Family values, sometimes referred to as familial values, are traditional or cultural values that pertain to the family's structure, function, roles, beliefs, attitudes, and ideals. The concept of family values may also refer to the extent to which familial relationships are valued within people's lives.
In the social sciences and U.S. political discourse, the conventional term "traditional family" describes the nuclear family—a child-rearing environment composed of a leading father, a homemaking mother, and their nominally biological children. A family deviating from this model is considered a nontraditional family. However, in most cultures at most times, the extended family model has been most common, not the nuclear family,[1] and the "nuclear family" became the most common form in the U.S. in the 1960s and 1970s.[2]
Several online dictionaries define "family values" as the following:
"the moral and ethical principles traditionally upheld and passed on within a family, as fidelity, honesty, truth, and faith."[3]
"values especially of a traditional or conservative kind which are held to promote the sound functioning of the family and to strengthen the fabric of society."[4]
"values held to be traditionally taught or reinforced within a family, such as those of high moral standards and discipline."[5]
Familialism or familism is the ideology that puts priority on family and family values.[6] Familialism advocates for a welfare system where families, rather than the government, take responsibility for the care of their members.[6]
Interpretations of Islamic learnings and Arab culture are common for the majority of Saudis. Islam is a driving cultural force that dictates a submission to the will of Allah.[9] The academic literature suggests that the family is regarded as the main foundation of Muslim society and culture; the family structure and nature of the relationship between family members are influenced by the Islamic religion.[10] Marriage in Saudi culture means the union of two families, not just two individuals.[11] In Muslim society, marriage involves a social contract that occurs with the consent of parents or guardians. Furthermore, marriage is considered the only legitimate outlet for sexual desires, and sex outside marriage (zina) is a crime that is punished under Islamic law.[12]
The Saudi family includes extended families, as the extended family provides the individual with a sense of identity. The father is often the breadwinner and protector of the family, whereas the mother is often the homemaker and the primary caretaker of the children.[13] Parents are regarded with high respect, and children are strongly encouraged to respect and obey their parents.[14] Often, families provide care for elders. Until recently, because families and friends are expected to provide elderly care, nursing homes were considered culturally unacceptable.[15]
United States cultureedit
In sociological terms, nontraditional families make up the majority of American households.[16] As of 2014, only 46% of children in the U.S. live in a traditional family, down from 61% in 1980.[17] This number includes only families with parents who are in their first marriage, whereas the percentage of children simply living with two married parents is 65% as of 2016.[18]
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^Panasenko, N (2013). "Czech and Slovak Family Patterns and Family Values in Historical, Social and Cultural Context". Journal of Comparative Family Studies. 44 (1): 79–98. doi:10.3138/jcfs.44.1.79.
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Further readingedit
Bennett, William J. (ed.) (1997). The Book of Virtues for Young People: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories (illustrated, reprint). Simon and Schuster. ISBN978-0-689-81613-0
Bork, Robert H. (2010). Slouching towards Gomorrah: Modern Liberalism and American Decline (revised edition). HarperCollins. ISBN978-0-06-203091-7
Coontz, Stephanie (1992). The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap (illustrated, reprinted ed.). Basic Books. ISBN978-0-465-09097-6
Gairdner, William Douglas (2007). The War Against the Family: A Parent Speaks Out on the Political, Economic, and Social Policies That Threaten Us All. BPS Books. ISBN978-0-9784402-1-3
Good, Deirdre (2006). Jesus' Family Values. Church Publishing Inc. ISBN978-1-59627-163-0
Stacey, Judith (1996). In the Name of the Family: Rethinking Family Values in the Postmodern Age (reprint). Beacon Press. ISBN978-0-8070-0433-3
February 16, 2024
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For other uses see Family values disambiguation Family values sometimes referred to as familial values are traditional or cultural values that pertain to the family s structure function roles beliefs attitudes and ideals The concept of family values may also refer to the extent to which familial relationships are valued within people s lives In the social sciences and U S political discourse the conventional term traditional family describes the nuclear family a child rearing environment composed of a leading father a homemaking mother and their nominally biological children A family deviating from this model is considered a nontraditional family However in most cultures at most times the extended family model has been most common not the nuclear family 1 and the nuclear family became the most common form in the U S in the 1960s and 1970s 2 Contents 1 Definition 2 In politics 3 Cultures outside of the United States 3 1 United States culture 4 See also 5 References 6 Further readingDefinition editSeveral online dictionaries define family values as the following the moral and ethical principles traditionally upheld and passed on within a family as fidelity honesty truth and faith 3 values especially of a traditional or conservative kind which are held to promote the sound functioning of the family and to strengthen the fabric of society 4 values held to be traditionally taught or reinforced within a family such as those of high moral standards and discipline 5 In politics editMain article Familialism Familialism or familism is the ideology that puts priority on family and family values 6 Familialism advocates for a welfare system where families rather than the government take responsibility for the care of their members 6 In the United States the banner of family values has been used by social conservatives to express opposition to abortion birth control environmentalism feminism pornography comprehensive sex