SOCL 2505 : Exam 1 Study Guide
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Difference between traditional and modern way of thinking of the family: traditional family = nuclear family, 1. Reason to have a family is to have kids: 2. Marriage only between man and woman: 3. Marriage movement - movement away from a family, unmarried child bearing, divorce rates increasing, cohabitation (living together without being married: 5. Conservatives also favor public policy that encourages and promotes marriage as the way out of problems: modernist/liberal viewpoint, 1. Argue that society can adjust to new family forms: 2. Less emphasis on having a child, more emphasis on personal rewards (happy, enjoy company of significant other: 3. Feel public policies should support families of all types. Individualism and types of individualism: individualism a style of life in which individuals pursue their own interests and place great importance on developing a personally rewarding life, 2 types, 1. Utilitarian - wanting to be self reliant in the work life, succeed alone in the work job: 2.
