All posts tagged "sociology hand outs"

  • Lecture Notes on Culture

    Our culture is a major part of our socialization. Our specific culture, whether it be the American culture or ethnic culture teaches us norms, values, and beliefs. The most prominent aspect of our culture is language. For,...

    • 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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  • Notes on The Parental System

    Transition to Parenthood Time is the major problem (Ralph LaRossa): sleep time, television time, communication time, sex time, and bathroom time) Mothers’ Role Primary caretaker Maternal duty – nurturing role Especially with young children More involvement throughout...

    • 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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  • Intro to Social Problems

    There is a difference between a “personal trouble” and a “public issue.” Personal troubles affect individual people and others who are a part of their lives. A public issue affects a large number of individuals, are typically...

    • Posted January 16, 2014
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  • Family Violence Notes

      Social Stresses on Families Stressor events Hardships How we respond to them – social learning ABCX Model of Stress (Image courtesy of imagerymajestic/FreeDigitalPhotos.net) A (the event) interacts with B (the family’s crisis-meeting resources) which interacts with...

    • Posted January 16, 2014
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