2. SOC200 Marriage and Family INTRODUCTIONS What’s one of the most significant family memories you have and how did it impact you? Think about the circumstances and your emotional response you (and others) may have had…….what made the even so impactful? How does it still impact you today?
3. SOC200 Marriage and Family DEVOTIONAL SCRIPTURE READ THIS SCRIPTURE, AND BEGIN TO REFLECT UPON IT AS A BASIS FOR INFORMING THE GOODNESS/SANCTITY OF THE FAMILY UNIT….. Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:26-27, NIV
4. SOC200 Marriage and Family SYLLABUS REVIEW WE CAN BE FLEXIBLE! Please review your syllabus. MY APPROACH: I will come from a Biblical Worldview/Christian Perspective CONFIDENTIALITY: Guaranteed YOU WON’T BE REQUIRED TO SHARE ANYTHING WITH WHICH YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE Q & A? Don’t hesitate to contact me.
5. SOC200 Marriage and Family SELF REFLECTION on FAMILY TYPES (based on your paper and the readings in Ch. 1-2) Think of how you described your current family & how you fit in it…..who are the most influential people and what are the most influential events that shaped who you are today?
6. SOC200 Marriage and Family FAMILY WORD ASSOCIATION GAME You Get To See A Series of Pictures of Families Made Popular In American Culture….. What’s The First Word That Comes To Your Mind?
16. SOC200 Marriage and Family OLD TESTAMENT REFERENCES TO FAMILY & MARRIAGE Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." Genesis 1:26-28, NIV
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19. SOC200 Marriage and Family WHY OUR STUDY OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY IS IMPORTANT Insight into the Self Understanding of Others Enrichment of One’s Own Family Life Help/Serve/Minister To Others
20. SOC200 Marriage and Family SOCIAL, LEGAL and BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVES Social Arrangement Legal Contract Biblical Perspectives
21. SOC200 Marriage and Family to understand the HISTORY OF THE FAMILY We Must Look At: European Settlers Native Americans Africans Brought As Slaves
22. SOC200 Marriage and Family HISTORY OF THE FAMILY 19 th Century We saw Expansive Growth in Human Knowledge Family: Went from a Public Institution Industrial Revolution (1750-1830) Private
23. SOC200 Marriage and Family HISTORY OF THE FAMILY DIVORCE RATES IN 19 th CENTURY 1870: 1 Per 100 Marriages 1890: 4.5 Per 100 Marriages
24. SOC200 Marriage and Family HISTORY OF THE FAMILY 19 th Century: HOMESTEAD ACT of 1862 How did this act affect role expectations in Plains families as they settled?
25. SOC200 Marriage and Family HISTORY OF THE FAMILY 20-21st Century/Modern America Traditional Family? Breakdown of family was evident early in 1900’s Laws Passed to Curb Decline Effects of WWI, WWII 1950’s Traditional Family
26. SOC200 Marriage and Family HISTORY OF THE FAMILY 20-21st Century/Modern America 1960’s “Beat Culture” Saw the influence of pop culture upon family systems grow exponentially
27. SOC200 Marriage and Family HISTORY OF THE FAMILY 20-21st Century/Modern America 1970’s Economic Optismism Gone Middle Class Families Become More Prominent As Result of Growing Economic Disparity Between Wealthy and Not-So-Wealthy
28. SOC200 Marriage and Family HISTORY OF THE FAMILY 20-21st Century/Modern America 1980s and the Rise of the Pop Culture and the Culture of Fear -So This Is What We Get?
29. SOC200 Marriage and Family HISTORY OF THE FAMILY 20-21st Century/Modern America TODAY…. Divorce Rate: 40-50% About 1/3 of All Births Are To Unwed Mothers COHABITATION: 5% of Couples GENDER SEXUALITY ROLES: Morphing 2019: 30% of Population=Elderly
