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SYG2430 Marriage and Family

Overview

  1. Explain the functionalist perspective on family. Be sure to identify the different functions associated with family and differentiate between Murdock's and Parson" explanations of family.
  2. What is the conflict explanation about family? Clearly explain Marx's idea about the relationship between economic production and family life.
  3. How the symbolic interactionism different from the social constructionist explanation of the family?
  4. Provide an example of social exchange theory
  5. Identify the different types of feminist and explain how they are different from each other.
  6. Define the following terms:
    1. Status
    2. Role
    3. Ascribed status
    4. Achieved status
    5. Embodied status
    6. Role strain
    7. Role conflict
    8. Human capital
    9. Cultural Capital
    10. Social capital
  7. Explain what it means to be a good mother.
  8. Compare and contrast the conservative, liberal, and feminist views on stay-at-home moms versus mothers who work outside the home.