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Chapters 12 13 14 15 and articles Be able to apply the major theoretical perspectives to each topic Functionalist Perspective o Emphasizes the way that parts of society are structured to maintain its stability This approach holds that if an aspect of social life does not contribute to society s stability or survival if it serves no function or promote value consensus among members of society it will not be passed on from one generation to the next o Assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of conflict or tension Conflict Perspective between competing groups Symbolic interaction perspective o also called symbolic interactionism This perspective relies on the symbolic meaning that people develop and rely upon in the process of social interaction this approach generalizes about everyday forms of social interaction in order to explain society as a whole How do sociologists define family Family 2 or more people related either by birth or through social commitment who share resources care for any dependents and often maintain close emotional relationships The true meaning is culturally defined Know the functions of the family Social Stability o Families create kinship ties On a micro level these relationships create a social bond between individuals On a macro level ties can create social networks that include extended family and other generations Marriage served as a political alliance between kinships networks for common defense and shared prosperity o Family member usually help one another by gathering their material sources and labor Work together to provide necessities of life food clothing shelter Material Aid Descent and inheritance o Descent is the way people trace kinship over multiple generations Inheritance refers to the rules regarding the reallocation of property within a family after someone dies Both are central to the reproduction of class in society Care and socialization of dependents o Family cares for a varied of dependents children elderly They teach practical skills socialize them in particular values and beliefs Sexual regulations Emotional Comfort o Cultural norms indicate which sexual norms are acceptable o Family is expected to be a source of emotional support and intense bonds Members are expected to assist one another with mutual responsibility commitment and concern How might a structural functionalist view the family Family is a vital social institution Family confers social status and class Family helps define who we are and how we find our place in society Family provides for the essential needs of the child s affection socialization and protection Problems in the family e g divorce or domestic violence can also lead to problems in the society such as crime poverty or delinquency The influences of patriarchy second shift physical violence partner and child abuse Second Shift Employed women still having primary responsibility for housework and childcare Research has linked family violence to o Low SES social structural stress social isolation attempts at maintaining dominance within relationship Child Abuse children are 3x more likely to be abused by their fathers than their mothers o May lead to emotional and behavioral effects Isolation fear low achievement delinquency low self esteem depression criminal behavior adult abusive behavior Neglect failure to provide for a child s basic needs and often goes unnoticed Nearly 25 of surveyed women 8 of surveyed men reported that they were raped or physically assaulted by a current or former physical partner Characteristics of household division of labor especially among dual earner families Mothers were often part of the workforce People with 4 year degrees get married later Fathers supported the family financially but were largely absent from children s lives Impact of Industrialization on family types and family size o More people can afford smaller households and the privacy they offer so nuclear family households took over the extended family households Families are getting smaller o Large family can be an economic burden Extended families are less common Women are waiting longer to get married People spend fewer years of their lives married o Cohabitation and divorce rates are rising More women are joining the workforce Families increasingly include more elderly members o Advances in health and medical treatment prolong lives Parenting and the central responsibility of the family Multiple caregivers enhance the cognitive skills of babies and young children Parental cultural capital shapes child s early education experiences What is the observed pattern of median age at first marriage The first age of marriage is 26 1 for women and 28 2 for men Marriage is significantly more common of college educated people Current divorce rates and overall pattern factors reasons noted for increase in divorce Nearly 50 of all first marriages end in divorce The annual rate doubled between the mid 1960 s to the early 1980 s then started declining Divorce rates are attributed to o Individualism o No fault divorce laws o Increasing economic independence of women o Transition from extended to nuclear families o Increasing geographic and occupational mobility As societal and cultural norms surrounding divorce have changed the stigma has decreased Modern remarriage patterns in the US Problems associated with single parenting what type of policy solutions are promoted Remarriage led to the creation of a more blended stepfamilies that include 2 adults and at least 1 child from a previous marriage Single parent families is about 30 and are usually headed by a women Problems with single parenting o Children do better in a 2 parent setting o Children are more likely to drop out of high school and become a single parent themselves o More likely to be poor o Can t provide the same level of supervision and support as 2 parents can Policy Solutions o Universal health care help with financial crises o Financial support school based social programs and affordable housing helps o US is lagging behind Europe in creating family friendly programs like these Hull article competing theories about changing landscape of marriage Transformation theory and pure relationships The confluent love model features the ideal of the pure relationship one that s entered into for its own sake and maintained only as long as both partners get enough satisfaction from it to stick around Partners in a pure relationship establish trust through


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