FINAL EXAM Week 7-12 Flashcards
Describe a nuclear family
Consists of a cohabiting man and woman who maintain a socially approved sexual relationship and have at least one child.
What is a traditional nuclear family?
A nuclear family in which the husband works outside the home for money and the wife works without pay in the home. Man- Primary provider/ ultimate authority
Nuclear families are considered ideal
How can marriage be defined?
socially approved, presumably long-term, sexual and economic union between a man and a woman.
It involves rights and obligations between spouses and between spouses and their children.
What are the 5 functions of marriage?
Regulated sexual activity- boundaries within which legitimate sexual activity is permitted, thus making an orderly social life possible. Premarital and extramarital sex are common in postindustrial societies. So sex is not the primary motivation for marrying.
Economic cooperation- man and woman make an exceptionally effective economic unit.
Reproduction- In pre-modern societies, children are an investment in the future. By the age of six or seven, children in such societies do some chores. Their economic value to the family increases as they mature.
Socialization- Not only caring for children physically but also teaching them language, values, beliefs, skills, religion, and much else.
Emotional Support- Nuclear family universally gives its members love, affection, and companionship.
Define gender.
identifying as male or female and playing masculine and feminine roles in ways that are culturally and socially accepted
What is gender identity
belonging to, a particular sex - psychologically, socially, and usually biologically.
What are gender roles
When you behave according to widely shared expectations about how males or females are supposed to act,
what is gender socialization?
. Girls tend to be identified as delicate, weak, beautiful, and cute; boys as strong, alert, and well-coordinated.
Parents sometimes socialize their children in certain ways
for example. they may condone their sons to engage in boisterous and competitive play and discourage their daughters from doing likewise
What is deviance?
involves breaking a norm and evoking a negative reaction from others.
What is crime
is the deviance that breaks a law.
What do you know about levels of deviance? Explain labelling in regards to deviance?
Deviance results not just from the actions of the deviant but also from the responses of others, who define some actions as deviant and other actions as normal.
Primary Deviance: a deviant act but are not labelled as deviant by authorities.
Secondary Deviance: authorities label them as deviant
When they are labelled by authorities it may be because they are a part of a stigmatized group
What are the 5 major world religions?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Five duties of Muslim
Hinduism
Bhuddism
What are the roles of education
1- sort students based on talent and effort.
2- Training role of schools. In schools, most people learn how to read, write, count, calculate, and perform other tasks essential to the workings of postmodern society.
3- The socialization of the young. Schools teach the young to view their country with pride, respect the law, think of democracy as the best form of government, and value capitalism.
4- transmit culture from generation to generation, fostering a common identity and social cohesion in the process.
Durkheim- By instilling a sense of authority, discipline, and morality in children, schools make society cohesive.
What are latent (Unintended functions of school)
1- encourage a youth culture that conflicts with parents’ values.
2- institutions bring potential mates together, “marriage market.”
3- useful custodial service by keeping children under surveillance for much of the day and freeing parents to work in the paid labour force.
4- By keeping millions of young people temporarily out of the full-time paid labour force, colleges and universities restrict job competition and support wage levels.
5- “schools of dissent” that challenge authoritarian regimes and promote social change.
What is the role of public health system?
government-run programs that ensure access to clean drinking water, basic sewage and sanitation services, and inoculation against infectious diseases.
