The document discusses several statements about marriage and divorce rates in the United States and asks the reader to determine whether they are true or false. It defines a family as a social institution that satisfies basic societal needs and provides examples of other social institutions. It also discusses key concepts in family structures including nuclear vs extended families, inheritance patterns, authority structures, and rules around residence.

2. True or False? Read the following statements and determine whether they are true of false. About half of the couples in the United States who marry will divorce. A new family structure develops after divorce. High school sweethearts who marry have a less than 10% chance of being together twenty years later. In more than half of all marriages, both the husband and wife work outside the home. The divorce rate has been steadily climbing since 1960.

3. A family is considered to be a social institution , or a system of statuses, roles, norms an social structures that are organized to satisfy some particular basic need of society What are other examples of social institutions?

4. A family is a group of people related by marriage, blood or adoption Family of orientation – the family we are born into at birth Family of procreation – the family we establish upon marriage

5. Due: Thursday, May 1 Receive a new copy of “The Family” assignment Choose 5 questions from “The Family” assignment Ask 10 people, at random, to answer the 5 questions that you chose (try to get a variety of answers) Record their answers and have them sign your paper

6. Answer the following questions: When should parents begin discussing values related to the dating process? What personal values are important to consider in relation to dating? What role does the community play in dating? Does the community have a responsibility to provide dating activity options? Explain.

7. Nuclear Family

8. Extended Family

9. Regardless of culture, families behave in similar patterns across cultures. These patterns relate to: Inheritance Authority Place of Residence

10. “ Patri-” = Father “ Matri = Mother

11. Inheritance – the passing on of descent, or who becomes head of family and the ownership of property from generation to generation Patrilineal – descent and inheritance are passed through the male line Matrilineal –descent and inheritance passed through the female line Bilateral – descent and inheritance are passed equally through both parents

12. Authority – who has control over the household Patriarchy - the pattern in which the oldest man living in the household has authority over the rest of the family members Matriarchy – the pattern in which the oldest woman living in the household has authority over the rest of the family members Equalitarian – family structure in which authority is evenly shared between husband and wife

13. Place of Residence – where newly married couples set up their households Patrilocal – refers to pattern of which married couples live with or near the husbands’ parents Matrilocal – refers to the pattern in which married couples live with or near the wives’ parents Neolocal – refers to the pattern in which newly married couples set up their own households