SYG 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Temporary Assistance For Needy Families, Household Division, Single Parent
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Functionalist view: family should be defined in terms of social functions, such as regulating sexual behavior, replacing members of society, socializing the young, and providing care and emotional support. Family composition: the experience of living in a family varies by country and is shaped by: female control over reproductive life (total fertility, death of family members (life expectancy, caregiving and dependency. Japa(cid:374)"s fa(cid:373)il(cid:455) s(cid:455)ste(cid:373): lo(cid:449) fertilit(cid:455) a(cid:374)d i(cid:373)(cid:373)igratio(cid:374) rates a(cid:374)d lo(cid:374)g life expectancy results in one of the oldest populations in the world. Afgha(cid:374)ista(cid:374)"s fa(cid:373)il(cid:455) s(cid:455)ste(cid:373): li(cid:373)ited pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) ser(cid:448)i(cid:272)es lead to e(cid:454)te(cid:374)ded fa(cid:373)il(cid:455) household that are male-dominated and expect women to want children. A so(cid:272)iet(cid:455)"s e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) stru(cid:272)ture (cid:449)orks to shape relationships between men and women. Gender stratification: the system societies use to rank males and females on a scale of social worth such that the ranking affects life chances in unequal ways. According to studies and evidence, women do more housework than men- division of labor.
