SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes -Nuclear Family, Talcott Parsons, Jessie Bernard
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Family = relationship in which people live together with commitment, form and economic unit, care for any young, and consider themselves significantly attached to the group (281) Kinship = a social network of people based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption (281) In preindustrial societies, kinship determined the distribution and production of goods, the allocation of power, and the transfer of property (281) In industrial societies, the state serves most of these goals, so families are responsible for socializing children, regulating sexual activity, and providing affection and companionship for family members (281) Family of orientation = the family we"re born into where early socialization takes place (282) Family of procreation = the family we form by having or adopting children (282) Extended family = family unit composed of relatives in addition to parents and children who live in the household (282) Nuclear family = one or two parents and their dependent children who live apart from other relatives (283)
