Sociology

Sociology Study Guide

Religiosity Secularization Sickness Social Solidarity Single-Parent Family

The nature and level of personal religious experiences. The process of religion losing its influence on society. A condition where others observe that an individual is suffering a bodily disease; sociological origin. Households with only one parent. The extent members of a society are bound together.

Socialism An economic system in which the means of production are controlled and distributed by the state. The following sections provide specialized study aids for each of the topics covered in this section. Review each carefully before, during, and after reading the material to ensure your success. Concerning Family Institutions Functionalists consider the four basic functions that the family performs for society: socialization, affection & companionship, sexual regulation, and economic cooperation. Conflict theorists consider the family to be the primary institution in which male dominance ispropagated; in the family, benefits are not equally distributed. • The two types of families: o Family of orientation: The family into which an individual is born. This offers the most opportunities for socialization. o Family of procreation: The family that individuals create by marrying and having children. • Conditions that increase the likelihood of divorce: o The couple married young. o The couple married after a short courtship. o The couple lives in an urban setting. o Friends/relatives of the couple disapprove of the union. • Reasons for marital breakdown: o Stress on the nuclear family. o Ending of romantic love, if not followed or shifted to rational love. o Changed role of women can threaten the stability of the male’s ideal. o Sexual permissiveness takes the trust of the couple and shatters it. • Factors leading to remarriage failure: o Step-parenting problems. o Carrying over problems from first marriage into second.

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