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what constitutes a family: - correct answer ✔✔-family of origin
-kinship and fictive kin
-nuclear family
-extended fam
-matriarchal fam
-patriarchal fam
-egalitarian fam
family: - correct answer ✔✔an intimate group of two or more people 1) live
together in a committed relationship, 2) care for one another and any children,
and 3) share activities and close emotional ties
fictive kin: - correct answer ✔✔people that you personally consider family but
aren't based off of blood ties or by marriage
teenage birth rates (trends) - correct answer ✔✔teen birth rate has fallen over
time (1940-2014)
marriage & divorce trends - correct answer ✔✔marriage: peaked at large events
in us history (WWII ends) but is lower than ever in 2010 (according to graph)
, Divorce: have gone down since the 80s
socialization: - correct answer ✔✔learning language, roles, rules, interpersonal
skills
economic security - correct answer ✔✔food, shelter, clothing, etc
emotional support - correct answer ✔✔being there for your family members
when they are in need
social class placement - correct answer ✔✔similar wealth, education, power,
prestige, resources
similar attitudes, values, interests
nuclear families - correct answer ✔✔married parents and children
extended family includes - correct answer ✔✔grandparents, aunts, uncles, and
other relatives, who all live nearby or in one household.
authority and power in families - correct answer ✔✔in the past, authority and
power used to be held in the male side of the equation, however, in today's
society, it is often more evenly distributed or even more on the female side