education divorce homosexuality same sex marriage civil unions secularism and atheism 7 American conservative groups have made inroads promoting these policies in Africa since the early 2000s describing them as African family values 8 Cultures outside of the United States editFurther information Japanese values Interpretations of Islamic learnings and Arab culture are common for the majority of Saudis Islam is a driving cultural force that dictates a submission to the will of Allah 9 The academic literature suggests that the family is regarded as the main foundation of Muslim society and culture the family structure and nature of the relationship between family members are influenced by the Islamic religion 10 Marriage in Saudi culture means the union of two families not just two individuals 11 In Muslim society marriage involves a social contract that occurs with the consent of parents or guardians Furthermore marriage is considered the only legitimate outlet for sexual desires and sex outside marriage zina is a crime that is punished under Islamic law 12 The Saudi family includes extended families as the extended family provides the individual with a sense of identity The father is often the breadwinner and protector of the family whereas the mother is often the homemaker and the primary caretaker of the children 13 Parents are regarded with high respect and children are strongly encouraged to respect and obey their parents 14 Often families provide care for elders Until recently because families and friends are expected to provide elderly care nursing homes were considered culturally unacceptable 15 United States culture edit In sociological terms nontraditional families make up the majority of American households 16 As of 2014 only 46 of children in the U S live in a traditional family down from 61 in 1980 17 This number includes only families with parents who are in their first marriage whereas the percentage of children simply living with two married parents is 65 as of 2016 18 See also edit nbsp Society portal nbsp Conservatism portal nbsp United States portalAmerican Family Association Family Research Council Family Research Institute Focus on the Family Glittering generality Traditional Values Coalition World Congress of Families Japanese valuesReferences edit Parenting Myths And Facts Npr org Archived from the original on 13 April 2019 Retrieved 4 January 2019 History of Nuclear Families Bebusinessed com 3 January 2017 Archived from the original on 13 April 2019 Retrieved 4 January 2019 family values Dictionary com Archived from the original on 25 December 2018 Retrieved 3 September 2014 family values Merriam Webster Merriam Webster Inc Archived from the original on 25 December 2018 Retrieved 3 September 2014 family values Oxford Dictionaries Oxford University Press Archived from the original on January 8 2014 Retrieved 3 September 2014 a b Emiko Ochiai Leo Aoi Hosoya 2014 Transformation of the Intimate and the Public in Asian Modernity The Intimate and the Public in Asian and Global Perspectives BRILL pp 20 1 ISBN 9789004264359 Dowland Seth 2015 Family Values and the Rise of the Christian Right University of Pennsylvania Press ISBN 9780812247602 McEwen Haley May 25 2017 Nuclear power The family in decolonial perspective and pro family politics in Africa Development Southern Africa 34 6 738 751 doi 10 1080 0376835X 2017 1318700 S2CID 148956131 Peachy William S 1999 A brief look upon Islam Riyadh Saudi Arabia Darussalam Publishers and Distributors p 48 Archived from the original on 13 April 2019 Retrieved 3 September 2014 Mutair A Plummer V O Brien A Clerehan R 2014 Providing culturally congruent care for Saudi patients and their families Contemporary Nurse 46 2 254 258 doi 10 5172 conu 2014 46 2 254 PMID 24787260 S2CID 20386177 Khalaf I Callister L 1997 Cultural meanings of childbirth Muslim women living in Jordan Journal of Holistic Nursing 4 15 373 388 doi 10 1177 089801019701500405 PMID 9397746 S2CID 40338008 Lemu A Heeren F 1992 Women in Islam Leicester England The Islamic Foundation Luna J 1989 Transcultural nursing care of Arab Muslims Journal of Transcultural Nursing 1 1 22 26 doi 10 1177 104365968900100105 PMID 2803661 S2CID 25951878 Ghazwi F Nock L 1989 Religion as mediating force in the effects of modernization on parent child relations in Jordan Middle Eastern Studies 25 3 363 369 doi 10 1080 00263208908700786 Luna J 1989 Transcultural nursing care of Arab Muslims Journal of Transcultural Nursing 1 1 22 26 doi 10 1177 104365968900100105 PMID 2803661 S2CID 25951878 Panasenko N 2013 Czech and Slovak Family Patterns and Family Values in Historical Social and Cultural Context Journal of Comparative Family Studies 44 1 79 98 doi 10 3138 jcfs 44 1 79 Fewer than half of US kids live in traditional family December 22 2014 Archived from the original on 11 April 2017 Retrieved 4 January 2019 The Majority of Children Live With Two Parents Census Bureau Reports The United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on 16 July 2019 Retrieved 4 January 2019 Further reading editBennett William J ed 1997 The Book of Virtues for Young People A Treasury of Great Moral Stories illustrated reprint Simon and Schuster ISBN 978 0 689 81613 0 Bork Robert H 2010 Slouching towards Gomorrah Modern Liberalism and American Decline revised edition HarperCollins ISBN 978 0 06 203091 7 Coontz Stephanie 1992 The Way We Never Were American Families and the Nostalgia Trap illustrated reprinted ed Basic Books ISBN 978 0 465 09097 6 Coontz Stephanie 2008 The Way We Really Are Coming to Terms with America s Changing Families Basic Books ISBN 978 0 7867 2556 4 Coontz Stephanie ed 2013 American Families A Multicultural Reader 2nd edition revised Routledge ISBN 978 1 135 77691 6 Coontz Stephanie 2006 Marriage A History From Obedience to Intimacy or How Love Conquered Marriage Penguin ISBN 978 1 101 11825 2 Gairdner William Douglas 2007 The War Against the Family A Parent Speaks Out on the Political Economic and Social Policies That Threaten Us All BPS Books ISBN 978 0 9784402 1 3 Good Deirdre 2006 Jesus Family Values Church Publishing Inc ISBN 978 1 59627 163 0 Shapiro Ben 2005 Porn Generation How Social Liberalism is Corrupting Our Future Regnery ISBN 978 1 59698 686 2 Stacey Judith 1996 In the Name of the Family Rethinking Family Values in the Postmodern Age reprint Beacon Press ISBN 978 0 8070 0433 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Family values amp oldid 1181705292, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
