Families Essay

THE FAMILY

  * Nuclear and traditional nuclear family
      * Modern and classic family set up

  * Functionalist theory of the family
      * Cooperation and survival
      * Main functions
        1. Sexual regulation
        2. Economic cooperation
        3. Reproduction
        4. Socialization
        5. Emotional support

  * Conflict and feminist theory of the family
      * Being coerced to marry
        * “Matandang binata/ dalaga” VS “…Go and multiply.”
        * Marital distress, feelings of inadequacy, and dissatisfaction

      * Gender conflict and inequality
        * Patriarchy
            * Economic and sexual control
            * “Macho” culture
        * Independence, autonomy and gratification
        * “Genuine gender revolution”
            * Breaking gender stereotypes
            * Modern “Maria Clara” VS “Filipina” Caricature

  * Love and mate selection: “I love you if…”
      * Arranged marriages
      * Pragmatic/ strategic marriage

  * Social influences on mate selection
        * Marriage resources
            * Rational choice: complementary assets, status, values, tastes, and knowledge
            * “…whom you fall in love with and choose to marry is determined partly by the assets you bring to the marriage market.”

        * Third parties
            * Romeo and Juliet
            * “Tanan”
            * “…whom you fall in love with and choose to marry is determined partly by the influence of these third parties.”

        * Demographic and compositional factors
            * “Too few prospects… where the grass is greener”
            * Men : Women
            * “Local marriage markets”
              * Wedding high school/ college sweetheart
              * Romance in the workplace
              * Boy/ girl next door
            * Same religion (majority)
            * Educational attainment (r = 0.55)

  * Social roots of marital satisfaction
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