SOCI 2293 Chapter 1: SOCI 2293 Chapter : Chapter one Introduction
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1900"s most families had 3 generations living in the same household. In 2012, only 4. 6% of families were multigenerational. Modern families include: nuclear (mom, dad and kids, blended (remarriage, stepchildren/parent, extended (cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents. ) Us census 2011 shows: married 52, widowed 6, divorced 10, separated 2, single-never married 30% Global function of a family: economic support, emotional support, socialization of children, control of sexuality, control of reproduction, ascribed status. Achieved status is earned in some way like college student, manager, etc . Master status is a status that overshadows achieved and ascribed to a point where you are knonw only as that status without regard to anything else. The singer, the doctor, the president, angelina jole, etc . Role conflict is when one person performs multiple roles and the roles conflict with one another. 1st and most important unit of measure in sociology is the group.
