How Do We Define a Family?

In the book "Calculating: Same-Sex Relationships and American Family Definitions" published last month, the authors Brian Powell, Catherine Bolzendahl, Claudia Geist, and Lala Carr Steelman explain how Americans conceptified "families" I am watching. I do not think about my family, but I think it is family. Which groups or living arrangements are included in the definition of "family" and who is excluded?

According to a survey conducted in 2003 and 2006, Americans are still using stereotypic nuclear families (husbands, wives, children) as gold standard - when such groups are counted as families People agree. Having a lawful marriage or having a child is usually accepted as a member of the family - the majority of people are considered a single parent and that child a family, a married heterosexual couple has no children, a married heterosexual The couple also have children. However, if the couple is homosexual or has no children, Americans are more uncertain about whether they are eligible to become a family. In 2006, the proportion of families who believed in homosexual couples and homosexual families was considerably less than the number of consensual parents or direct couple, but has increased since 2003.

And beware of the importance of the child to the definition of the family - only a few respondents believe that homosexuals without babies, lesbians, or direct couples are families

The author divided the respondents into three groups based on the answers. It is exotic love (the most restrictive people in the family), moderate, and inclusive (broadest definition). There is a big difference when you see what these groups are saying about family characteristics. The most commonly used term by foreign enthusiasts emphasizes the center of marriage, emphasizes what type of people are making up the family (husband, wife, female, male), and family To be clearly incorporate religious factors into their minds.

The language used by inclusivists emphasizes emotional affection rather than legal marriage as a basis for judging what a family is.

The Russell Sage Foundation publishes these and many other charts from books, so if you are interested in family Americans perception, this is certainly worth a look. In general, the authors found that the definition of families became more comprehensive. This trend has continued or accelerated since the 2006 survey, depending on how the attitudes towards some issues, including gay and lesbian rights, changed in the past few years.

Gwen Sharp is an associate professor of sociology at Nevada State University. You can follow her on Twitter @ gwensharpnv

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