SOC 205

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Welcome!

• SOC 205

Metropolitan Community College
Jenni FauchierMarriage and the Family
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Agenda/Topics to Be Covered

• Classroom Equipment and Resources
• Whos Who
• Go over the syllabus
• Special Projects
• Group Formation
• Background and Methods
• Film
• Summary

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Whos Who

• Instructor
• Karen
• Student Services Office Staff
• Shirl
• Help Desk
• Students

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Classroom Policies

• Attendance
• Late Arrival
• Breaks

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Special Projects

• Group formation
• Possible Activities
• Notebook assignment
• Do Syllabus Activity

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Grading

• Discuss purpose of grades
• Review format
• Outline grading process and timetable
• Discuss any other means of evaluation

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QA

• Questions from students?

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• Group Activity

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What ages are represented in the class?

• 18 - 20
• 21- 25
• 26 - 30
• 31- 35
• 36 - 40
• 40 50
• 51 and older

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Marital Statuses of class members

• Single, never married
• Cohabiting
• Married
• Divorced or separated
• Divorced and remarried
• Widowed
• Other

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Current Marital Statuses of Parents of Class
Members

• Single, never married
• Cohabiting
• Married
• Divorced or separated
• Divorced and remarried
• Widowed
• Other

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Children

• None
• Married with children
• Single parent with children
• Empty nest
• Number of children
• Age ranges of children
• Grandparents

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Prepare to Report Out

• Ages
• Marital Status of Class Members
• Marital Status of Parents
• Children

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What ages are represented in the class?

• 18 - 20
• 21- 25
• 26 - 30
• 31- 35
• 36 - 40
• 40 50
• 51 and older

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Marital Statuses of class members

• Single, never married
• Cohabiting
• Married
• Divorced or separated
• Divorced and remarried
• Widowed
• Other

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Current Marital Statuses of Parents of Class
Members

• Single, never married
• Cohabiting
• Married
• Divorced or separated
• Divorced and remarried
• Widowed
• Other

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Children

• None
• Married with children
• Single parent with children
• Empty nest
• Number of children
• Age ranges of children
• Grandparents

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FORMS OF FAMILY AND MARRIAGE
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FIVE ELEMENTS OF MARRIAGE

• Marriage is a legal contract between a
  heterosexual couple and the state in which they
  reside that regulates their economic and sexual
  relationship. Most marriages are not only a
  legal contract but also involve emotion, sexual
  monogamy, protection for future children and a
  formal ceremony.

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FORMS OF MARRIAGE

• Based on numbers of spouses
• Prefix mono one poly several
• Suffix - gamy marriage

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FORMS OF POLYGAMY

• Polyandry(andros male)
• Polygyny (gyno female)

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DEFINITIONS OF FAMILY

• A group of two or more persons related by blood,
  marriage or adoption
• Who can that include?
• Is anyone excluded?
• What does your text say?

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FAMILY TYPES

• Orientationfamily into which you are born
• Procreationfamily formed when you marry and
  produce children

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FAMILY TYPES

• Nuclearno more than two generations
• Extendedseveral generations with extended
  ties

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WHEN WOULD THESE BE FUNCTIONAL?

• Nuclear
• Extended

• Polygyny
• Polyandry
• Monogamy

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FACTS ABOUT CHOICES

• Not to decide is to decide.
• Choices involve trade-offs.
• Choices include selecting a positive or a
  negative view.
• Choices produce ambivalence.

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More on choices

• Most choices are revocable some are not.
• Choices are different in a new generation.
• Making choices is easy with decision-making
  skills.

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• Group Activity
• Tool Kit
• Changes in Marriage and Family

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A TOOL KIT

• Create a tool kit for making decisions
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• Creativity is encouraged
• Use everyday household items and concepts

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Changes in the Family

• For next week, interview your parents, friends,
  in-laws, grandparents, co-workers, etc.
• What changes have occurred in marriage and/or the
  family in their memory or lifetime?
• Bring your list of responses.

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Summary

• Forms of Marriage
• Film and Discussion
• Assignments
• Group Time
• Tool Kit
• Changes in the family
• Summary and Dismiss