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    Family Norms

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    question of who takes care of the family arises. In “ Mommies and Daddies on The Fast Track In Other Wealthy Nations‚” Gwen Moore discusses in which way other countries around the world deal with balancing family and career compared to the United States. Moore focuses mainly on a 1990’s survey of twelve hundred women and men who held high ranking jobs in elected politics and business‚ across seventy-seven capitalist democracies. The author was comparing the family norms of other countries to those of

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    Nuclear Family

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    Nuclear � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �2� Running Hеad: NUCLЕAR FAMILY Traditional Nuclеar Family � Nuclеar Family _Introduction_ Thе traditional nuclеar family is a tеrm usеd by thе Wеstеrn World for a couplе or morе numbеr of pеrsons who arе rеlatеd to еachothеr. Thеy may rеlatе to еach othеr by blood‚ marriagе‚ or adoption. Thеrе was a timе whеn familiеs usеd to work togеthеr in thеir farms. All thе mеmbеrs of a family workеd to support thе family. At that timе parеnts‚ еspеcially mothеrs usеd to

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    Research Problem/ topic: The impact of technology on family communication. Background to Problem /Rationale: Technology provides devices that are designed to make life simpler in almost all areas. Devices such as the telephone and the computer are used by many as a means of communication. Family members enjoy this and also suffer from the use of these devices. Statement of the Problem: Does technology improve family communication? Aims and Objectives: Technology is making communication

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    1 Tip to Shed 9lbs Weekly Cut 9 pounds of stomach fat every week by using this 1 weird old tip www.thehealthandwellness.com mo·nog·a·my  (m-ng-m) n. 1. The practice or condition of having a single sexual partner during a period of time.2. a. The practice or condition of being married to only one person at a time.b. The practice of marrying only once in a lifetime.3. Zoology The condition of having only one mate during a breeding season or during the breeding life of a pair.mo·noga·mist n.mo·noga·mous

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    Family 4 mark questions Explain what sociologists mean by primary socialisation. Explain what sociologists mean by authority relationships in families. Explain what sociologists mean by a reconstituted family. Explain what sociologists mean by a traditional nuclear family. Explain what sociologists mean by an extended family. Family 5 mark questions Describe one family type found in Britain and explain how it is different from any one other family type. Describe one way in which an

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    Is the nuclear family universal? This essay will explore whether the nuclear family is in fact a universal sociological institution. The term ’universal ’ means applicable to all cases‚ so‚ for this to be correct the nuclear family must be found in all families in every society. Nuclear family consist a husband and wife and one or more children‚ own or adopted‚ it is defined by Murdock and according to him‚ he believed that the nuclear family is ’a universal social grouping. ’ Functionalist

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    Scream”‚ the author is saying that families are no longer families‚ they are audiences. Kids are zoned in on T.V. and dads are zoned in on sportscenter. The author is saying we should behave like a “normal” family‚ talk to each other and not watch so much television. In the article it says “We can’t help but be aware of what happens when we spend more time facing the screen than facing each other.” This is saying we watch T.V. a lot more than we talk to our own family and we can’t help but see what is

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    The Modern Nuclear Family

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    The Modern Nuclear Family: Headed for a Meltdown? Janet Donlin Upper Iowa University February 17‚ 2012 The Modern Nuclear Family What is a nuclear family? A nuclear family generally consists of a father‚ mother and their children‚ either adopted or biological. The nuclear family historically has been the basic unit of the larger family structure and is where the basic family values such as love‚ tolerance and coexistence are learned. The major characteristic of nuclear families is the monogamous

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    in the amount of nuclear families There are several possible reasons for the decrease in the number of nuclear families‚ particularly in the past forty years. This includes rising cohabitation‚ higher divorce rates‚ secularisation‚ rising same sex relationships‚ more career seekers and the rise in feminism. Firstly‚ a nuclear family is a family consisting of a man and woman (usually married) in a sexual relationship with one or more children. One reason for this type of family becoming less common

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    American Family Structure from WWII to Present Day Everyone on the planet has a family‚ but not everyone sees eye to eye about what constitutes as a “real” family. Since WWII‚ the structure of the American family has been constantly changing. The “normal” American family is known as the nuclear family‚ with a mother‚ father‚ son‚ daughter‚ and occasionally‚ a pet. But as time has progressed‚ the nuclear family has had to make room for larger families‚ single parent families‚ biracial families‚ and

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