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family
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a social institution found in all societies that unites ppl in cooperative groups to care for one another, including children
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Kinship
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a social bond based on common ancestry, marriage or adoption
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extended family
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a family composed of parents and children as well as other kin; also known as consanguine family
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nuclear family
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a family composed of one or two parents and their children; also known as conjugal family
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marriage
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a legal relationship usually involving econimc cooperation sexual activity and child bearing
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endogamy
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marriage btw ppl of the same social category
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exogamy
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marriage btw ppl of different social categories
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polygamy
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marriage that unites a person w two or more souses
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monogamy
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marriage that unites two partners
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Egalitarian families
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where both the mother and father have equal share in the position head of the house hold.
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Patrilineal descent
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traces kinship through males, so that fathers pass property on to their sons.
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descent
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the system by which members of a society trace kinship over generations
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incest taboo
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a norm forbidding sex w certain relatives
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4 important functions for family in society
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1.Socialization and setting norms morals standards to live by
2. Social placement: passing down social identity, race: ethnicity, religion, social class 3.Material and emotional security 4.Regulation of sexual activity incest, and ties threaten social order, marry beyond immediate family ties. |
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Six reasons divorce is more common
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1. individualism
2. Romantic love fades 3. Women less dependent on men 4. Many of today's marriages are stressful 5. Divorce has become socially acceptable 6. Legally it is easier |
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Blended families
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composed of children and some combination of biological parents and stepparents.
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family violence
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emotional physical or sexual abuse of one family member by another
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% of 1 parent families
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29%
74% of that 29% are headed by a single mother, result from divorce, death or unmarried women having kids. |
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Due to single parenting rising which roles are less influencial and which roles are becoming more important
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Fathers is less influencial
Grandmas are the best. |
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Cohabitation
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sharing of a household by an unmarried couple.
9% of all couples. Cohabiting couples are more likely to live with one parent |
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Patrilineal descent
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traces kinship through males, so that fathers pass property on to their sons.
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descent
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the system by which members of a society trace kinship over generations
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incest taboo
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a norm forbidding sex w certain relatives
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4 important functions for family in society
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1.Socialization and setting norms morals standards to live by
2. Social placement: passing down social identity, race: ethnicity, religion, social class 3.Material and emotional security 4.Regulation of sexual activity incest, and ties threaten social order, marry beyond immediate family ties. |
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Six reasons divorce is more common
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1. individualism
2. Romantic love fades 3. Women less dependent on men 4. Many of today's marriages are stressful 5. Divorce has become socially acceptable 6. Legally it is easier |
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Blended families
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composed of children and some combination of biological parents and stepparents.
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family violence
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emotional physical or sexual abuse of one family member by another
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% of 1 parent families
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29%
74% of that 29% are headed by a single mother, result from divorce, death or unmarried women having kids. |
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Due to single parenting rising which roles are less influencial and which roles are becoming more important
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Fathers is less influencial
Grandmas are the best. |
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Cohabitation
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sharing of a household by an unmarried couple.
9% of all couples. Cohabiting couples are more likely to live with one parent |
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Profane
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included as an ordinary part of everyday life
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sacred
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set apart as extraordinary, inspiring awe and reverence
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religion
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a social institution involving beliefs and practices based on recognizing the sacred
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faith
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belief based on conviction rather than on scientfific evidence
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totem
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an object in the natural world collectively defined as sacred
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Structural functional analysis of durkheim on religion
3 functions of religion |
That religion represents the collective life that helps hold society together: ignores that strongly held beliefs can generate social conflict.
1. Social cohesion: unites ppl through thoughts rituals, values norms symoblism 2. Social control: society uses religious ideas to promote conformity. Obey cultural norms. 3. Providing meaning and purpose: Offers the comforting sense that our lives serve some greater purpose. |
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Church
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a religious organization that is well integrated into the larger society
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state church
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a church formally linked to the state
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denomination
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a church independent of the state, that recognizes religous pluralism
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sect
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a religios organization taht stands apart from the larger society
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charisma
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extra ordinary personal qualities that can infuse people with emotion and turn them into followers
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cult
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a religious organization that is largely outside a society's cultural traditions
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animism
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the belief that elements of the natural world are conscious life forms that affect humanity
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Liberation theology
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the combining of christian principles w political activism, ofthen marxist in character.
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