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Lecture NotesChapter 1: The Changing American FamilyLearning Objectives1-1: Identify different ways to define family.1-2: Describe the impact of Standard North American Family ideologies on our perceptions of ourselves and others.1-3: Differentiate between family structures and family processes.1-4: Summarize the major historical and contemporary trends affecting families of the major ethnic groups in the United States.1-5: Discuss how beliefs about families are in large part social, cultural, and historical constructions.OutlineWhat is a Family?To learn that there are many different ways to define familyWhy do definitions matter?Family of origin versus family of procreationHow we will define family: “A group of two or more people connected by blood, adoption, marriage, or choice, who may rely on each other for social, emotional, and financial support.”The Standard North American FamilyWhat is the Standard North American Family: not just structure, ideological standard, and the fallacy of the “Good Old Days”Family Structures vs. Family ProcessesDifferentiate between family structures and family processes.Structures: A family’s compositionHow many members it hasWhether people are marriedTheir agesOther demographic variablesProcesses: Interactional variablesCaringSharingCommunicationDiverse family structures and processesStandard North American FamiliesModern familyPostmodern familyFamily structures versus family processesRegulating family structures and processes around the worldMany different kinds of family structuresEndogamyExogamyPolygamyPolyandryPatriarchy versus matriarchyCultural relativism versus human rightsAre human rights paramount?The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the ChildThe Evolution of American FamiliesSummarize the major historical and contemporary tends affecting families of the major ethnic groups in the United States.A look at the history of native AmericansA recent history of traumaComplete disruption of traditionA look at the history of European American familiesCoprovider families a norm and necessityNo childhood“Shotgun” weddingsAmerican family life after the industrial revolutionImpact of Industrial Revolution Role of women and childrenImmigrationA look at the history of African American familiesImpact of slaveryIncredible resilience Emphasis on nuclear familiesModern timesA look at the history of Latino and Hispanic American families’ experiencesDiverse groupsMexican American experiencesPuerto-Rican American experiencesCuban American experiencesFamilismModern timesA look at Asian American experiencesDiversityChinese American experiencesJapanese American experiencesModern timesApproach and Organization StructureBioecological perspective: Every system of influence, from a person’s biology, to parents, community, and culture affects how we grow up and function in families. ................
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