SOCI201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Global Community, Unemployment Benefits, Voluntary Childlessness

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI201
• Professor: kimberly gill

Document Summary

Chapter 13 the family and household diversity. This form of marriage is known as polygamy. Polygyny refers to the marriage of a man to more than one woman at the. Like conflict theorists, they see the family"s role in socializing children as the primary source of sexism. The lower incomes of african americans, native americans, most hispanic groups, and selected asian american groups make creating and maintaining successful marital unions a difficult task. Viewed from an interactionist perspective, these women tend to have low self-esteem and limited options; a child may provide a sense of motivation and purpose for a teenager whose economic worth in our society is limited at best. Given the barriers that many young women face because of their gender, race, ethnicity, and class, many teenagers may believe they have little to lose and much to gain by having a child.