Importance Of Family And Marriage

Family & Marriage

أسرة, pamilya, and familia all mean family. “A group of individuals related to one another by blood ties, marriage, or adoption and form an economic unit and in which the adult members are responsible for the upbringing of children” (Schaefer p. 283). Family can be considered both a small and large society. Within its own social group, it has its own culture, norms, roles, relationships, patterns, and behaviors. Family is a cultural universal in which the structure of family varies across different cultures yet family is everywhere. I consider my family as individuals whom raised me. For example, I consider nuclear and extended family as part of my family group. Nuclear families are your parents, stepparents, siblings, stepsiblings,

(Schaefer p. 286) Reproduction allows for ones family to grow, normally replacing the mother and father. One important responsibility for a parent is to protect their child from all cost. The role of socialization permits parents to teach their children the norms and values of society. The birds and the bees’ talk is how my parents explained the whole sexual behavior. Learning important information like this is best heard from close-knit families. Family whether it’s your nuclear or extend family, they are to show you that they care and love you. “Family resources affect children’s ability to purse certain opportunities, such as higher education” (Schaefer p.

Marriage is defined as “a relationship between individuals [such as a man and a woman, a man and a man, or a woman and a woman] – usually two, but not always- that entails both a social and legal status.” Before two people of the same gender could not get married until recently when the Supreme Court allowed for gay marriage to be accepted. Within marriage, we have different types across the world. In sociology we have two types of marriages that break down into other categories that are monogamy and polygamy. Monogamy is the most accepted and most common form of marriage in which it is between one man and one woman. Within this category we have serial monogamy that in which an individual may have several spouses within their lifespan but only having one spouse at a time. For example, if a man were to marry a woman but divorced her and got married again to a different woman or even a man this could be serial. The second category is polygamy. Polygamy is a type of marriage in which one individual marries several spouses at a time. In this case I believe gets out of hand. It becomes hectic and stressful. But within this category there are several others. We have polygyny and polyandry. “Polygamy is more formerly accepted in the Arabic and African culture” (Polygamy). A polygyny “is a form of marriage in which one man marries more than one woman at a given time” (N.d.) In