SOCI201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Certain General

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI201
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Family and household diversity: family as a social institution exists in all cultures, many variation in family from culture to culture, certain general principals universal. Family serves six functions for society: reproduction, protection, socialization, regulation of sexual behavior, affection and companionship, provision of social status. Conflict perspective: family reflects inequality in wealth and power found within society, family viewed as an economic unit that contributes to social injustice. In a wide range of societies, husbands exercise power and authority within the family. Interactionalist: focus on micro level of family and other intimate relationships. Interested in how individuals interact with each other.