PSY 3010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Market Economy, Surrogacy, Fail-Safe
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Societal forces that shape family life in the u. s. Marriage and family as a cultural ideal. Families have been part of every known society. Families are the first and primary institution to teach connectedness and commitment to others. Families are not static they are fluid and changing. The culture of individualism can come into conflict with family allegiances and solidarity. It may be harder for more individualistic societies or individuals to make a long-standing commitment to marriage and family, especially when other coercive economic and societal forces are at play that separate rather than unite people. Societal forces that shape family life in the united states: cultural ideals. A pervasive individualism combined with a high valuing of marriage and family. Can drive family formation, shape family functioning, replace family functioning, and infiltrate the way society and members of families think about family life: weak social safety net.
