SOCL 2001 Lecture : Final Notes
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12 (disregard anything after page 239 or 12-5) If it is mentioned in class, read it in the textbook. Family: 1) people who live together with commitment, 2) care for any children, 3) share emotional/economic ties. Functions of a family: regulating sexual behavior (incest taboo) reproduction socialization social placement (based on your parents" social class) economic security emotional support (love & care) 2 types of families: 1) extended, several generations of blood relatives sharing on household, 2) nuclear, one or two parents and their children, preferred family model, but only 1/3 of the us fits this model. Infidelity: men in relationships admitting to adultery: 57%, women: 54% (ap, 56% of men, 34% of women who had affairs claimed they are. Women: emotional reasons, men: sexual motivations: many people are possibly willing to forgive a cheating partner. Singlehood: people choosing to live alone, 93% of these people still marry, average age of marriage: 27 for men, 25 for women.
