Marsha McMillen
Unit 5 Sociology Discussion
There is several cultural themes of family and marriage. We have Traditional Societies, Industrial and Postindustrial societies.
In the Traditional societies the structure of the marriages the spouses are introduced to all the family, which there is an abundance of obligations. The function of marriage is to fulfill six needs that are important for the survival of society, and they are socialization of the children, reproduction, economic production, recreation, sexual control, and care of the sick and aged. The men are usually the authority in the family. In most marriages, there is only on spouse but there are some culture where more than one spouse is permitted. The father selects the spouse
Unit 5 Sociology Discussion
There is several cultural themes of family and marriage. We have Traditional Societies, Industrial and Postindustrial societies.
In the Traditional societies the structure of the marriages the spouses are introduced to all the family, which there is an abundance of obligations. The function of marriage is to fulfill six needs that are important for the survival of society, and they are socialization of the children, reproduction, economic production, recreation, sexual control, and care of the sick and aged. The men are usually the authority in the family. In most marriages, there is only on spouse but there are some culture where more than one spouse is permitted. The father selects the spouse