SOCL 2505 Chapter : Chapter 2 Notes
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Chapter 2 notes the history of family. The study of the family: began in the 1960s, women & gender, public family as old as civilization. Ensure order: defend against outsiders, provide labor, assist others in group, recruit new members. "divorce rates in the south have been directly tied to a study showing that 98. 5 percent of marriages based on the premise "she thinks his tractor"s sexy" - end in divorce. " Each family structure is dependent on its socio-historical context. A look at societies: history recognizes 5 major types of societies in different parts of the world and time periods, while 5 are distinguished and discussed here, variations of each type have also existed. Small wandering groups of a few hundred people or less: prevailed during the stone age. The family tends to be a simple unit: women gathered and men hunted, divorce is common.
