SOC 105 Study Guide - Final Guide: Nuclear Family, Deindustrialization, Single Parent

• School: Stony Brook University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 105
• Professor: lindawicks

Document Summary

Marriage relationship that is socially approved/recognized b/w 2+ people. Economic arrangement sexual expression, care of acquired kids expectation of longevity. Exogamous marry out of our own group: gender heterosexual marriages are far more common cross culturally, kin group marry outside our kin group. Roles defined in fam: dad = dad, not dad = brother. Economic & political alliances: asians most likely to marry outside race/ethnicity. Black m marry out more than black wm. Asian wm marry out more than asian m. Kinship is socially defined: matrilineal early simple farmers, dad"s relatives are not yours, patrilineal warring farmers, mom"s relatives not yours, bilateral modern world, both mom and dad"s relatives are yours. Endogamous- marry inside your own group: geographical propinquity, values, physical attractiveness, religion, social class, edu achievement, age, race/ethnicity. Love-based marriages: modern, not necessarily permanent. Divorces: poor, urbanites, young married couples, pessimists, functional analysis. We follow job opps, own interests, self-discovery & new start: conflict analysis.