ME 4133 : Fall 2013 Test 1 Pg8
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Families: the family as an institution (and its functions): your family has a particular stucture of statuses mother, father, sister, brother, and so on. Your immediate family is also part of an extended kinship system aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. -gender inequality: men tend to see an increase in income while women tend to see a decrease. -moving away: if not making the same income you might not be able to stay in the same area; children have to leave what they know. -parenting: makes it more difficult to discipline or care for your children. -overburdened children: child has more responsibilities and has to care for the parent. Religion another institution when religion provides a lot for society/integration against welfare. Interactionist perspective: the family is a social group/major changes in the big picture) levels/conflict between groups is maintained through inequality home due to the impact of the recession: sacred vs. profane: -sacred: tied to the local religion/special and significant occasions.
