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Sociology
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12/05/2012

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Why do Sociologists avoid defining family?
Definition

Because, familys mean something different, in diffreent places and different times

 

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Regulation of the family
Definition
Family tells us who we can and cant have sex with 
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Exogamy
Definition
Social norm where people marry outside of a particualr group... yo
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Endogamy
Definition
Social norm where people marry inside a particular group
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Functions of the Family are:
Definition

Socialization - language, gender roles, etc. 

Protection, affection, companionship, especially to old and young

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Social Placement
Definition

families provide ascribed statuses, which place children in various social hierarchies from birth. 

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Difference between ascribed and achieved status' 
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Ascribed statuses are distinct from achieved statuses, which are those social positions that individuals "voluntarily" choose (e.g., jobs, education, etc.)

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What does Larou argue about Achieved status's
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But Lareau challenges the extent to which education is achieved-it may be just as ascribed as race.   
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Prior to Industrialization:

Definition

3 generations in a household (grandparents, parents, children.)

                        -Why? Focus on production.

                        -Families were self-sufficient units that provided for themselves. 

               • (and women did most of the work-food, clothes, and medicine

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Post-Industrialization:
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            -Households as consumer (not producers)

               • We now buy everything we need (groceries, clothes, meds)

               • (women still do most of the work, though.)

                        -Households are typically smaller as a result (two generations instead of three)

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INDUSTRIALIZATION AND THE HOUSEWIFE ROLE

3  Economic Factors

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          1. Creation of new profit center (benefits entrepreneurs)

                                    -BUY VACUUM!!!

          2. Reduce labor costs

                                    -Gain efficiency with specialization and a division of labor. 

                        3. Reduce competition for jobs

                                    -Fewer individuals actively on the labor market

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4 Cultural factors of the Industraliztion of the Housewife

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1. Factories morally unhealthy (lot of sin thee--no place for women)

          2. Physically Unhealthy (manual labor--no place for women)

          3. Children defined as increasingly demanding

                                    -Children are no longer producers--they're consumers, too. 

                                    -Women, with their maternal instincts, were better able to trend to their needs. 

                        4. The "trophy wife": men wanted a wife and to make enough money so that she would not have to work. 

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     • What are the three statistical patterns that Hochschild found in her study of Amerco? 

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Increasing Female Labor Force Participation

                        -People Working Longer Hours

                        -The "Time Bind" (Home and work each struggle for more of our time.) 

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• Why did the Amerco workers not reduce their working hours? WHich reason does she think best explains the paradox. 
Definition

They need the money (Show me the Money).

                        -Working Scared (fear of job loss).

                        -Unsupportive Boss.

                        -They PREFER time at work over time at home

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How does home become work?
Definition

-(often) chaotic misery: endless boring labor [drudgery: dirty dishes, kids demands, laundry.]  

                        -"cult of efficiency" goes home: speed-up with household technologies that increases expectations but does not reduce labor [time-regimentation and scheduling come home.]

                        -Outsourcing: dump family and home demands onto other [pay other to parent, clean, cook.]

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WORK BECOMES HOME
Definition

Sociability: friends are at work [worksite is where gossip happens; social gatherings and celebrations at work]

                        -Empowering: workers are given autonomy and control over the job [feel responsible.]

                        -Rewarding, Fulfilling: not just financially, but also recognition

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Homophily
Definition
People tend to interact with other people who are like them
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Homogamy: 
Definition

Homophily (interacting with people who like you) leads to homogamy (marrying people who are like you.) 

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THE DIVORCE MYTH

Definition

 

 

     • Not surprisingly, then, theUS(with its love-centered marriages) tends to have higher divorce rates than many other countries. 

     • But 50% of marriages today will NOT end in divorce. 

                        -That number looks at all divorces in a year compared to only the new marriages in a year. 

                        -Thats inappropriate

                        -If we look at what percentage of NEW marriages will end in divorce, we see that the rates has actually gone down recently. ~33% for new marriages.

 

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