SOC244H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Extended Family, Patrilineality, Ender Wiggin
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Sociology of family is the study of the family unit from a sociological viewpoint. The examination is dominated by social class, gender, and ethnicity analysis. Further sociology of the family views the effect of social change on the family. Sociology of the family is a branch of sociology studying the construction and role of families, as well as the relations both within the domestic sphere and outward into the work sphere (oxford definition) Close to the anthropological approach more qualitative based on interviews micro: 2. More quantitative approach, trying to see overall what is the general pattern with family. Sociology has two approaches to study family: approach issues (family formation, marriage, divorce, adoption, child custody, etc. Among all the changes going on today, none are more important than those happening in our persona lives- in sexuality, relationships, marriage and the family.
