Stages of Family Life: Crash Course Sociology #38
One way of thinking about family life says that there are stages that families move through: courtship, marriage, child-rearing, and family life in your later years.
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How does a family become a family? Well, when two people love each other very much… I’m joking, I’m joking – kind of. As we discussed last week, American families often form around marriages. So, romantic relationships can be a first step in the stages of family life. It might seem strange to think of dating as a part of family formation. After all, when you’re swiping right on Tinder you’re probably not thinking about adding that person to your family. But families are a dynamic social institution, changing over the course of your life. What the word “family” conjures in your mind is going to be very different when you’re 16 versus when you’re 60. Sociologists say that every family has a life cycle. They form, they change, and they sometimes break apart. [Theme ...
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How does a family become a family? Well, when two people love each other very much… I’m joking, I’m joking – kind of. As we discussed last week, American families often form around marriages. So, romantic relationships can be a first step in the stages of family life. It might seem strange to think of dating as a part of family formation. After all, when you’re swiping right on Tinder you’re probably not thinking about adding that person to your family. But families are a dynamic social institution, changing over the course of your life. What the word “family” conjures in your mind is going to be very different when you’re 16 versus when you’re 60. Sociologists say that every family has a life cycle. They form, they change, and they sometimes break apart. [Theme ...
