HDFS 2010 Lecture 4: HDFS 2010 Lecture #4
18 Feb 2019
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-Types of Family -
•Nuclear: one man, one women, and about 2.5 children
•Extended: additional relative (GP, aunts, uncles, in-laws)
•Family of procreation: family formed with the birth of a child
-Sociological definition of marriage is broad:
•“Marriage is a group’s approved mating arrangement… usually marked by a ritual”
-Patriarchy: power vested in men
-Matriarchy: power vested in women
-Egalitarian: power is divided by men and women
-Specific customs for family and marriage are defined by various cultures - socially
defined
-Functionalist Perspective -
•Family units contribute to well-being of society by fulfilling basic societal needs
-economic production
-socialization of children
-care of sick and aged
-recreation
-sexual control
-reproduction
-Conflict Perspective -
•Conflict is a part of marriage
•Generally husbands have had more power
•Power struggles develop over:
-housework
-child care
-money attention
-respect
-sex
-Three Perspectives of Sociology -
•Functionalist Perspective Theory: society is functional, stable and all in it serves a
good purpose - to maintain order and consensus (human body and organs)
•Conflict Perspective/Theory: society is competitive; there is an unequal distribution
of goods, power and resources depending on your social status (game)
•Interactionist Perspective/Theory: Society is about “acting” depending on or roles in
society and how those roles are perceived in society; interaction patterns are
determined by the meaning of the “messages” we sent and receive; we follow
scripts depending on our roles, and people respond to our scripts (scripts are
reinforced society)
-Symbolic Interactionism -
•Wives and husbands spend more time on childcare now
•Wives and husbands spend less time on social activities
•Labor saving technologies have not offered more leisure (except microwave)
standards of cleanliness have increased
-Marital satisfactions decreases upon birth of a child -
•Ideal family size has decreased over time (most Americans only want 1-2 children)
•Intimacy, time, attention are now divided
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Document Summary
Types of family : nuclear: one man, one women, and about 2. 5 children, extended: additional relative (gp, aunts, uncles, in-laws, family of procreation: family formed with the birth of a child. Sociological de nition of marriage is broad: marriage is a group"s approved mating arrangement usually marked by a ritual . Egalitarian: power is divided by men and women. Speci c customs for family and marriage are de ned by various cultures - socially de ned. Functionalist perspective : family units contribute to well-being of society by ful lling basic societal needs. Con ict perspective : con ict is a part of marriage, generally husbands have had more power, power struggles develop over: Symbolic interactionism : wives and husbands spend more time on childcare now, wives and husbands spend less time on social activities, labor saving technologies have not offered more leisure (except microwave) standards of cleanliness have increased.
