Imagine that you could dismiss all of society's rules, prejudices, and expectations. What family structure would you create to best serve the development of a thriving populace?

1 Describe the differences between pre-industrial, industrial, and postindustrial societies.

2 How does technology impact societal development?

3 Contrast and compare Durkhiem's functionalist view of society and Marx's concepts of class and alienation.

How might legal definitions of the family conflict with personal definitions of the family?

At times, institutions in our society define family in ways that might narrow or expand the concept.

Can you identify and write about a situation or perhaps a specific type of family that might be devalued by another institution or by society in general?

Write an original post of 300 words and one peer responses of at least 100 words.

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What do the data show? Write a summary statement that communicates the "big idea" contained in the figure. Your summary statement should be written in such a way that if someone did not know the technical language in the figure, he/she could understand the *big idea.

Develop a series of bullet points that identifying essential details that substantiate your summary statement.

What, if any, information is missing from the figure? What more would you want to know in order to understand and evaluate the data? (Think about the issues raised by Joel Best in Damned Lies and Statistics.

What other questions do you have?