| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Problem | a question to be solved, considered or answered. something that presents perplexity or difficulty (usually having a negative connotation) |
| issue | a point of discussion |
| sociology | the study of society |
| Causal relationship | x effects y. history of society effects the lives of individuals |
| THe sociological mind | -individual choices are limited by society. we must understand the history of society and the social forces at work to understand the life of an individual |
| reciprocating relationship | x effects y and y effects x. lives of individuals effects the history of society |
| agency | the ability to change social structures and therefore change the history of society |
| microlevel analysis | analyzing at the individual level. How and why people interact with each other day in and day out |
| macrolevel analysis | analyzing at the structural level (groups, social institutions,etc) How and why social structures impact our social experience/social interactions with one another |
| social institution | a set of widely shared beliefs, norms and procedures necessary for meeting the basic needs of society (ex. schools, religious institutions, government, family) |
| Ernest Burgess | Says that the family is NOT a political institution. Says that society is broken down into the public sphere and private sphere when it comes to family |
| public sphere | burgess; the hustle and bustle of society where politics occur |
| private sphere | burgess; a safe place or refuge from the public; a psychological relief station free from politics |
| Family scholars | Yes the family is a political institution, they are much a part of the public discourse and families themselves are political |
| politics | expression and organization of power |
| power | process whereby individuals or groups gain or maintain the capacity to impose their will upon others through the use of punishment and/or reward |
| Microlevel | politics exist within families; power struggles are constant within families |
| macrolevel | families have a political relationship with society. families are constantly part of public discourse, debates, politics in general (abortion, sexuality, education etc) |
| Conservative Family Value | promotes "traditional" (nuclear) family form. Man, woman, children living together in same house. Antiabortion, anti same sex headed households/marriage |
| Liberal Family Value | Emphasizes less focus on what is "right", interested more in addressing the societal constraints facing families (housing, nutrition, decent wages, education) |
| Feminist Family Value | issues with the conservative perspective. Promotes gender and age hierarchies in families by implying that men need a wife and children need to be responsible and feel powerful. Ignores economic impact on fams |
| The family | became popular in the 1940s and 1950s |
| Ernest burgess | the father of family sociology |
| structural functionalism | Talcott parsons; all parts of society are necessary for society to function smoothly. all parts are dependent on one another. when all parts are working properly then you have social order and a normal state of stability. early sociologists applied to framework to the famiy |
| SF gender stereotypes | men are hardworking, breadwinner, power, strong male centered household |
| SF gender stereotypes | women are nurturing, best at domestic work and raising children, there to assist men in running family |
| SF race/ethnic inequality | studies based on white mid/up class families. it suggests that alternative family forms are bad (make up majority of fams) |
| Civil Rights movement | 1950's-1960's. Scholars and activists argue that most families are not organized in a traditional form |
| gay and lez rights movement | 1970's to present |
| womens liberation movement | 1960s to present. argued that the traditional family form is oppressive for women and children. takes away womens independence and that we need to start looking at families differently (REINVISIONING THE FAM) |
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