Families and their Social Worlds
ISBN: 9780205516452 | 0205516459
Edition: 1stFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008
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This text applies a sociological imagination to explore both the private, personal side of family life as well the public, institutional nature of "the Family"; and to show that many family concerns are actually social issues that need to be addressed through sound social policies. The author, Karen Seccombe, encourages students to think about families beyond their own personal experiences, and even beyond family structure in the United States. Her goal is to impart a passion for critical thinking as students see that families exist within soci... MORE
| Understanding Families in Their Social Context | |
| Families and the Sociological Imagination | |
| Chapter Preview | |
| What are Families? | |
| The Political Reality: Why Definitions Are Important | |
| The Sociological Imagination | |
| Comparative Perspective | |
| World Map | |
| Comparative Infant Mortality Rates | |
| An Empirical Approach | ... MORE|
| Theory | |
| Functionalism | |
| Conflict Theory | |
| Feminist Theory | |
| Social Exchange Theory | |
| Symbolic Interaction Theory | |
| Developmental Theory | |
| Systems Theory | |
| Families and Social Change | |
| A Snapshot of American Families Today and How | |
| They Have Changed | |
| Family Change as a Political Issue | |
| Conservative Perspective | |
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