THE CHANGE IN THE FAMILIES FORMS AND FUNCIONS IN SOCIETY STUDENT’S NAME: TN ID: 1066385 INSTRUCTOR: GLORIA MICHALCHUK ESL 140 – COURSE # 7052-1 NOVEMBER 25th‚ 2003 THE CHANGE IN THE FAMILIES FORMS AND FUNCIONS IN SOCIETY Society is composed of many elements based on values‚ traditions‚ cultures‚ government’s policies etc.; and family is one of the main basic ingredients‚ forming the society. Therefore‚ as the society changes its element‚ family is also forced to change the flow
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postmodern views on the diversity of family (33marks) The idea of family diversity suggests that there is no dominate type of family‚ therefore none can be considered as the norm. However there are studies to suggest that in historical periods of Britain like when it was industrializing there is dominating types‚ in this period it was considered to be the nuclear family. Rapoport and Rapoport agreed that there are five types of diversity in a contemporary family‚ these are: Organisational‚ Cultural
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The extended family ended with industrialisation Prior to the industrial revolution families were drastically different to how they are today. Extended families and kinship economies played a large part in family life as all land was owned and farmed upon by relatives beyond that of the nuclear family and as such people were born into certain roles in family rather than this being based on achievements and qualifications as it is nowadays. These roles would be passed down through generations and
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According to George P. Murdock (1949) the family is a social unit characterized by common residence‚ economic cooperation and reproduction. It includes adults of both sexes‚ at least two of whom maintain a socially approved sexual relationship‚ and one or more children own or adopted‚ of the sexually cohabiting adults. This was the universal‚ nuclear family view by functionalists; however Giddens 2009 mentioned the fact that a family could be a ‘kin’. On the other hand‚ though there isn’t any clear
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Traditional Family Modern Family New Family Models The Modern Nuclear Family THE MODERN NUCLEAR FAMILY The "nuclear"‚ "isolated"‚ or "restricted" family is not a recent phenomenon‚ but has existed in many cultures throughout human history. Indeed‚ the extended family of several generations is found mostly in relatively advanced‚ stable‚ and affluent‚ but not yet industrialized societies. Very primitive and very sophisticated societies seem to prefer the nuclear family model
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The family is an example of a social structure. It is made up of a group of people in society related by blood or marriage‚ ties or strong bond‚ usually consisting of one or two parents and their children. Social structure is the unique organised arrangement of social relationships and social institutions that make up society. Social structures are present in society and affect all parts of human experience. It enables individuals in the society to interact and live together. This essay will compare
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Rooted in how family is defined are precepts about what is considered a social norm‚ or acceptable behaviour. It tells people what’s perceived as a family and what is not. Within the word family are individual inherited social‚ historical and cultural values. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a family as the servants of a house‚ or the household or everyone who lives in a house or under one head and finally as a "group of persons consisting of the parents and their children‚ whether actually
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1: Families and Households Chris. Livesey and Tony Lawson Unit 1: Families and Households Contents 1. The relationship of the family to the social structure and social change‚ with particular reference to the economy and to state policies. 2 2. Changing patterns of marriage‚ cohabitation‚ separation‚ divorce‚ child-bearing and the life-course‚ and the diversity of contemporary family and household structures. 23 3. The nature and extent of changes within the family‚ with
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Diversity in American Families The family in America has come through an elongated way and has evolved a lot ultimately. Liberals and conservatives have their have their diverse views on the American family nowadays. It is extremely tough to bring and organize a family nowadays. Nevertheless‚ there are a number of easier means to raise a family nowadays as well. Several of the issues that are the subjects of discussion in the evolution of families are divorce and its consequences‚ welfare‚ vulgarity
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The Importance of Family Dinners Do you remember watching television sitcoms such as "The Brady Bunch"‚ "The Partridge Family" or even "The Wonder Years"? In those television shows families would gather together around the dinner table every night and talk about the adventures of their day. This dinner ritual is about more than providing your body with required sustenance. It gives families a time to reconnect with the people closest to them and opens the doors of communication. Studies have also
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