HDFS202 Lecture 4: hdfs202 week 2 notes
11 Sep 2016
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Contemporary concepts of family: remarriages, dual careers, childless couples, one parent households, ethnic families, same-sex unions, grandparents raising children, abusive partners. Populations: cannot compare countries because of drastic population differences; a policy that works in one country may not work in another: china: 1. 3 billion, india: 1 billion. The eastern asian countries are so densely populated, there are more people living in this area than outside of it: united states: 324 million, sweden: 9 million. Implications of family membership: intense, long-term, social institution in society. Family myths: traditional families were self-reliant and didn"t need assistance. Families are actually interdependent: natural spheres for gender roles. Man works, woman cares for home and children: families are always happy and loving. Family structures: nuclear: husband, wife, and/or children (biological or adopted, conjugal: couple, extended: 2+ generations living together/near each other, family of origin/orientation: the family you"re born into. You are the child: family of procreation: family formed through marriage and/or kids.
