SS 27 April 2023

What is the sociology definition of a family?

• Families are groups of people who are not related by genetics, marriage, or choice, and who share material, emotional, and economic resources.

• Families are groups of people who are related by genetics, marriage, or choice, and who share material, emotional, and economic resources.

Why is a family a social institution and not an organization like a government or a church?

• Because the members of a family are held together by the commonly shared goal of the well being and mutual support of its members, they organize people and power based on positions of social status within the family, like mother or daughter.

• Because the members of a family are not held together by the commonly shared goal of the well being and mutual support of its members, they organize people and power based on positions of social status within the family, like mother or daughter.

What is kinship?

• A social bond based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption.

• A social band based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption.

Give two examples of creating a family through legal bonds?

• Marriage and adoption

• Marriage and divorce

Give 4 examples of relationships that are commonly thought of as a family.

• Parents and spouse, kids, siblings, aunts and uncles.

• Parents and kids, spouses, siblings, aunts and uncles.

Show an example of family as a matter of choice.

• Marriage

• Fictive kin

What is a fictive kin?

• Another family-by-choice is when close friends are also considered family, a practice called fictive kin.

• Another family-by-choice is when we have our imaginary friend.

Fictive kin are created because these found families consist of people who have chosen to ..., ... and ....

• Care for each other, share resources, and share their lives together.

• Like each other, share resources, and share their lives together.

What is the meaning of family of procreation?

• The family that you create on your own, as an adult

• The family that you inherit, as an adult

What is a nuclear family?

• A unit made up of a parent and biological or adopted children.

• A unit made up of two parents and biological or adopted children.