SOC100 Study Guide - Final Guide: The Sociological Imagination, Sociological Perspectives, System On A Chip
5 Jan 2020
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"the ability to see the connections between our personal (private) lives and the social (public) world in which we live" At one time, ideal family" based on: formal marriage between two people of different sees, monogamous and enduring relationship, reproduction and rearing of children, built into the messages and language we use when we discuss family. Symbolic interactionism: family requires constant interaction, maintained by shared myths and beliefs. Family values": a married couple builds a shared definition of their family"s goals, identity, and values, main role: socialize the next generation. 2011 included stepfamily": 2016 = 13% - at least one child was the biological or adopted child of only one of the spouses prior to the relationship. Simple: children from one spouse from the previous relationship. Complex: three types within this category. Blended families stepfamilies with a common child. Sociology: the makeup of the canadian family unit has evolved as society itself has evolved; no better no worse, just different.
