HDFS202- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 93 pages long!)

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Part 1: learning about the current state of families. Symbol for decency: disney, family movies, pro family candidates. Traditional concept of family: images of married couples, love, permanence, children, sexual exclusivity, homemakers, intergenerational continuity. Census definitions: family:two or more persons that are related by blood, marriage, or adoption, household: all persons who occupy dwelling such as house. Can be one or more people: informal definition: group of people who love and care for each other- legal issues raise this. What is a family today: definition v imp. Family as a permanent but changing institution 9/6/17. Humans have had some form of family institution since the days when we were hunters and gatherers-but various forms characterize history and today. There has been some sort of family form for all time. Why do people always need to exist in a group: safety, sense of belonging, and resources. Contemporary concepts of family: remarriages, dual careers, ethnic families, same sex unions, etc.

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