Household behavior and family economics

3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 3.1 Socio-economic characteristics of beekeepers The mean ages of the beekeepers were 38.11 years and the majority of them are between 23 and 70 years old. This survey result showed that people in the most productive age are actively engaged in beekeeping activities with an average experience of 12.31years. The mean land holding of per beekeeper household was estimated to be 1.95 ha. Generally, the average land holding in the district showed insignificant difference but…

concentrated area with residents who are excluded from the mainstream of the economic life of the surrounding society, which does not…

Family can be described by many different concepts from a sociological perspective. Since no two families are equally the same, it tends to be tricky applying some notions learned in class towards your individual family. When analyzing my family from a sociological perspective, there were five concepts that best associates to what defines my family. These five concepts are identifying with a social class, gender roles learned within the family, concerted cultivation childhood, parents’ time with…

Economic Growth The economic strength of the African American community will soon reach $1.5 trillion. To quantify this number and put it into some context, this number is equivalent to the gross domestic product of Russia and South Korea. If we were a nation, we would be the 12th richest country on the planet. Although macro-economists will quickly tell you that GDP and buying power are not the same, since we are not a country exclusive of the U.S., I believe that it provides, at least, some…

Families can vary greatly in regards to socioeconomic status. For example, a family can be considered part of the upper class. Upper class families covers only 3 percent of the four class model. Families in this class have prestige and are generally known as the elite in their communities. They own elaborate cars and houses and are capable of buying anything expensive. They also have generational wealth, meaning they can pass their money for generations to come. Needless to say, money is not an…

Women have always been vital when it comes to the role they play in American history. Women have held many different roles throughout history whether it is that of moving from their country to a new unknown land, to farming on their family farmland, to helping in the war effort. Their roles are ever-changing. Women have adapted in all areas of their life, from working together or complimentary with men during the time of the Native American (Evans8). Women quickly changed during the fur trade.…

Whereas men usually mow the lawn and do yard work. However, many households are creating equal roles and taking on roles usually assigned to the opposite sex. For example, it used to be socially unacceptable for a female to mow the lawn but now many females mow the lawn consistently. On the other side, men now cook, clean, and help the children with homework, roles usually done by women. Gender roles are slowly diminishing within households. Societies use the terms sex and gender to classify…

Single-parent families are often stigmatized in our society because people make assumptions about them that aren’t true. Our society doesn’t expect much from single mothers or their children because they are viewed as incapable or problematic due to the stigmas and labels attached to their identity (McDaniel & Tepperman, 2015). Furthermore, single mothers are also seen as “harmful to society, uneducated, unmotivated, and on welfare or some form of public assistance”, but in reality, 80% of…

As discussed in Ross and Rapp’s article, a community is the space where an individual is able to recognize what is socially accepted behavior. “Communities represent localized, face-to-face sociability; they are the material arenas in which groups of people larger than individual families live out their lives” (Ross and Rapp, 9). 3. Social construction theory is described by Vance in her article as a framework that encourages ambiguity when analyzing identity…

impressed by Indian women easy labor and little pain childbirth. They determine the English women had childbirth pain because they were civilized. Whereas the belief of indigenous women lived closer to the natural surroundings and gave up their savage behaviors made them discharge from “Eve’s curse” (Brown 18). They also fascinated by the indigenous women’s clothing which give the impression of see-through. Whereas the English women wore multiple layers and covered. On the other hand, the…