Divorce,blended Families And Family Violence

Question 1

Problems families face

Answer 1

In popular tv shows happy families are being potrayed,with the father going to work the mother stays home with the children who behave perfectly.but in real life we have family problems like divorce,issues about abuse and violence,its not that the issues didnt exist but it was kept private and they wont show it on television

Question 2

Divorce

Answer 2

Many socoiologists believe that the biggest reason for divorce rates declining is that people are waiting longer to get married to make sure its the right decision to make.

A common question that sociologists ask about the cause of divorce,a great deal of marital problem can be related to stress especiallu financial stress
Couples who have low income are said to likely divorce especially if they have much children

Researchers have found out that the best way to ensure a happy marriage is to ensure each person is financially and emotionallu stable in thier lives.

Question 3

Step and blended families

Answer 3

Reserachers may also use the term blended families which is a stepfamily that may include introduction of a new child as part of the new renuion

Remarriages that include children from previous marriages may have to deal with child support or holiday complexities.
Children in blended families are in greater need for healthy social,emotional and finiancial boundaries to ensure a stable life.
Any child that may be formed from a marriage should be treated equally as the step child

Question 4

Family violence

Answer 4

Abuse in a child can take many forms and may include emotional,physical or sexual abuse.
Studies shows that abuse has a major imapact on family as a whole.
Spouses who have encountered abuse will be a victim of eating disorders,alcoholism
Even children that face child abuse will be a victim of suicide,teenage pregnancy .

Question 5

Family

Answer 5

A childs family is a central part of his or her development.family is much than just the people someone lives with,all development is a combination of genetics and environment
Nuclear family 
Matrifocal families
Extended families
Blended families

Question 6

Nuclear family

Answer 6

A family consisting of father,mother,snd children is considered as nuclear family

People belived that children that grew up with two parents were the happiest and well adjusted

But its about the family not what makes upthe family. A happy single parent family is better than a complete parent family that is abusive

Question 7

Matrofical family

Answer 7

A family that consists of the mother and children is called matroficial family
Mateoficial families are more common than patroficial families because mothers mostly win custody of the children

Question 8

Extended families

Answer 8

These are uncles aunties granparents

Extendee families can offer emotional support to the family

Question 9

Blended families

Answer 9

Blender family is when a woman marries another man because of death of her former husband or divirce once she gives birth to her new child the former child is now in a blended family.

This involves step parents,step sisters

Question 10

Types of social groups

Answer 10

Primary,secondary and refernce groups

A social group consists of two or more people who regularly interact and share a common identity
For example you can be a member of a sports team or church group

Question 11

Primary groups

Answer 11

They are those that are close knit,small scale the relationships last long
Nuclear family is an example of primary groups

Also close friends can be am example of primary groups

Question 12

Secondary groups

Answer 12

They can be small or large and mostly impersonal
This groups can be typically found in work and school
A classroom project is an example of secondary social group

Question 13

Reference groups

Answer 13

These are groups that we look to for guidiance in order to evaluate our behaviuor
For example if you want be slim you will look up to a model,and act and dress like her

Question 14

Instrumental and expressive leadership

Answer 14

Instrumental leadership focuses on achieving goals,doesnt have time for thier employees
Expressive leadership focuses on maintaining group cohesion,has time for thier employees
A good leader must be able to combine the two

Question 15

Authoritarian decision making

Answer 15

There are theee basic styles of leadership
Authoritarian
Democratic
Laissez faire

Authoritarian make decisions on thier own with no input from members
Authoritarian leaders are often viewed as bossy

In democratic decision making the leader makes the final choice but he will consider whatvthe group members say

Laissez fair means to leave alone
Leaders leave the groups to make thier owm decision in laissez faire it is the least effective

Question 16

Social conformity

Answer 16

Solomon asch did an experiment in 1951 to to study social conformity
Social conformity is a type of social influence that results in a change of behaviour or belief in order to fit a group
Under social conformity we have normative conformity it occurs because of the desire to be liked and accepted
It affects teens.
Standing ovation,fashion trends etc are example of normative conformity

