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What are social institutions?
Groups and organizations with norms and values that provide a foundation for behavior in major areas of social life and meet the basic needs of a society.
Which of the following are effects of the Industrial Revolution on the family? (Select all that apply)
What characterizes exogamy?
What is the family of procreation?
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What is an expressive role in a family?
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What are the effects of industrialization on the care of the sick and aged?
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What does matrilocal kinship/residence refer to?
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Monogamy is marriage to more than one spouse at a time.
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What is romantic love's significance in marriage culture?
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What defines homogamy?
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What percentage of divorced people in the U.S. remarry?
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Study Notes
Social Institutions Overview
- Social institutions are groups and organizations that establish norms and values crucial for societal behavior and fulfilling basic societal needs.
Effects of the Industrial Revolution on Family
- Shift in family dynamics with fathers leaving home for work, altering traditional roles.
- Economic pressures made children an economic liability rather than contributors.
- Increased costs of formal education prompted changes in child-rearing.
- Decline in birth rates as families adapted to urban living and economic changes.
- Families transitioned from rural to urban environments, reshaping social structures.
Continued Effects of the Industrial Revolution
- Family lost roles in economic production as factories displaced home-based work.
- Women's roles expanded beyond emotional support to include work outside the home.
- Increase in gender equality within family structures.
- Rising divorce rates indicative of changing societal norms.
- Increased life expectancy led to more intergenerational ties and caregiving dynamics.
Family Functions
- Reproduction is vital for societal survival; families of procreation ensure continuation.
- Regulation of sexual behavior is a universal norm to control sexual relations amongst family members.
Exogamy
- Exogamy mandates marriage outside specific groups, preventing close kin marriages.
Family Socialization
- Family of orientation is the primary socializing unit, responsible for early education and values.
Unique Family Functions
- Families provide essential economic and emotional support, ensuring protection, affection, and companionship.
Roles Within Family
- Instrumental role refers to the provider, typically the father.
- Expressive role emphasizes nurturing and emotional support, typically the mother.
Loss of Family Functions
- The shift to industrialization resulted in the separation of family members from daily economic activities.
- Government took over socialization roles through mandatory education.
- Care for the sick and aged transitioned to government control with medical advancements.
- Family recreational functions diminished as public entertainment grew.
Definitions of Family Structures
- Extended family includes parents, children, and additional relatives in one household.
- Nuclear family consists of a wife, husband, and their dependent children living independently.
Expanded Family Definition
- Family can be defined as a close-knit group living together with emotional ties and mutual care.
Kinship and Marriage Types
- Kinship relates to the degree of familial relation between individuals.
- Monogamy is the marriage to one spouse at a time, prevalent in Western societies.
- Polygamy refers to marriage involving multiple spouses concurrently.
- Polygyny pertains to a man being married to several wives; polyandry involves a woman having multiple husbands.
Residential Patterns After Marriage
- Patrilocal residence involves couples living with the husband's family post-marriage.
- Matrilocal residence requires couples to live with the wife's family after marriage.
Romantic Love and Its Evolution
- Romantic love was historically an ideal but not relied upon for marriage until societal changes in America.
Homogamy
- Homogamous relationships are characterized by individuals attracted to others similar in socio-economic or cultural contexts.
Remarriage Trends
- The U.S. has the highest divorce and remarriage rates globally, with nearly 70% of divorced individuals remarrying; 40% of marriages today are remarriages.
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Explore the impact of the Industrial Revolution on family dynamics and social institutions. This quiz examines shifts in roles, economic pressures, and changing societal norms brought about by urbanization and industrialization. Understand how these transformations shaped family structures and gender equality.
