Summary)
What is a family? If the family is confined to genetically
related individuals, there are too many variables to be created. It is
difficult to define exactly what a family is today because there are so many
family transformations today. And society is accepting more and more family
forms. Therefore, families vary in form and function.
Depending on the culture, the family form varies greatly
around the world. The most common family form in the Western world is monogamy.
However, there is also a system of polygamy which is a common family structure.
The attitudes to cognitive love also depend on the culture. While many people
tend to develop relationships with their social group members, Yazidi in
northern Iraq strictly prohibits clan marriages.
The function of a family can be divided into two categories:
a birth family and an unproductive family. Childbirth families play a role in
producing and socializing children. Non-productive families play a role in
promoting social, economic, emotional and interpersonal support networks,
combining resources for financial gain, and providing stability.
The family is constantly changing. One of the recent trends
showing the changing nature of families is the rise in the penetration of
single parents or single parents. In the 1950s, most people thought that a
single-parent household was "immoral", but the beliefs of 1978 and
much disappeared. The legal reforms of the 1960s and 1970s eliminated the
distinction between "legal" and "illegal" and expanded the
rights of non-married children and unwed mothers.
Another example showing that a family is changing is
cohabitation. Cohabitation is an intimate relationship that includes normal
residence and exists without the benefit of legal, cultural, or religious
sanctions. In 2005, the Census Bureau reported more than 1,000 percent of
cohabiting couples when compared to 1960 when there were 435,000 couples. More
than half of American couples lived together for at least a short time before
they walked through the aisle. It consists of 21% of Finnish families living
together. In the UK, 25% of children are born to a living partner. In France,
as of 1999, 17.5% of couples are living together. Thus, it can be seen that
couples living together today have increased.
And the view of homosexuality has changed. Homosexuality has
existed for thousands of years, but formal marriage between gay / lesbian
partners is a relatively recent phenomenon.
So we can not accurately define the family, and we can see
that the family is constantly changing.
New/Interesting
things I learned)
I was interested in the diversity
of the family's form and function, and the constantly changing pattern of the
family. Among them gay marriage was interesting. I thought that children who
grew up in a homosexual marriage home would be more likely to be homosexual,
but this was not the right answer. Children born in same-sex households are
less likely to become homosexual than children born to heterosexuals. This was
interesting.
It is interesting that the number
of couples living together without marriage is increasing. They live in a way
to test compatibility before marriage, to secure financial security, or because
they want to marry when same-sex marriage and / or polyamory is not lawful, or
to avoid divorce with someone before marriage. I have noticed that there are a
growing number of couples living together for various reasons, and I have
learned the strengths and weaknesses of cohabitation. And I had time to think
about living together.
Discussion Point)
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Do you think that
premarital life is bad?
Pre-marriage is to
live together before marriage and think about whether you can marry this
person. The past family system has changed from a strict and rigid structure
like a large family to a flexible and diversified structure with nuclear
family, one family, legal marriage, and de facto family.
Couples who live
together in the same age are increasing. In Korea, too, couples living together
are increasing. People who live together often say they agree to live together
because they can recognize their partner before marriage. However, our
perception of living together is still not good.
However, I think
that it will be recognized as a family system ultimately.
What do you think
about living together? I would like to discuss it together.
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