HDFS 1300 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Love Lab, Interpersonal Communication, Physical Attractiveness

• School: University of Houston
• Department: Educational Psychology
• Course: HDFS 1300
• Professor: Erica F Jordan

Document Summary

Ex: divorce, gay marriage, single parents, adoption. How is a family useful to societies: functions of the family: Economic security-cheaper to live together than separately. Social prestige and status-american"s love marriage; prestige comes with rite of passage and that you"ve found the one you have a higher class status if you"re married because you get paid more. Education and socialization- helping children become productive adults in society; socialization- the shaping of an individual"s behavior to conform to social/cultural norms. Protection-safer to live with others; safety in numbers . Religious tradition- providing family with a religious identity. How do different theorists view the family differently: structural functional theorist-says the main function of the family is to procreate and raise children. Believes family will be balanced and peaceful if everyone fulfills their own specific role and if those roles conform to the norms of society. Male should be the breadwinner and the woman should be the homemaker.