The Family

Some family-related topics raised by the 2004 Ancient Family Class

Adoption

Single-parent families

Extended family

Gay families

Welfare--role of state for support

Widows/widowers

Basic family structure

Divorce

Blended families

Religion and the family

Interracial families

Patriarchy vs. Matriarchy

Oprhans

Value of gender in offspring

Priary care givers

Monogamy vsl polygamy

Hierarchy of children (oldest vs. youngest)

Primogeniture

Arranged marriages

Marriage by choice

Marriage for love

Incest

Sexuality

Contraception

Abortion

Promiscuity

Adultery

Out of wedlock sex (pre-marital sex)

Virginity

Abstinence