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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sociology/Introduction_to_Sociology/Introductory_Sociology_3e_(OpenStax)/14%3A_Marriage_and_Family/14.03%3A_Variations_in_Family_LifePeople's concepts of marriage and family in the United States are changing. Increases in cohabitation, same-sex partners, and singlehood are altering of our ideas of marriage. Similarly, single parent...People's concepts of marriage and family in the United States are changing. Increases in cohabitation, same-sex partners, and singlehood are altering of our ideas of marriage. Similarly, single parents, same-sex parents, cohabitating parents, and unwed parents are changing our notion of what it means to be a family. While most children still live in opposite-sex, two-parent, married households, that is no longer viewed as the only type of nuclear family.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Workbench/SOC_101_Introduction_to_Sociology/07%3A_Families_and_Relationships/7.03%3A_Variations_in_Family_LifeWe can use a variety of theoretical perspectives to explain events that occur within and outside of the family.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Social_Work_and_Human_Services/Social_Problems_-_Continuity_and_Change/10%3A_The_Changing_Family/10.05%3A_End-of-Chapter_MaterialThis page discusses the family as a universal institution with various forms, notably single-parent households affecting one-third of American children. It highlights that income, not just the lack of...This page discusses the family as a universal institution with various forms, notably single-parent households affecting one-third of American children. It highlights that income, not just the lack of a second parent, influences challenges faced. Sociological theories explore family roles, functions, and inequalities, noting the prevalence of family violence, especially against women.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Cultural_Anthropology/Cultural_Anthropology_(Saneda)/02%3A_Social_Institutions/2.04%3A_FamilyFamily is a “basic unit of economic cooperation and stability” that generally includes at least one parent or parent substitute and children. Families provide both economic and social support for its ...Family is a “basic unit of economic cooperation and stability” that generally includes at least one parent or parent substitute and children. Families provide both economic and social support for its members. It is the primary group responsible for rearing children and is where the enculturation process begins (enculturation refers to the process of learning the culture we are born into). The children in the family are not always the biological offspring.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Collin_College/Sociology_of_the_Family/07%3A_Family/7.01%3A_FamilyThey mentally remain on the marriage market in case “someone better than their current spouse comes along.” Norval Glenn in 1991 argued that many individuals see marriage as a temporary state while th...They mentally remain on the marriage market in case “someone better than their current spouse comes along.” Norval Glenn in 1991 argued that many individuals see marriage as a temporary state while they keep an eye open for someone better, “More honest vows would often be “as long as we both shall love” or “as long as no one better comes along (page 268).” Glenn gets at the core of the cultural values associated with risks of divorcing. (See “The Recent Trend in Marital Success in the United St…
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Communication/Introduction_to_Communication/Communication_in_the_Real_World_-_An_Introduction_to_Communication_Studies/07%3A_Communication_in_Relationships/7.03%3A_Communication_and_FamiliesThere is no doubt that the definition and makeup of families are changing in the United States. New data from research organizations and the 2010 US Census show the following: people who choose to mar...There is no doubt that the definition and makeup of families are changing in the United States. New data from research organizations and the 2010 US Census show the following: people who choose to marry are waiting longer, more couples are cohabitating before marriage or instead of marrying, households with more than two generations are increasing, and the average household size is decreasing. Just as the makeup of families changes, so do the definitions.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Workbench/Introduction_to_Communication_Studies/18%3A_Communication_in_Relationships/18.03%3A_Communication_and_FamiliesThere is no doubt that the definition and makeup of families are changing in the United States. New data from research organizations and the 2010 US Census show the following: people who choose to mar...There is no doubt that the definition and makeup of families are changing in the United States. New data from research organizations and the 2010 US Census show the following: people who choose to marry are waiting longer, more couples are cohabitating before marriage or instead of marrying, households with more than two generations are increasing, and the average household size is decreasing. Just as the makeup of families changes, so do the definitions.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/HACC_Central_Pennsylvania's_Community_College/ANTH_205%3A_Cultures_of_the_World_-_Perspectives_on_Culture_(Scheib)/09%3A_Family_and_Marriage/9.05%3A_Families_and_HouseholdsWhen anthropologists talk of family structures, we distinguish among several standard family types any of which can be the typical or preferred family unit in a culture. Cultural rules generally defin...When anthropologists talk of family structures, we distinguish among several standard family types any of which can be the typical or preferred family unit in a culture. Cultural rules generally define not only who makes up a family but also how many people should be in it as well as where newly married couples will reside.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Cosumnes_River_College/SOC_300_-_Introductory_Sociology_(Tyler_Elston)/10%3A_Relationships_and_Family/10.01%3A_Marriage_and_Family/10.1.03%3A_Variations_in_Family_LifePeople's concepts of marriage and family in the United States are changing. Increases in cohabitation, same-sex partners, and singlehood are altering of our ideas of marriage. Similarly, single parent...People's concepts of marriage and family in the United States are changing. Increases in cohabitation, same-sex partners, and singlehood are altering of our ideas of marriage. Similarly, single parents, same-sex parents, cohabitating parents, and unwed parents are changing our notion of what it means to be a family. While most children still live in opposite-sex, two-parent, married households, that is no longer viewed as the only type of nuclear family.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sociology/Introduction_to_Sociology/Introductory_Sociology_1e_(OpenStax)/14%3A_Marriage_and_Family/14.03%3A_Variations_in_Family_LifePeople's concepts of marriage and family in the United States are changing. Increases in cohabitation, same-sex partners, and singlehood are altering of our ideas of marriage. Similarly, single parent...People's concepts of marriage and family in the United States are changing. Increases in cohabitation, same-sex partners, and singlehood are altering of our ideas of marriage. Similarly, single parents, same-sex parents, cohabitating parents, and unwed parents are changing our notion of what it means to be a family. While most children still live in opposite-sex, two-parent, married households, that is no longer viewed as the only type of nuclear family.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Diablo_Valley_College/Interpersonal_Communication/12%3A_Family_and_Romantic_Relationships/12.01%3A_Communication_and_FamiliesThere is no doubt that the definition and makeup of families are changing in the United States. New data from research organizations and the 2010 US Census show the following: people who choose to mar...There is no doubt that the definition and makeup of families are changing in the United States. New data from research organizations and the 2010 US Census show the following: people who choose to marry are waiting longer, more couples are cohabitating before marriage or instead of marrying, households with more than two generations are increasing, and the average household size is decreasing. Just as the makeup of families changes, so do the definitions.
