Sociology Family And Religion Chapter 13 Jkjkhardcore

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family

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a social institution found in all societies that unites ppl in cooperative groups to care for one another, including children

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Kinship

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a social bond based on common ancestry, marriage or adoption

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extended family

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a family composed of parents and children as well as other kin; also known as consanguine family

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nuclear family

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a family composed of one or two parents and their children; also known as conjugal family

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marriage

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a legal relationship usually involving econimc cooperation sexual activity and child bearing

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endogamy

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marriage btw ppl of the same social category

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exogamy

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marriage btw ppl of different social categories

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polygamy

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marriage that unites a person w two or more souses

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monogamy

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marriage that unites two partners

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Egalitarian families

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where both the mother and father have equal share in the position head of the house hold.

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Patrilineal descent

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traces kinship through males, so that fathers pass property on to their sons.

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descent

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the system by which members of a society trace kinship over generations

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incest taboo

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a norm forbidding sex w certain relatives

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4 important functions for family in society

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1.Socialization and setting norms morals standards to live by
2. Social placement: passing down social identity, race: ethnicity, religion, social class
3.Material and emotional security
4.Regulation of sexual activity
incest, and ties threaten social order, marry beyond immediate family ties.

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Six reasons divorce is more common

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1. individualism
2. Romantic love fades
3. Women less dependent on men
4. Many of today's marriages are stressful
5. Divorce has become socially acceptable
6. Legally it is easier

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Blended families

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composed of children and some combination of biological parents and stepparents.

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family violence

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emotional physical or sexual abuse of one family member by another

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% of 1 parent families

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29%
74% of that 29% are headed by a single mother, result from divorce, death or unmarried women having kids.

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Due to single parenting rising which roles are less influencial and which roles are becoming more important

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Fathers is less influencial
Grandmas are the best.

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Cohabitation

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sharing of a household by an unmarried couple.
9% of all couples.
Cohabiting couples are more likely to live with one parent

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Patrilineal descent

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traces kinship through males, so that fathers pass property on to their sons.

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descent

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the system by which members of a society trace kinship over generations

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incest taboo

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a norm forbidding sex w certain relatives

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4 important functions for family in society

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1.Socialization and setting norms morals standards to live by
2. Social placement: passing down social identity, race: ethnicity, religion, social class
3.Material and emotional security
4.Regulation of sexual activity
incest, and ties threaten social order, marry beyond immediate family ties.

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Six reasons divorce is more common

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1. individualism
2. Romantic love fades
3. Women less dependent on men
4. Many of today's marriages are stressful
5. Divorce has become socially acceptable
6. Legally it is easier

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Blended families

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composed of children and some combination of biological parents and stepparents.

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family violence

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emotional physical or sexual abuse of one family member by another

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% of 1 parent families

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29%
74% of that 29% are headed by a single mother, result from divorce, death or unmarried women having kids.

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Due to single parenting rising which roles are less influencial and which roles are becoming more important

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Fathers is less influencial
Grandmas are the best.

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Cohabitation

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sharing of a household by an unmarried couple.
9% of all couples.
Cohabiting couples are more likely to live with one parent

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Profane

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included as an ordinary part of everyday life

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sacred

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set apart as extraordinary, inspiring awe and reverence

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religion

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a social institution involving beliefs and practices based on recognizing the sacred

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faith

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belief based on conviction rather than on scientfific evidence

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totem

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an object in the natural world collectively defined as sacred

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Structural functional analysis of durkheim on religion
3 functions of religion

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That religion represents the collective life that helps hold society together: ignores that strongly held beliefs can generate social conflict.
1. Social cohesion: unites ppl through thoughts rituals, values norms symoblism
2. Social control: society uses religious ideas to promote conformity. Obey cultural norms.
3. Providing meaning and purpose: Offers the comforting sense that our lives serve some greater purpose.

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Church

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a religious organization that is well integrated into the larger society

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state church

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a church formally linked to the state

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denomination

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a church independent of the state, that recognizes religous pluralism

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sect

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a religios organization taht stands apart from the larger society

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charisma

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extra ordinary personal qualities that can infuse people with emotion and turn them into followers

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cult

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a religious organization that is largely outside a society's cultural traditions

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animism

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the belief that elements of the natural world are conscious life forms that affect humanity

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Liberation theology

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the combining of christian principles w political activism, ofthen marxist in character.