SOC 001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Nuclear Family, Human Sexuality, Sister Wives
6 Dec 2016
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Social institutions - organized patterns of beliefs and behavior that are centered on basic social needs, such as replacing personnel (the family) and preserving order (the govt). Cultural universal - general practices found in every culture, such as sports, cooking, marriage, marriage, religious ritual, and sexual restrictions. Society functions to raise certain groups up and push others down, through institutions like education. Social behavior is conditioned by the roles and statues we accept, the groups we belong to, and the institutions in which we function. Family - the set of people who are related by blood, marriage (or some other agreed- upon relationship), or adoption who share the primary responsibility for reproduction and caring for members of society. Nuclear family - married couple living with unmarried kids. Extended family - a family in which relatives (grandparents, aunts, uncles) live in the same home as parents and their children.
