SOCL 2505 Chapter : CH 2
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Chapter 2 the history of the family. What do families do: ensure order, hierarchy in tribe, limit number of people, defend against outsiders, provide labor (for food, assist others in group, recruiting new members. Historical family activities: production, reproduction, consumption = familial mode of production, characteristics, self-sufficient, farming family, grow food, raise animals, produce clothing, and building dwelling. Contemporary family activities: reproduction, consumption = labor market mode of production, characteristics, work for wages, buying goods & services, separated home from workplace. The emergence of the modern american family: 1776 to 1900: 4 new characteristics of the family, marriage increasingly based on affection and mutual respect, women cared for children and maintained the home. Women"s sphere : children became the center of attention, discipline, economic support, etc, number of children per family declined. Individualism: self-satisfaction, personal autonomy, marriage retained moral basis, moral order.
