SOC244H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Symbolic Interactionism, Nuclear Family, George Herbert Mead
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Family the family is a social group characterized by common residence, economic cooperation, and reproduction. (murdock, 1949) A couple living common-law may be of opposite or same sex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with grandparent(s) but no parents present. Economic family people who are using/sharing a dwelling. People who are related by blood, marriage, or legal adoption and who are sharing a dwelling. Household family people who are living in the same household. All people who are sharing a dwelling whether or not they are related by blood, legal adoption or marriage. (roommates, friends sharing an apartment, live in nanny ) Economic, political and social impacts on the family. Emile durkheim : the division of labour (1893), mechanical and organic solidarity. Political revolution : american (1775-1776), french (1789) Functionalism structural functionalists stress integration, shared values and social stability. Challenged traditional nineteenth century proponents of social evolution.
