SOCL 2001 : Sociology 2001 Final Exam Study Guide
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*** chapter 12, 13, 14, & 16**: people who live together with commitment, care for any children, share emotional ties. Functions of a family: regulating sexual behavior, reproduction, socialization, social placement (based on families, social class, wealth, economic security (food, shelter, emotional support (love, care, these are under the functionalist paradigm. Extended family- several generations of blood relatives sharing one household (ex. Living with grandparents and aunts and uncles) (larger economic unit than nuclear family) Nuclear- one or two parents and their children: preferred family households, 1/3 of our nations households live like this. Reasons for getting married: having a family (what you are suppose to do, american dream. Do you want to get married? (survey among adults who have never been married: pew research 2010, 61% yes , 12% no , 27% not sure . 27% of divorced people say they would marry again.
