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Chapter 13, Family and Aging
  • Defining Family
  • Conflict View of Family Life
  • The Changing Family in the United States
  • The Changing Family in Japan
  • Common Themes to the Century of Change

2
Kinship
  • Members are linked by blood, marriage or
    adoption.
  • 144 quadrillion is one estimate if one's
    relatives were traced back to the time of Christ.

3
Social Functions of the Family
  • Regulate sexual behavior.
  • Replace members of society who die.
  • Socialize the young.
  • Provide care and emotional support.
  • Confer social status.

4
Conflict View of Family Life
  • Family members have competing interests and
    depending on status, exercise their will over
    other family members.
  • Actions that some members take on behalf of the
    family do not always benefit everyone.
  • Marriage and family structures devalue
    reproductive work, perpetuate social inequalities
    and foster racial divisions.

5
Changing Family in the United States
  • 1900
  • 80 of children lived in two-parent families in
    which the mother worked on the family farm or in
    the home.
  • 2 of children lived in homes where both parents
    worked outside the home.
  • Less than 10 lived in one-parent family homes.

6
Changing Family in the United States
  • Today
  • 25 of children live in a two-parent home in
    which the father is the breadwinner and the
    mother is a full-time homemaker.
  • 44 of children live in homes where both parents
    work.
  • 28 live with a single parent.

7
Factors in the Decline of the Breadwinner System
  • Stress for both men and women in maintaining
    their roles.
  • Declines in total fertility rates.
  • Increased life expectancy.
  • Increased divorce rates.
  • Increased employment opportunities for women.

8
Common Themes to the Century of Family Change
  • Economic system and its effect on productive and
    reproductive labor.
  • The decline of parental authority and the
    changing status of children.
  • The consequences of long life.

9
Consequences of Long Life on Families
  • Chance that a child will lose one or both parents
    by the age of 16 has decreased.
  • The length of the average marriage has increased.
  • People have more time to choose a partner, settle
    on an occupation, attend school and decide
    whether they want children.
  • The number of people surviving to old age has
    increased.
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