SOCL 2001 : Sociology Test 4 3
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Family as a social institution: interdependence: interdependence among institutions, how they are related to each other, not individually. Families in us: marriage, childbirth and divorce (cont. ) *divorce: high til "46, low til mid 60s, up til 80, then came down. Annual divorce rate (1. 4%) and lifetime rate (45-50%). Yes, less relevant because fewer people are getting married; or people who live together may decide they shouldn"t get married avoiding divorce. Video on religion: religion can be understood from 2 perspectives. Religion defined (page 401): sacred vs. profane, communities, rituals: religion maintains status quo. *theories of religion: functionalism: manifest functions (purpose of life, ceremonies, social cohesion control, and change) and latent functions (mate selection, public speaking, conflict: dysfunctions of religion (legitimization of inequalities, status quo, obedience, war, persecution, segregation) Cuba banned religion; could not outwardly express beliefs; pope visited. Church-sect continuum: fundamentalism among sects interpret exactly what the bible says; word for word; believe what is written.
