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CHAPTER 3The family as a social institution and a social construction● Gender based division of labor he does this and she does that● Establishes unequal social roles● Traditional gender structures suggest that women should be supportive to their husbands● TRADITIONAL institution established roles, expected women to get married and get married young● Patriarchal Family male dominated, giving men more flexibility and privileges○ Modern families aren’t as patriarchal today● Patriarchal Bargain traditional families back then, means that each partner is doing something for the other → ○ Men: provide for the women with money, protection, and security○ Women: provides for the men with support, safe home, deference^These were the rolesThis was called the nuclear family● Many people are nostalgic for this time● Many people strived to have this● Less than 10% of households today fit this model● Cultural conservatives people who want those family values, return to women being mothers and men being providers“Golden Age” A nostalgic myth● Cultural conservatives think that the new structure is a problem, they want things to revert back to how they used to be● The traditional family was very conservative● Cultural progressives would say that change is a good thing● Being nostalgic for it and thinking that is is the “golden age” is a MYTH○ Whats wrong with it? ■ The roles of women, womens power was subordinated to men■ Not a good bargain for women or men■ Institutional sexismChanges in Marriage and Family● Women have entered the labor force○ Transformed the economy and marriage in the family● About 25% of the time, the women makes more than the man does in a household○ Some families move because of the women’s job rather than the mens● Since women have entered the labor force, it has delayed the age of marriage because they complete school, get a job ect.● Changes in marketing, families heat up meals and get take out more now instead of cooking meals● More children in daycare because women are at work● Single motherhood● Having a child outside of marriage● Same sex marriages● Step families, divorce● Adoption● Number of children that people are having, the number has decreased● Interracial familiesRelates to the myth of individualism families could have difficultiesThe responsibility is put on them, they are to blame(Post) Modern family Myths and realities● Families are expected to raise and nurture you Religion as a Social Construction and Social Institution:Construction● Religions are argued to be created by groups of people, religious ideas are human creations● We look at how religions were created and how we talk about religions being createdInstitution● Institutions are macro, and they shape our behaviors and attitudes (RELIGION)● Religion is tied into other institutions (education, families, government/law)● *Need to talk about social institutions with some degree of authority on examSocial Functions of Religion● Creates community and ingroup solidarity ● Gives peoples something to have faith in, something that explains something, gives people comfort and answers● Heaven and Hell social control, gets people to conform, the fear of going to hell keeps people in line● All religions have teachings regarding what is acceptable and what is not○ prescriptions and proscriptions about how people are supposed to live● Teachings● Social stratification and differentiation, religion does this● Religion socializes us to believe what is/what isn’t acceptable● “Religion is the opium of the people”  Carl Marx○ This means that religion can be addictive○ makes people easier to control● Religiosity can be measured in a bunch of ways: Whether or not someone goes to church, if they read the bible, ect.Church, state, prayer● Should there be prayer before public meetings?● Governments ultimately decides whether or not this should be allowedOther topics from readingsTalking about the AmishAs a Subculture● What does it mean to be Amish?○ There is a gender divide. During rumspringa, the girls wore their Amish clothes while the boys didn’t■ Their patriarchal beliefs are more institutionalized■ The girls wear the Amish clothes so they can be clearly identified■ The girls also usually do not drive■ During rumspringa, the girls will be kept on a tighter leash than the boys are○ The church is a big part of their life there is a higher degree of religiosity once the Amish people join the church○ Simplicity, sociologists call them folk societies■ Their lives are more simple than our English lives, we have more going on○ Speaking a different language■ It keeps the tradition alive○ Dropping out of school after 8th grade to work ■ They say that education leads to pride■ Knowledge could lead to power and superiority■ They don’t want the people to become more worldly○ The Amish are communalistic■ They contrast our individualistic society○ Big families■ Big benefit when you live agriculturallyAbout Their Social Institutions ● In OUR world, the biggest social institution is the economy○ It rules our world ● The most powerful social institution in the AMISH world is the church and family ○ A lot of things that affect our lives, do not affect their lives○ That is what makes their lives simplerAbout Constructions of Adolescence ● RUMSPRINGA○ There is a 90% retention rate of people that come back to the church■ Fear of going to hell so they come back to the church■ The church may do it deliberately so that all of the partying gets old and they eventually want to come back■ There is a lot of pressure to join the church ■ They would have a hard time living in the English modern world with an 8th grade education there are limitations Mass Media as a Social InstitutionWhat are mass media?● Forms of communications that reach a large audience○ Examples: advertisements relate to the economy, usually ads are trying to sell things○ video games○ television○ internet○ telephones○ newspapers, comics● Technology is an agent for mass media spreading● The world is so fast paced trying to stay on top of things are hardMass media and violence● Media desensitizes us to violence● Makes us think that there is a lot more violence in society than


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