The Family and Human Sexuality

1. The Family and
Human Sexuality 13
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Sociology in Modules

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Global View of the Family
Universal Principles
 Family as social institution exists in all cultures
 Family: set of people related by blood,
marriage or other agreed-upon relationship, or
adoption, who share primary responsibility for
reproduction and caring for members of society

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Composition:
What Is the Family?
 Nuclear family: nucleus or core upon which
larger family groups are built
Extended family: family in which relatives
live in same home as parents and children

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Composition:
What Is the Family?
 Monogamy: form of marriage in which
one woman and one man are married only
to each other
 Serial monogamy: when a person has
several spouses in his or her lifetime, but
only one spouse at a time

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Composition:
What Is the Family?
 Polygamy: when an individual has several
husbands or wives simultaneously
Polygyny: marriage of a man to more
than one woman at the same time
Polyandry: marriage of a woman to more
than one husband at the same time;
extremely rare

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Kinship Patterns:
To Whom Are We Related?
 Kinship: state of being related to others
Bilateral descent: both sides of a
person’s
family are regarded as equally important
Patrilineal descent: only the father’s
relatives are important
Matrilineal descent: only the mother’s
relatives are important

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Authority Patterns: Who
Rules?
 Patriarchy: males are expected to
dominate in all family decision making
 Matriarchy: women have greater
authority than men
 Egalitarian family: family in which
spouses are regarded as equals

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Impact of Divorce on Children
 National study that tracked 6,332 children
before and after divorce found behavior
did not suffer
 Other studies have shown greater
unhappiness among children who live
amidst parental conflict
 Still, too simplistic to assume children
are
automatically better off following
breakup

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Human Sexuality
 Sexuality not limited to physical behaviors
 Includes beliefs, values, and social norms
that collectively govern its expression
 Ways human sexuality sanctioned differ
widely geographically and historically
 Sexual attitudes and practices change
over time

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Research Today
Transracial Adoption: The Experience of Children from Korea
 As a child, did you know anyone who may have
been transracially adopted? If so, did the child
fit in well with his or her peers? Relate your
answer to the community you grew up in.
 Compare the experience of transracial
adoption to the experience of entering a
blended family. From the child’s point of view,
what might be the advantages and
disadvantages of each? From the parents’ point
of view, what might be the challenges of each?