Week 17 Lab Review

Question 1

Three institutions

Answer 1

1. family
2. Religion
3. Education

Question 2

Mitchel Parsons function of family
FUNCTIONALIST

Answer 2

Families work best when:

*Husbands and fathers = carry out instrumental roles
- breadwinners

*Mothers = carry out expressive roles
- caretakers stay at home

Question 3

Family link with religion
1950s

Answer 3

*religious duty to have family (catholicim)
- carry out religious duties

*if I leave family structure (in 1900’s), I risk forcefully leaving religion and education opportunities

Question 4

Religion
Durkheim

Answer 4

Religion is necessary for society
- fit and help with social order

Question 5

How has religion’s role in society changed?

Answer 5

• Separation from church and state
• sexuality (pope francis)
• clothing - Muslim - female independence

Question 6

Education & society

Answer 6

Keeps us socially connected via:

1. Transmitting culture
   - religion
2. Promoting social integration

Question 7

Barriers to education

Answer 7

• Financial burden
• Private schools & secularized education
• rankings & standings
• Gender inequalities
• support
• religion
• deterence from early education
• physical distance

Question 8

Education link with family

Answer 8

Family is first institution that teaches children before schools
- first sense of can / can’t
- higher education
- family expectation
- lack of support/ first-generation immigrants
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Question 9

Three functions of families

Answer 9

1. Ongoing supply of new members to society & source of socialization.
   *Stability of society
2. Economic Support
3. Emotional Support