lec vii family as social institution - imran ahmad sajid
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FAMILY
John J. Macionis • Family is a social institution found in all societies
that unites people in cooperative groups to care for one another, including any children
Giddens• A family is a group of persons directly linked by
kin connections, the adult members of which assume responsibility for caring for children.
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Richard T. Shaefer• …a set of people who are related by blood,
marriage, or adoption, who share the primary responsibility for reproduction and caring for members of society.
Eliot and Merril• Family is the biological social unit composed
of husband, wife, and children.
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Types of Family
1. Nuclear Family• A family composed of one or two parents and
their children. • Married couple living together with their
unmarried children. 2. Extended Family• A family in which relatives—such as
grandparents, aunts, or uncles—live in the same home as parents and their children.
conjugal family
consanguine family
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MARRIAGE
• A legal relationship, usually involving economic cooperation, sexual activity, and childbearing (Macionis, 2012).
• a legally recognized relationship, established by a civil or religious ceremony, between two people who intend to live together as sexual and domestic partners (Encarta, 2008)
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Forms of Marriage:How many Spouse?
1. Monogamy• A form of marriage in which one woman and
one mane are married only to each other. 2. Serial Monogamy• A person may have several spouses in his or
her life, but only one spouse at a time.
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3. Polygamy• A form of marriage in which an individual have
several husbands or wives simultaneously. 4. Polygyny• A form of marriage in which a husband may
have several wives at the same time. 5. Polyandry• A form of marriage in which a woman may
have several husbands at the same time.
Islamic permits 4 wives
Practiced in Tibet
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6. Endogamy• A form of marriage in which the partners
belong to the same kinship or lineage. 7. Exogamy• A form of marriage in which members of the
same lineage may not marry.
In rural areas of India, people are expected to marry someone of the same caste (endogamy) but from a different village (exogamy)
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Kinship Patterns:
• Kinship• Kinship is a social bond based on common
ancestry, marriage, or adoption. • It is the state of being related to others.
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To Whom are we Related?Patterns of Descent
1. Patrilineal• Kinship system where descent favours father’s relatives
in terms of property, inheritance, and emotional ties. 2. Matrilineal• Kinship system in which descent favours the mother’s
relatives. 3. Bilateral Descent • Kinship system in which both sides of a person’s family
are regarded as equally important.
Descent refers to the system by which members of a society trace kinship over generations.
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Who Rules? Authority Patterns in Family
1. Patriarchy• A family authority pattern in which male is
expected to dominate in family decision making. 2. Matriarchy• A family pattern in which women dominate in
family decision making. 3. Egalitarian Family• Family authority pattern in which spouses are
regarded as equals.
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Family Residential Patterns
1. Patrilocal• A residential pattern in which a married couple
lives with or near the husband’s family. 2. Matrilocal• A residential pattern in which a married couple
lives with or near the wife’s family. 3. Neolocal• A residential pattern in which a married couple
lives apart from both sets of parents.
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FUNCTIONS OF FAMILY
1. Reproduction2. Protection3. Socialization4. Regulation of Sexual behaviour / Mate Selection 5. Affection and companionship6. Provision of social status7. Economic function 8. Recreation
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