SOCI 247 Midterm: Soci Midterm Exam Review -paul
22 Nov 2016
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Analyzing the familiar: definitions approaches and issues at the heart of studying families. The legal frame of family expands or limits the imagination and how family is perceived. Family as a social unit vs social relationship. Historically, legislation has favored family members from biology or marriage and members from traditional family models. In recent years , family law varies in its ability to protect non traditional families from state to state. Section 2 (cid:862) the e(cid:448)olutio(cid:374) of a(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a(cid:374) fa(cid:373)ilies. (cid:863) A social group characterized by common residence, economic cooperation, reproduction. Must include adults of both sexes and one or more children own or adopted. A small kinship structured group with the key function to nurture and socialize the baby. Kinship = biological ties whether real or fictive. Single parent: children living with a single parent. When an event or variable occurs and appears to have caused a 2nd event. Relationship between two variables ,to describe or predict information.
