All posts tagged "sociology class outlines"

  • Socialization

    Social learning theory states that “we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded and punished.” Our significant others are our agents of socialization and are our role models, hopefully guiding us to appropriate...

    • Posted January 17, 2014
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  • Social Structure

    The social structure is the framework of society. We focus on how this framework affects individuals. Think about how our position or location (social location) in the social structure affects our behaviors and attitudes and guides our...

    • Posted January 17, 2014
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  • Gender, Work and the Economy

      According to the U.S. Census Bureau, full-time working women earn, on average, 75.5 cents for every one dollar earned by men. There are two sides to the “pay gap” debate. One side believes that the country...

    • Posted January 17, 2014
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  • Gender and the Family

    The Postmodern Family DIVERSITY OF CONTEMPORARY FAMILIES American men and women are slowly moving toward a blending of gender and family roles and away from traditional notions of wives and husbands, mothers and fathers. There is a...

    • Posted January 17, 2014
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  • Stats on U.S. Families: Characteristics, Changes, and Issues

    Family Organization Traditional: extended family form, power resided in elders, kin-group located near, married into kin groups with similar norms, constant from one generation to the next (orderly replacement) Pluralism: many and varied forms of marital and...

    • Posted January 17, 2014
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  • The Family, Work and Roles

    AMERICAN FAMILY TODAY 2000 Census – typical American family is now a dual-earner family 58.6% of children under 6 – both parents working 55% of mothers with children under 1 year old were working or looking for...

    • Posted January 17, 2014
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  • Social Class and the Family Notes

      Defining social class Social Class and the Family  Social Class o Consequences of social class o Deferred gratification o Blue collar vs. white collar families o “The Saints and the Roughnecks” Poverty o The poor o...

    • Posted January 16, 2014
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  • Sexual Orientation and Social Inequality

    Most of our social institutions do not support homosexuals: politics (law: in some states to engage in homosexual conduct is a crime, same-sex marriages are not legal, and benefits to domestic partners is not universal), education (school...

    • Posted January 16, 2014
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  • Sexual Norms and Relationships Notes

    Social Regulations of Sexual Behavior Institutions – regulation and control FAMILY (parents, siblings,…) RELIGION EDUCATION OTHER Workplace Friends SETS THE: Boundaries, social norms, and expectations SOCIAL NORMS (standards) Double standard Permissiveness Permissiveness with or without affection Abstinence...

    • Posted January 16, 2014
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  • Marriage, Family, and Kinship Organization Notes

    Family as a Social Institution Organized Essential tasks Institution: system of norms, values, statuses, and roles Perform certain functions Marriage, business, the media, medicine, law, science, and recreation are also institutions Activity becomes institutionalized when accepted by...

    • Posted January 16, 2014
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