Family values, sometimes referred to asfamilial values, aretraditional orcultural values that pertain to the family's structure, function, roles, beliefs, attitudes, and ideals. Additionally, the concept offamily values may be understood as a reflection of the degree to which familial relationships are valued within an individual's life.
Several online dictionaries define "family values" as the following:
"themoral andethical principles traditionally upheld and passed on within a family, as fidelity, honesty, truth, and faith."[1]
"values especially of a traditional orconservative kind which are held to promote the sound functioning of the family and to strengthen the fabric of society."[2]
"values held to be traditionally taught or reinforced within a family, such as those of high moral standards and discipline."[3]
Familialism orfamilism is the ideology that puts priority on family and family values.[4] Familialism advocates for a welfare system where families, rather than the government, take responsibility for the care of their members.[4]
The phrasefamily values originated with the 1992 Republican National Convention, for their "Family Values Night", featuringBarbara Bush as the keynote speaker. In the short term the phrase was widely panned, and at the time the staying power of the idea was underestimated.[6]
Interpretations ofIslamic learnings andArab culture are common for the majority ofSaudis. Islam is a driving cultural force that dictates a submission to the will ofAllah.[7] 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.[8] Marriage in Saudi culture means the union of two families, not just two individuals.[9] 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 forsexual desires, andsex outside marriage (zina) is a crime that is punished under Islamic law.[10]
The Saudi family includes extended families, as theextended family provides the individual with a sense ofidentity. The father is often thebreadwinner and protector of the family, whereas the mother is often thehomemaker and the primary caretaker of the children.[11] Parents are regarded with high respect, and children are strongly encouraged to respect and obey their parents.[12] Often, families provide care for elders. Until recently, because families and friends are expected to provideelderly care,nursing homes were considered culturally unacceptable.[13]
In sociological terms, nontraditional families make up the majority of American households.[14] As of 2014, only 46% of children in the U.S. live in a traditional family, down from 61% in 1980.[15] 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.[16]
These groups are associated with "family values". Many of them are also listed as hate groups by theSouthern Poverty Law Center as a result of theiranti-LGBT activism.
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^"family values".Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster, Inc.Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved3 September 2014.
^"family values".Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Archived fromthe original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved3 September 2014.
^abEmiko 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.ISBN9789004264359.
^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.S2CID148956131.
^Peachy, William S. (1999).A brief look upon Islam. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Darussalam Publishers and Distributors.OCLC48103511.
^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.PMID24787260.S2CID20386177.
^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.
^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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