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    Traditional families

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    Assignment Historically many families could live comfortably on a single income. Parents would send their children and adolecnts to live in other households as servants and apprentices or let them be raised by other relatives. In the 1900s children were allowed to work in mills‚ factories‚ and mines. In the middle class‚ servants often handled tasks. Currently families today are more diverse than ever. They arent your traditional family. We have families today that have no father in the household

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    If the family exists (as Murdock says it does universally)‚ then it must be performing some function(s) or fulfilling some purpose(s). A number of functionalist sociologists have presented accounts of the way in which this happens. GP Murdock Four essential functions of the family Murdock argues that the family is a universal institution (it exists everywhere) that performs four major functions Stable satisfaction of the sex drive with the same partner‚ preventing the social disruption caused by

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    Two Friends with different life-styles Cecilia Vega Everest Online Composition I – (ENC1101-9)/ Instructor McClure Two friends with different life-styles When I asked‚ “What is a life-style?” People have different opinionated-response: it is the way that you live; to leisure activities with friends‚ habits‚ work‚ interest and opinions. In 2009 Dr. Jeffery Cherubini stated that there are three different paths to pursuit you happiness: The pleasant life‚ the engaged life and meaningful life

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    There are so many reasons why people choose to finish college. Many times I feel that the reason to finish college is not important as having a reason at all. There are more reason to quit than to actually finish. According to a survey by College Transfer.Net I have found that the top ten reason for finishing college is as follows: 1. Be happier with yourself. Education opens your eyes to things you may have never considered. Education offers exposure to the past‚ present and future. No matter

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    My Perspectives on Family SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology August‚ 2‚ 2010 After countless hours of researching The Functionalist‚ Conflict‚ and Interactionist Perspectives‚ I now see just how similar and how very different they are in relation to family. Society is given to separation based on personal beliefs‚ functions‚ color‚ creed‚ etc. The given perspectives show how societies as a whole view their socialistic status. The three given perspectives are divided among groups who

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    How Important Are Friends and Family? Do you know what really matters in life? It is a question that many have asked‚ and many have answered. The answers offered to this question have been varied and variegated‚ but there are a few that consistently bubble to the surface. Two of those are “friends” and “family.” With so many people offering those two answers time and again‚ it would be unwise to discount them outright. However‚ what most people mean when they say “friends” or “family” may not be

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    The Bluest Eye‚ the Breedlove family were the most frowned upon and talked about family due in part to Cholly‚ the patriarch’s‚ violence toward his family. He quarreled and physically fought his wife habitually‚ successfully burned down their house and even fathered a stillborn with his own daughter. Some characters in the novel say that Cholly is just a crazy old drunk who doesn’t care about anyone and‚ since he is the only one causing all of the drama in his family‚ should be the one to blame for

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    Family Guy “It seems today that all we see is violence in movies and sex on TV‚ but where are those good old fashion values‚ on which we used to rely (Family Guy)?” This phrase is heard often by individuals who choose to watch one of the most famous animated sitcoms in the past decade‚ Family Guy. The first sentence happens to be the key slogan in the series theme song. Seth MacFarlane used this saying when the show was brought back to the air in 2005. This was around the time that I had originally

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    Family Differences

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    #4 Family Differences Like father‚ like son. A father and his son are meant to be alike in a lot of ways. Anyone who knows my dad can see some similar traits in myself. However‚ we were very different growing up as teenagers. The major differences were our home life‚ the types of school’s we attended‚ and our dreams on playing sports in the future. Although we had different lives growing up‚ we still have similar values. Irish people are known for larger families. However‚ my dad’s family was

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    Smoking and drinking does not just affect you‚ it affects your whole family. Everyone in my family either drinks‚ smoked weed‚ or smokes tobacco. My dad‚ uncle‚ and mom used to smoke weed‚ my mom and dad both stopped smoking weed because they just got tired of the weed. My uncle did not quit until he was caught with it on his person‚ ever since then he will not let any of his nieces or his daughters do anything dealing with drugs. he is also a raging alcoholic‚ a couple of years ago he went to the

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