SOCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Exogamy, Functional Analysis, Endogamy
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Functional analysis of the family: socialization, family is the first group we come into contact with, regulation of sexual activity, social placement, material and emotional security. Conflict analysis of the family: inheritance, endogamy marriage between people of the same social category, exogamy marriage between people of different social categories (class, race, ethnicity, economic status, patrilineal descent, bilateral descent. Marriage: why do we get married, no reason romantic love, started in the 1800"s, fall in love with ourselves, who do we marry, where do we find love, university, work, clubs, mutual friends, sport teams, church. Social forces influencing love: significant social forces impacting who we fall in love with, marriage resources, we are seeking to maximize our marriage resources, ex. Marrying up, wanting someone who is financially stable etc: since we are looking for someone who has the same values etc. then we would find them at the same places we go, third party factors.
