Final Exam Paper Question Two (A) The focus of this paper will be to persuade the target audience that social class compared to other social statuses impacts family life the strongest in society. The important highlighted components of the sociological framework are historical context, empirical data, and the impact of social context.
The historical context of the social class impact on families in society has changed over time. In Annette Lareau’s book “Unequal Childhoods,” she states that in the nineteenth-century class differences have been affected by the economy’s loss of high paying jobs (pg. 263). She also mentions that good paying jobs are closely tied to education level, and that the key to success in today’s society is to “go to …show more content…
Although, it does not focus on class specifically, a study done by Grace Baruch and R.C. Barnett states that, “In a 1983 study of white middle class families in Boston, they found that working men married to working women spent only three-quarter of an hour longer each week with their kindergarten aged children than did men married to housewives” (pg. 3). This empirical data focuses on white middle class families with both men women working find more time for their child. When middle class parents spend time with their children they show them the importance of responsibility. In Stephanie Coontz article, “How History and Sociology Can Help Today’s Families,” she mentions that young adult’s jobs or responsibilities at home can be carried into adulthood. The different types of jobs connect with social class depending on income. Throughout various interviews, Annette Lareau explains the difference in education level and social class. Children in of highly educated and high-income parents usually sustain middle class families (pg. 340). In addition, children that are in low-income families and not as educated stay in working or lower class families (pg. …show more content…
Karp’s book, “The Burden of Sympathy” he proceeds to go into more detail about how a family’s caregiving for a sick family member can be affected by the mental health system. In society, people that have an illness reflect America’s class structure and the resources that categorizes it (pg. 229). A failing health system can mean life or death for a family member (pg. 229). Also, failing to have health care families cannot provide for the disabled family member. If the family does not have the health care and benefits to provide their sick family member they do not receive the treatments needed to help them. This supports working and lower class families because they most likely will not be able to afford health care and the benefits a mentally ill person needs. This is also a huge risk for working and lower class families because their disabled family member will get sick over time if they don’t get the treatments necessary to help the
The historical context of the social class impact on families in society has changed over time. In Annette Lareau’s book “Unequal Childhoods,” she states that in the nineteenth-century class differences have been affected by the economy’s loss of high paying jobs (pg. 263). She also mentions that good paying jobs are closely tied to education level, and that the key to success in today’s society is to “go to …show more content…
Although, it does not focus on class specifically, a study done by Grace Baruch and R.C. Barnett states that, “In a 1983 study of white middle class families in Boston, they found that working men married to working women spent only three-quarter of an hour longer each week with their kindergarten aged children than did men married to housewives” (pg. 3). This empirical data focuses on white middle class families with both men women working find more time for their child. When middle class parents spend time with their children they show them the importance of responsibility. In Stephanie Coontz article, “How History and Sociology Can Help Today’s Families,” she mentions that young adult’s jobs or responsibilities at home can be carried into adulthood. The different types of jobs connect with social class depending on income. Throughout various interviews, Annette Lareau explains the difference in education level and social class. Children in of highly educated and high-income parents usually sustain middle class families (pg. 340). In addition, children that are in low-income families and not as educated stay in working or lower class families (pg. …show more content…
Karp’s book, “The Burden of Sympathy” he proceeds to go into more detail about how a family’s caregiving for a sick family member can be affected by the mental health system. In society, people that have an illness reflect America’s class structure and the resources that categorizes it (pg. 229). A failing health system can mean life or death for a family member (pg. 229). Also, failing to have health care families cannot provide for the disabled family member. If the family does not have the health care and benefits to provide their sick family member they do not receive the treatments needed to help them. This supports working and lower class families because they most likely will not be able to afford health care and the benefits a mentally ill person needs. This is also a huge risk for working and lower class families because their disabled family member will get sick over time if they don’t get the treatments necessary to help the