SOCI201 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Participant Observation, Reflectance, Macrosociology

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI201
• Professor: Brent John

Document Summary

Andrew cherlin states that personal economics, not personal values, may contribute to rocky marriages. Couples who cannot provide for themselves may begin to question the utility of their marriage. Talcott parsons posited that the traditional nuclear family fulfilled society"s need for productive workers and child nurturers. Daniel patrick moynihan argued that the matriarchy (strong women role) in black families undercuts the role of the father and leads to many problems. He portrayed the matriarch as a bad bossy mother. The divorce rate has been steadily increasing since the 1950s. The industrial revolution caused the private and public realms to split. Men left household production for wage work in factories while women were in charge of running the household and raising children. Most women face lower earnings and fewer benefits when they move from welfare to work. (laura lein and kathryn edin) Laura lein and kathryn edin describe their findings that all single mothers prefer self-reliance to welfare dependency.