Family SociologyA) The structure of the family and the needs that the family fulfills vary from society to society. The nuclear family—two adults and their children—is the main family unit in most Western societies. In others, especially in Asian societies, it is a subordinate part of an...
sociological inquiry directed at describing and explaining patterns ofFAMILYlife and variations in family structure. As such, the study of the family overlaps closely with the study ofKINSHIP. One continuing strand of inquiry, which can be traced to social anthropology, has been concerned with the ...
doi:10.1525/aa.1963.65.1.02a00270Raymond T. SmithUniversity of the West IndiesJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd (10.1111)American AnthropologistBlake, Judith. Family Structure in Jamaica: The Social Context of Reproduction. New York: Free Press of Glencoe, 1971....
values, attitudes, and behaviors. From the first moments of life, children begin a process of socialization wherein parents, family, and friends establish an infant'sSocial Construction of Reality, which is what people define as real
首先在短文中找到mobility存在的语境:第二段中“The nuclear family structure is well adapted to a life of mobility…the hunt for jobs and improved social status also requires mobility.”mobility所在的上下文意为“核心家庭结构良好地适应于……的生活。在恶劣的条件下,流动性那能让一个家庭吃饱饭。”...
The structure of a family takes different forms around the world and even in the samesociety. The family's form changes as it adapts to changing social and economic influences.Until recently the most common form in North America was the nuclear family, consisting of amarried couple with their...
Noun1.social structure- the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family" ...
Research on grandparents has tended to focus on the micro level of the individual and family rather than being linked to macrostructural phenomena (Szinovacz, 1998a). Laws can be used as evidence of the larger social construction of grandparenthood, however; as Cherlin argues, law “is both ...
family members do not intend to establish poor communication patterns, invisible sexual boundaries (incest), or economic hardships. The basic family functions that are intended include economic cooperation, control of sexuality, socializing children, identity and social status, and social and emotional ne...
Written by Chinese and Western scholars, they provide an unprecedented overview of what is known about the effects of social change on Chinese families. One might think that defining a “family” is an easy task because the family is so significant to society and is universal. The family is...