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Family
Values
Conservative phase supporting the two parent family The implication is that all other family arrangements are the source of social problems TERM 2
Family
DEFINITION 2 Social arrangements whereby people related by ancestry, marriage, or cohabitation live together, form an economic unit, and often raise children TERM 3
Downward Mobility
DEFINITION 3 Movement to a lower social class TERM 4
Household
DEFINITION 4 Residential unit in which members share resources These units vary in membership and composition A household is not always a family (parents and family), and a family is not always a household because it may be separate geographically TERM 5
Life Changes
DEFINITION 5 Opportunities throughout one's life cycle to live and to experience the good things in society
Modern Family
Nuclear family that emerged in response to the requirements of an urban, industrial society It consisted of an intact, nuclear household unit with a male breadwinner, full-time homemaker wife, and their dependent children TERM 7
Postmodern Families
DEFINITION 7 Multiple family forms and household arrangements that have emerged as a result of a number of social factors, such as women in the labor force, divorce, remarriage, and cohabitation arrangements TERM 8
Non-family Household
DEFINITION 8 Persons who live alone or with unrelated individuals TERM 9
Dual-Worker Family
DEFINITION 9 Family in which both spouses are in the labor force TERM 10
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
DEFINITION 10 Federal law providing workers in establishments with more than fifty workers the right to unpaid job-protected leave for meeting family health needs
