12: Family Last updated Dec 16, 2020 Save as PDF 11.6C: Sexual Harassment 12.1: Family Page ID7644 ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) 12.1: Family12.1A: The Nature of a Family12.1B: The Functions of a Family12.1C: Family Structures12.1D: Kinship Patterns12.2: Marriage12.2A: The Nature of Marriage12.2B: Romantic Love12.2C: Marital Residence12.2D: Mate Selection12.2E: Child Rearing12.3: Sociological Perspectives on Family12.3A: The Functionalist Perspective12.3B: The Conflict Perspective12.3C: The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective12.3D: The Feminist Perspective12.4: Recent Changes in Family Structure12.4A: The Decline of the Traditional Family12.4B: Change in Marriage Rate12.4C: Unmarried Mothers12.4D: The “Sandwich Generation” and Elder Care12.4E: Childless Couples12.4F: Change in Household Size12.4G: Women in the Labor Force12.5: Divorce12.5A: Divorce and Its Legal Ramifications12.5B: Child Custody Laws12.5C: Statistical Trends in Divorce12.5D: Factors Associated with Divorce12.5E: Children of Divorce and Impact of Divorce12.5F: The Absent Father and Serial Fatherhood12.6: Family Violence12.6A: Family Violence12.6B: Child Abuse12.6C: Spousal Abuse12.6D: Education and the Global Perspective12.6E: Education and Industrialization12.6F: Education and Liberty in the Developing World