Information conformity occurs because of a desire to be correct

Question 17

Obedience

Answer 17

While normative conformity is a response to group,obedience is a response to authority
Stanley milgram in 1963 studied obedience in yale
He wanted to find out how people will hurt others because of the orders given by authority
Stanley concluded that people acted out of fear or to appear cooperative to obey some certain rules

Question 18

Group think

Answer 18

This is when a grouo makes faulty decisions for the sake of reaching a consensus
An example of group think can be found in space shuttle challenge disaster which occurred in january 28 1986
Thiokol was against nasa launching a missle

Question 19

Social loafing

Answer 19

This is when people exert less effort to achieve a goal in the group

Free rider effect is when people diminish thier effort because they believe it wont affect the final performance
Joseph pessin studied socialization facilitation
Social faciliation is the tendencey for our performance to be affected due to when other people are present.

Question 20

Social groups

Answer 20

A dyad consists of two people,its considered the most basic
A triad consists of three people it is considered more stable,because the third member can act as a mediator
Any group that you identify or belong to is in your group

Anyone outside your group is out group
Ingroup favouritism is favouring members in your group
Outgroup derogation is tendency for people to feel threatened by an outgroup and also feel less worthy

Question 21

Formal organization

Answer 21

This is a group that is deliberately formed to achieve a soecific goal
Families,ethnic groups,group of friends are not part of formal organization
Churches,schools are example of formal organization
Types of formal organization
Coercive,a prison is an example of coercive
Utilitarian,buisness and schools are example
Normative,churches and politicak parties are example,maintains control through moral commitment

Normative

Question 22

George ritzer

Answer 22

George ritzer googled about mcdonalds in his best selling book
He said mcdonald has come to influence almost all aspect of the society
George ritzer was the author of the most influential sociology books of all
time he called it mcdonaldization

The theory that mcdonald was taking over is based on max webers concept of rationalization,replacing old and traditional ways with a more efficient way
George ritzer user mcdonalds as a metaphor it consists of four
Presictability
Calculability
Efficiency and control

Question 23

Deviance

Answer 23

Devinace in sociology is deviating from the norms there are positive and negative
There are also three ways to look at deviance from a sociologists perspective
Structural functional how deviance is necessary
Symbolic interaction how people define deviance in thier everyday sitautions
Social conflict, it links deviance to social inequality

Strain theory
This is the strain between cultures emohasis on wealth and the limited opportunity to get rich arises
Especially among the poor to steal do drugs just for money
Labeling thoery it states that deviance and conformity are not results of what we necessarily do but to how othere respond to what we do
Socail conflict

Question 24

Aging

Answer 24

Life expectancy is the age in which people are predicted to die

Factors for the graying of america
Lower birth rate
Lower death rate
Increased life expectancy

Ageism is discrimination against old people
Social isolation is common amongst the elderly
Challenges of aging
Retirement
Ageism
Social isolation,elder abuse

Question 25

Theories of aging

Answer 25

Disengagement theory by cummings and henry,when people realize that death is near they begin to disengag from other activities.
Robert j.havighurst developed another agin theory,the activitu theory
Staying mentally and physically active will increasr happiness
Continuity theory adults will maintain the same activites

Question 26

Late adulthood

Answer 26

Late adult hood starts at the after age of 65years
Life expectancy is the number of years the average person in a society lives
Lifespan is the length of time an individual person lives

Question 27

Factors that can impact a persons life span

Answer 27

Gerd
Genetics
Exercise
Reproduction
Diet

Question 28

Socialization

Answer 28

Socialization is the process of learning and using ones culture,socialization is a lifelong process
Socialization occurs through childhood,adolesence,adulthood and old age these are called life course stages
A lifecourse event are series of roles,events that people experience from birth to death
Life course stages are
Primary sociakization infancyvand very young childhood
Secondary socialization,later childhood adolesence

Primary and secobdary roles play a huge role in a childs life
Adult socialuzation,adults take up roles