marriage is necessary for child socialization
- Family Change Perspective
o Many family structures capable of child socialization
o Focus on family processes, not structure
o Families adapting to culture of rapid change
American Families in Social Context
1. Historical Events
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Document Summary
Age to get married is increasing (marital delay) The make up of families is changing. Increase in nonmarital cohabitation: from 1970-now = 10 fold increase, precedes more than 50% of first marriages. In 1970 median age for first marriage; w=21, m=24: in 2017 w = 27, m=29. In us, there are 74 million children under age 18: about 25% of our population. 64% of children live with 2 parents. About half of children will live in a single parent household at some point. About 16 million (22%) of children live in poverty. Us census defines family as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage and/or adoption and residing together in a household (people with pets, foster parents, and cohabiters don"t meet this definition) Structure vs. function: functions: economic support, protection, education, religious guidance, recreation (children learn through playing), affection, procreation, prestige.
