Family and Marriage Family and marriage has very different meanings depending on where you live in the world and each group believes that the way that they look at marriage and family is the correct way. Marriage and family is viewed differently from all three sociological perspectives. Even though each group views family and marriage differently they still all agree that they are both needed in society (Henslin‚ 2014). The functionalist perspective look marriage and family as a basic function and
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Majority of our personality is shaped by nurture. It is the environment you grew up and how you interact with people that help you adjust to what your character will be. Every day we communicate with others and in each interaction‚ we give meanings to things and sometimes adapt what others feel about it. We take time to think about what we would like to be. I often envision a person that is strong and independent as my role model and goal. It is true that when you are surrounded by people doing the
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Functionalist and Symbolic Interactionist Functionalist and Symbolic Interactionist SO1050 Sociology Functionalist‚ also known as structural functionalism because of its views on the ways social structures accompanies social needs. In perspective‚ functionalism structures social influences by what is visible and in demand now. (Boundless.com/Sociology)Functionalism has been criticized for downplaying the role of individual action
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Examine Functionalists explanations of the family (24 marks) Functionalists believe that society is based on a set of shared values and norms; this is known as a value consensus. These norms and values socialize its members‚ which enables them to cooperate with each other so society’s needs are met‚ this creates social order. It offers a structural and macro view of the family which is top down. Functionalists see society as being similar to a biological organism for example the human body.
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The Social Interactionist Theory is a term used to describe how people react to toward things or events based on what they think that particular situation means to them (Stevens‚ pg 62‚ 2011). This theory explains in many ways why some criminals act hostile toward police officers even in instances where an arrest was not initially necessary‚ human beings act toward things on the basis of the meaning they have (http://www.csun.edu/~whw2380/542/Symbolic%20Interactionism%20Lecture.htm). In a study performed
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Oprah Winfrey is a TV presenter‚ who is famous for being quite elaborating in the discussion of themes related to social inequality and racism in the United States. Her contribution is huge because her talk-show was one of the first serious TV-series‚ where the problems of African American were properly addressed. Oprah is a charismatic person. Perhaps‚ it is the reason why the format of the series in a talk shows. People come and discuss their problems and create polemics‚ which helps to figure
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Symbolic Interactionist Functionalists believe that each aspect of society is interdependent and contributes to society’s functioning as a whole to create stability or work toward the same common goal. The government‚ or state‚ provides education for the children of the family‚ which in turn pays taxes on which the state depends to keep itself running. The family is dependent upon the school to help children grow up to have good jobs so that they can raise and support their own families. In the
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In the past family violence was considered a taboo‚ the abuse or neglect that was going on in the home was more or less supposed to be a “family secret”. It is important to note that family violence has gone from a level of secrecy to entertainment. Nowadays there are shows like‚ Dr. Phil‚ and Steve Wilkos that show such dysfunction and aim to “help” such violence in the home. Some might argue and say it’s only for entertainment purposes. Is this true? Has family violence become entertainment and
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The sociological perspective is the study of human life and social interactions. From the lecture notes I learned that family isn’t always blood-related or marriage‚ it can also include affection towards other people and adoption. Sociological views on families fall under functional‚ conflict‚ feminist and Symbolic Interactionism. Census is the opposite of sociological perspective. Census are people living together in the same household that are only blood related‚ marriage and adoption. Today I
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Discuss the Marxist Perspective on the Family The Marxist feminists use Marxist concepts to explain their belief that the family is actually leading to the exploitation of women. Women have certain roles in the family which aren’t being paid by the government and the Marxist feminists see this as women are getting abused. Such roles are the caring of their children‚ attending needs of the husband and serve as an emotional safety-valve for the husband from the frustration of work. Friedrich Engels
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