SOCA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Total Fertility Rate, Nuclear Family, Friedrich Engels
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Types of families: nuclear family: comprises two married opposite-sex parents and their biological children who share the same residence. Key features include: heteronormative, monogamous, child-rearing, and spanning two generations. Traditional nuclear family: a nuclear family in which the husband works outside the home for money and the wife works without pay in the home. Verticalization of family structure: refers to the increased number of living generations in a family, accompanied by fewer members within each generation. Sociologists believe that the erosion of the nuclear family could result in a number of perceived ills that include: rising rates of crime. Chapter 15: families: illegal drug use, poverty, welfare dependency. A common trope (not true) includes the perceived need for an irreplaceable father figure. Functionalist argue that the nuclear family performs five (5) main functions: provides a basis for regulated sexual activity, economic cooperation, reproduction, socialization, emotional support.
