SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Total Fertility Rate, Noncustodial Parent, Nuclear Family
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Nuclear family: consists of a cohabitating man and woman who maintain a socially approved sexual relationship and have at least one child. Traditional nuclear family: a nuclear family in which the husband works outside the home for money and the wife works without pay in the home. Polygamy: expands the nuclear family horizontally by adding one or more spouses (usually women) in the household. Extended family: expands the nuclear family vertically by adding another generation- one or more of the spouses" parents-to the household. Marriage: traditionally defined, is a socially approved, presumably long-term sexual and economic union between a man and a woman. Crude divorce rate: the number of divorces that occur in a year for every 1000 people in the population. Crude marriage rate: the number of marriages that occur in a year for every 1000 people in the population.
