A Working Definition http://www.vanierinstitute.ca/
Family is defined as any combination of two or more persons who
are bound together over time by ties of mutual consent, birth,
and/or adoption/placement, and who, together, assume
responsibilities for variant combinations of some of the following:
Functions of the Family
Physical maintenance and care of group members;
Addition of new members through procreation or adoption;
Socialization of children:
Social control of members;
Production, consumption, and distribution of goods and services;
Affective nurturance – love.
Unit 1 Terminology
Working in groups of 2 or 3, see how many of these terms that you can DEFINE. You will be expected to be able to define AND to provide examples for each of these terms. These terms will appear on: quizzes/tests/exam. Your first quiz is on Friday, September 13!
Affective nurturance
Arranged marriage
Blended family
Clan
Consumer family
Dual-income family
Extended family
Function
Household
Monogamy
Nuclear family (traditional nuclear / contemporary nuclear)
Patriarchy
Polygamy
Socialize
Family is defined as any combination of two or more persons who
are bound together over time by ties of mutual consent, birth,
and/or adoption/placement, and who, together, assume
responsibilities for variant combinations of some of the following:
Functions of the Family
Physical maintenance and care of group members;
Addition of new members through procreation or adoption;
Socialization of children:
Social control of members;
Production, consumption, and distribution of goods and services;
Affective nurturance – love.
Unit 1 Terminology
Working in groups of 2 or 3, see how many of these terms that you can DEFINE. You will be expected to be able to define AND to provide examples for each of these terms. These terms will appear on: quizzes/tests/exam. Your first quiz is on Friday, September 13!
Affective nurturance
Arranged marriage
Blended family
Clan
Consumer family
Dual-income family
Extended family
Function
Household
Monogamy
Nuclear family (traditional nuclear / contemporary nuclear)
Patriarchy
Polygamy
Socialize