Family Relations
In virtually all cultures, the family is considered the basic societal unit. Based on the U.S. Census Bureau census definition, a family is two or more people related by blood, marriage, or adoption living in the same household, which is defined as a single housing unit.
Intergenerational relations---patterns or relationships between younger and older individuals---have taken various forms in different places and periods of history. In some cultures, the elderly have been highly respected members of society. In others, they have been scorned or ridiculed. In modern American society, intergenerational relations include both conflict and mutual…>> (read more)
Family Relations Points of View
5 Premarital Cohabitation Does Not Strengthen Marriage
6 Public Policy Reforms Would Strengthen Marriage
7 Indissoluble Marriages Would Strengthen Marriage
8 Prohibiting Teen Marriage Would Strengthen Marriage
9 Counseling Can Strengthen Marriage
10 Fighting Strengthens Marriage
11 Divorce Harms Society
12 Divorce Harms Children
13 Harmful Effects of Divorce Have Been Exaggerated
14 Harmful Effects of Divorce Can Be Mitigated
15 Divorce Laws Should Be Reformed
16 Homosexual Love Is Not True Love
17 Homosexuals Should Be Allowed to Marry
18 Same-Sex Marriage Is Fair
19 Gay Marriage Will Not Degrade Marriage
20 Sole-Custody Decisions Should Be Gender-Neutral
21 Government Should Not Recognize Same-Sex Marriage
22 Marriage Is Not a Fundamental Right
23 Purpose of Marriage Is Procreation
24 Divorce Laws Should Not Be Reformed
25 Joint Custody Should Be Encouraged
26 Same-Sex Marriage Will Degrade Marriage
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Family Relations in the News
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The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.
--William Ross Wallace
William Ross Wallace was a…>> (read more)
Families
The past four decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in family diversity (Bumpass and Lu 2000; Ellwood and Jencks 2004; Ventura et al. 2000). Many children…>> (read more)
NONE of the Heath children was born on Sunday, but many of them almost were, which may account for the fact that, although bright and bonny and good and…>> (read more)
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