A family is a group of people who live together. They don’t have to be related. A family can be defined as many different things. A "nuclear" family consists of a mother‚ a father and 2 or 3 children. An "extended kin" consists of grandparents‚ aunties and uncles. A family could also be classed as a group of friends that share a flat or house. It is important to look after children because when they are born a child can’t do anything for itself‚ until about the age of 4 a child starts to do things
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THE FAMILY There is no general definition of the term ’’ family’’ as its structure and functions vary from society to society. In our society‚ the family is seen as a group or social arrangement in which individuals who are specifically related by blood‚ marriage‚ adoption or some other factor‚ group together and tend to share a domestic unit-a household. Not all households can be described as families‚ however. The family is the basis on which large communities or societies are formed. It
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Assess the view that in today’s society the family is losing its functions (24 Marks) According to functionalists the family has lost its functions‚ functionalism claim there is integration and harmony between different parts of society which rely upon each other to maintain a cooperating society. Functionalists view the family as vital organs in maintaining society‚ functionalism concentrates on the contribution of the family towards society and how the family fits with other social institutions
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Outline & discuss the function of families in contemporary UK society The definition of the term ‘family’ has somewhat gone through radical changes over the past few decades in the UK‚ some 30 years ago a family was defined as being father‚ mother and children. Some referred to this as the “cereal box family” as this was typically the type of family to be shown on television commercials for cereal. This stereotype is more correctly known as the nuclear family‚ however changes over the years has
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FAMILY is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity‚ affinity‚ or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children. Anthropologists most generally classify family organization as matrilocal (a mother and her children); conjugal (a husband‚ his wife‚ and children; also called nuclear family); and consanguineal (also called an extended family) in which parents and children co-reside with other members of one parent’s
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PROJECT-SOCIOLOGY CHANGING STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF FAMILY: A STUDY OF INDIAN SOCIETY Submitted by Prarthna Table of Contents * Acknowledgements………………………………………………………
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In this pack of SOC 331 Week 4 Quiz you will find answers on the next questions: 1. With which of the following is commutative justice NOT concerned? 2. Which of the following was NOT a reason given by Torry-Ann Hansen for returning her adopted son‚ Artem‚ to Russia? 3. Which of the following is NOT one of the possible criteria for a valid contract? 4. Which of the following is NOT true of the Ancient Roman Republic 5. How did the World Association for Children and Parents
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will be presenting on is: “Family is responsible for the general moral decline in society”. Do any of you know what a ‘moral’ is? The Collins English dictionary defines a moral as the difference between right and wrong or good and bad. What about the word ‘decline’? It simply means a decrease. Thus‚ a moral decline is a decrease in the difference between knowing what is right and wrong or good and bad. Children learn moral values mainly within their families‚ and mainly by relying on
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This paperwork of SOC 402 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 contains: How does the political-economic system affect the problems related to the American economy and work? Discuss the contradiction between the ideology and the reality of work in America. How does the status of the economy affect the quality of life in the workplace? Do you agree or disagree with the following quote‚ Sociology - General Sociology Second Shift . Respond to the following questions: Among twin- income and dual-career
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perspectives on the family—family is deteriorating‚ family is changing‚ not deteriorating‚ or family is stronger than ever. Discuss which of these perspectives you feel is the most accurate concerning families in the United States today‚ using information from the text and the reader to provide support for your argument. In order to compare and contrast the three perspectives on family we first must define family. In America today there is much diversity. Ask five different people what family is‚ you might
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