SOCIOL 62 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Fact, Endogamy, Covenant Marriage
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Note: this guide is designed to help you study for the exam. If you are familiar with all concepts listed below, you will likely do very well on the exam. However, if a term, concept, or reading does not appear o(cid:374) this list, it does (cid:374)ot (cid:373)ea(cid:374) that it (cid:449)o(cid:374)"t appear o(cid:374) the exa(cid:373). Please re(cid:448)ie(cid:449) all readings and lecture notes, too. Social facts, especially social facts related to the family: tendency to marry (or date) people who are similar to us, taboo nature of incest norm that forbids marriage between close relatives (most states allow) Defining the family (according to the census, goode, individuals in the powell et al. reading. Changes in defining the family from 2003-2006 (see powell et al. reading) Why do we care about defining the family: legal concerns, health concerns, economic concerns, demographic concerns. Demographic changes in the family: delaying or foregoing marriage.
