3. SOC200 Marriage and Family DEVOTION & PRAYER 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 WILL BE FLEXIBLE! MY APPROACH: Biblical Worldview/Christian Perspective CONFIDENTIALITY: Guaranteed YOU WON’T BE REQUIRED TO SHARE ANYTHING WITH WHICH YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE SYLLABUS: Review Together Q & A
6. SOC200 Marriage and Family WHY STUDY MARRIAGE AND FAMILY? Why don’t we have an accurate picture of marriage just by observing those around us? What are some of your own examples of myths about marriage and family?
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8. 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?
19. 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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22. 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
23. SOC200 Marriage and Family SOCIAL, LEGAL and BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVES Social Arrangement Legal Contract Biblical Perspectives
25. SOC200 Marriage and Family HISTORY OF THE FAMILY: Types of Families POLYGAMY A marriage generally including more than 2 partners Warren Jeffs Utah and Texas: Two Approaches -2006: On FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted -Current President of Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints
26. SOC200 Marriage and Family HISTORY OF THE FAMILY: Types of Families POLYGANY Where a man is married to more than one wife; no marriage bond between wives -Is This Polygany By Definition?
27. SOC200 Marriage and Family HISTORY OF THE FAMILY: Types of Families POLYANDRY Where a woman is married to more than one husband; no marriage bond between husbands
28. SOC200 Marriage and Family HISTORY OF THE FAMILY: Types of Families MONOGAMY A form of marriage where a person has only one spouse at a time Do these portrayals of monogamy trivialize/diminish it in any way in American culture?
29. SOC200 Marriage and Family HISTORY OF THE FAMILY Must Look At: European Settlers Native Americans Africans Brought As Slaves
30. SOC200 Marriage and Family HISTORY OF THE FAMILY 19 th Century Expansive Growth in Human Knowledge Family: Public Institution Industrial Revolution (1750-1830) Private
31. 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
32. SOC200 Marriage and Family HISTORY OF THE FAMILY 19 th Century: HOMESTEAD ACT of 1862
33. 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
34. 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
35. 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
36. SOC200 Marriage and Family HISTORY OF THE FAMILY 20-21st Century/Modern America 1980s and the Rise of the Culture of Fear -So This Is What We Get?
37. 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