¶ … Family Roles
The family unit certainly serves as mechanism to ensure the survival of the human species, just as "family" units in the animal world function primarily to ensure that the young offspring reach an age when they can survive on their own. Interestingly -- and expanding the analogy -- the concept of "surviving on their own" does not mean surviving in isolation, except for those few animal species for which a solo existence in the norm. Indeed, for some animal species, a solo existence is dictated by the demand of territory with large expanses of wilderness or prairie required for their subsistence. But for human's surviving on one's own is taken to mean primarily an emotional maturity -- achieving an adult capacity -- with a strong economic overlay.
As society becomes more diverse, examples of how families support this independent living that is nested within social groups that are themselves nested within larger social group. The point is that the family form does not get modified all that markedly, although certainly shifts related to social change and economic demands are evident. These modifications are also evident across societies in different cultures and nations. For instance, the emergence of the two-wage-earner family in developed countries has tended to displace childcare and elder care. A visit to a kibbutz in Israel would show how childcare is a more socially aggregate activity than in societies with stronger divisions for nuclear families. Amish and Mennonite families care for their children and elders in their homes and communities. So it seems that even on the margins of these changes to society, family values change only by degrees and family function changes predominantly at particular times or phases in the lifecycle of the family.
The proximity that family members once experienced has changed dramatically as family members have tended to live in a sort of satellite fashion -- relatively close in the same...
Social Networking: Does modern day networking sites make people unsocial? There is vast difference noticeable in the behavior of youngsters and middle aged persons today that was not observed about two decades ago. Then it was mostly outdoors and hangouts with friends in person, more games, and more real socialization and formation of peer and following groups, clubs and hobbies that involved social interactions and learning. While the TV and radio
Through this displacement of the libido, a build up of tensions is avoided, and individuals are allowed to live within social constraints of proper decency regarding modern sociocultural practices of acceptable forms of love within the contexts of relationships. However, oddly enough, Freud also posits the idea that all individuals are innately bi-sexual and can be attracted to both sexes. However, through the social constraints of modern society, most
A significant increase in volunteerism is observed within the communities which implement social studies in high schools. The main elements which contribute to this outcome are those of community service programs integrated within the educational act and socialization. "The implications of our study are that mandatory community service programs can boost later volunteer efforts but that socialization into appropriate citizenship attitudes is of equal, if not greater, importance" (Janoski,
Social Media New Trends in Technology- Social Media Shaping Modern Society The social media has certainly changed throughout history. Early on in history, social news was spread via word of mouth and through telling stories (Qualman, 2009). At one time, the radio and the newspaper were popular formats for social media. People would listen to the radio and read the newspaper to get insight to what was happening throughout society. Over the
Virtually any observation of people in public would reveal two very distinctive styles of cell phone use. There is one category of user who seems to make every possible effort to conduct cell phone conversations discretely and without unnecessarily broadcasting the content of their conversations to strangers. Unfortunately, there seems to be a much greater preponderance of the second category of user: those who seem to do the exact opposite,
Family Traditional definition Limits families to a heterosexual union with children Does not account for other family types Does not accept gay unions Is highly positivist in data analysis and collection The traditional family defintion focuses on the family with a heterosexual orientation. This defintion is functional in orientation and highly conservation in terms of its approaches to family. Consequently, other forms of family are not recognized or accepted as legitimate forms of family. This
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