Stress Management Exam 4 Chapter 17

• Set of intimate and personal relationships • Can be legal or extralegal • There are many types of families - Nuclear: a married couple and their children - Extended: relatives other than spouses and children

• Function of family - Governs reproduction and child-rearing - Provides economic support - Meets emotional needs

• Traditional family style no longer universal - About 57% of adults are married and living with spouse - About 61% of 25- to 29-year-old men and 46% of 25- to 29-year-old women have never been married - Only 21% meet stereotypical profile of a husband and wife living with their own children - Boomerang children: 15% of family households have children age 18 or older living at home

• Marriage - 57% of American adults • Cohabitation - About a third of adults have cohabitated • Divorce • Single-parent families - By 2010, 31% of all families with children were led by a single parent • Gay and lesbian families

• Cohabitation: romantically involved couples living together but not married • In 1970, cohabitation was illegal in all 50 states • By 2008 more 5.6 million Americans were cohabiting with someone of the opposite sex and another 565,000 were cohabiting with same-sex partners

• Families in which the father or the mother is absent because of divorce, marital separation, out-of-wedlock pregnancy, or death • In 2010, approximately 31% of all families with children in the home were maintained by one parent

• Conception via artificial insemination or other means • Adoption • The right for gay and lesbian couples to raise children is a both an ongoing legal debate and a major stressor for these couples

• Dual-career family - A family in which both spouses work outside the home with careers of their own • Children • Family planning • Adoption • Mobility - Family members may be scattered • Violence - Child abuse - Intimate partner violence • Financial stressors

• Growing and learning • Physical and cognitive changes • Time commitments • Changing family dynamics

• When to have children • How many children to have • Unwanted/unplanned pregnancies • Abortion: the termination of a pregnancy

• Closed adoption: - Adoption in which there is no contact between the birth parents and the adoptive parents. • Open adoption: - Adoption where there is contact between the birth parents and the adoptive parents.

• Every day in America... - 5 children are killed by abuse or neglect - 5 children and youths under 20 die from suicide - 186 children are arrested for violent crimes - 368 children are arrested for drug abuse

• Seek the help of other family members or friends • Hire someone to do less important chores • Plan vacations for work holidays and weekends, to fully enjoy each other's company

• Formulate a budget to guide financial decisions • Control spending • Pay bills on time • Review and revise your budget regularly • Compare prices before buying, even for gasoline

• Use selective awareness to perceive changes as exciting and interesting • Be realistic about your ability or inability to control events and other family members • Delegate responsibilities, particularly with regards to housework

• Use selective awareness to perceive changes as exciting and interesting • Be realistic about your ability or inability to control events and other family members • Delegate responsibilities, particularly with regards to housework

• Schedule relaxation time as a family • Relax and enjoy each other's company • You could even take a yoga class together

• Exercise together as a family • Bike, swim, play tennis, or even jog as a family • Exercise can be an opportunity for fun and bonding