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...
scarcity appears to be a contributory influence in the development of stem families, the variations in family structure are best accounted for not simply by the existence of the larger political community, but more specifically by the social and political forces emanating from the centers of power....
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。”...
Define family structure.Define the functions of the family.Relate group complexity to number of members.Compare and contrast types of statuses.In all societies, the family is the premier institution for socialization of children, intimate adult relationships, economic support and cooperat...
of the school years.Primary Socializationincludes all the ways the newborn is molded into a social being capable of interacting in and meeting the expectations of society. Most primary socialization is facilitated by the family, friends, day care, and to a certain degree various forms of media....
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...
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 ...
This article is based on a paper prepared for a European Seminar on "Social Policy in Relation to Changing Family Needs" which was organised by the United Nations Office of Social Affairs and held in the Netherlands in 1961.doi:10.1080/0013191630150205...
The nuclear family structure is well adapted to a life of mobility. In difficult conditions, it allows the family to hunt for food. For North Americans, the hunt for jobs and improved social status also requires mobility. The nuclear family was not always the North American standard. In a...
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...