1. My Family Sociology Analysis
My paper talks about the five general sociology concepts that I learned to using my family. I picked my family because I think they were the most
relatable and easy group that would be more beneficial and knowledgeable to discuss regarding the concepts. My family consist of a father, mother, two
boys, and a girl, not including me. My parents speak three languages and my siblings only speak one due to the language influence while they were in
school. Culture is very important to my family not only the language, and attire but the values of what the culture teaches. Such as, the man being the
head of the household and everything must run through him. The woman is taught to cook, clean and take care of the things inside the household. The
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You are not necessarily conforming into something negative nor positive. Assimilation means as minorities you adopt patterns of a dominant
culture (Maconois, 2015, pp 351). Assimilation isn't necessary a bad thing depending on what perspective you look at. In my family as my
parents moved from Tanzania to the states they had to adapt to different things such as the driving, where in Africa we drive in the left side. The
dress had to change for not only church but daily dress had to be modified. For church, usually the ladies would wear traditional attire which was a
skirt or dress with a head wrap/hat and the men would wear the same thing. As seasons passed on while they were in the states they learned that it
could get colder than when it rains, like snow and how you can no longer wear skirts or dress. Summary I think that this made me realize how
things play an important role in our everyday life. After completing the social group analysis project, I was more aware of the importance of social
groups and their role in society. My social group helped influence who I am today by navigating different challenged each day with a word of advice
and encouragement. There is different concept that I have learned that really reflect my social group. Each of these concepts are being used every day,
and without them society wouldn't function the way it does today. What would society be if we remove the core of each
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2. Sociology
In this essay I will examine the reasons for the changes in the birth rate and family size since 1900.
Since the 1900 there have been changes in the state polices, changes in attitudes and changes in our living standards which have led to unbalanced
changes in birth rates and family size. Firstly in the early 1900's there was no health service and a poor quality of life and there had been an industrial
revolution know has industrialization which had meant that many workers and their families had left their homes and extended families to live in
houses that were crammed together along narrow streets, poorly built, and incredibly crowded. Whole families were packed into attics, cellars, or
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This caused controversy between religion and social trends, as Catholics are strictly against abortion and believe that children are a "God's Gift" and
there was still a social stigma surrounding abortion & contraception yet in recent years there has been a decline in religion so it's become
socially acpectable. A few sociologists are led to believe that feminism is the main cause of decline in the birth rate andfamily size in recent years and
fail to acknowledge cultural differences and ethnic diversity. For example studies have shown AfroâCaribbean's that have migrated to the UK, prefer
not to live with men which has led to a slight increase in lone parent households & south Asian families tend to have bigger families (extended
family) and tend to get married earlier then white people which means they are far more likely to have children at an earlier age the British white.
In conclusion there are many reasons for both the increase and decrease of birth rates and family size and there is just a single reason behind the
complete changes from 1900 to present. As the as the mode of production changed so did people's attitudes, state policies & living standards
which have caused both the increase & decrease of
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3. Essay On Family Identity
Family traditions and cultural legacies contribute to an individual's selfâidentity because it is the fabric of where he or she derived from, who they are,
and where they're journeying. Cultivating Culture states: "Culture can give people a connection to a certain social values, beliefs, religions and
customs. It allows them to identify with other of similar mindsets and backgrounds. Cultural heritage can provide an automatic sense of unity and
belonging within a group and allows us to better understand previous generations and the history of where we come from." In contrast, traditions and
cultural legacies can also inhibit an individual's selfâidentity because some families believe in total loyalty to the constructs of the family system.
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Because of Dee or Wangero disdaining of herculture, she will wander aimlessly in where she fits in this world, not knowing if she is Dee Johnson a
woman of a strong descent or Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo a woman of a style popular for the moment.
"Culture the entire way of life of a group of people (including both material and symbolic elements) that acts as a lens through which one views the
world and is passed from one generation to the next." "Although culture may seem to be "second nature" it is something learned, rather than innate.
Because we learn it so slowly and incrementally, we are often unaware of the process. For instance, few of us would be conscious of having
learned all the slang words we currently use or the distance we typically maintain from someone while talking with him/her. We may not remember
exactly when we first felt patriotic or how we formed our opinions about people from the upper class. We all carry culture inside ourselves; it
becomes ingrained and internalized into our way of thinking and acting. Culture guides the way we make sense of the world around us and the way
we make decisions about what to do and how to do it." However those guidelines are not always embraced my every family member, so then the
family traditions and cultural behaviors can become a burden to the family member who wants to branch out and lead a
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4. Essay about sociology and the family
You will refer to statistical evidence when discussing the variety of family and household types. You will be required to reference your work throughout
and produce a correct and current bibliography to demonstrate that you have used different sources to obtain your information.
Sociology and the Family
The Nuclear Family generally consists of a Mother, a Father and at least 1 child, this image of a family is thought to of come about at the time of the
Industrial Revolution. (Willmott and Young) believe that an increase in the Nuclear Family was the result of the Industrialization. They found that
during preâindustrial times, the most common type of family structure, was that of the Extended Family (Extended Family can take...show more
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Martin (2012) explains that British children are among the least likely to live with both Biological Parents by the time they reach age 14, statistics
show that in Britain this is just 68.9%, whilst the same statistics in France are 79.5% and Finland at the highest with 95.2%.
Changes in the different Family types will be outlined with evidence in the following pages showing Evidence and Statistics.
Browne (2008) tells us that whilst Marriage is the usual type of relationship between Men and Women, Marriages where it's the first time for both
partners, is on a high scale decline, numbers have at least halved since 1970. This means that there are now more Reconstituted Families (families
where at least one spouse will have children from a previous relationship), also knows as StepâFamilies. This is the fastest growing family type as now
nearly half of Marriages involve a second marriage for at least one of the partners, reflecting an increase in Divorce Rates.
The most recent studies show that 42% of Marriages now end in Divorce and that they are on the increase, although recent statistics contradict this
fact, as they show that Divorce Rates are decreasing each year. In 2011, there were 117,588 divorces, compared to 121,779 in 2008, and a staggering
153,176 in 2003, a decrease of 30% in 8 years (ONS, 2008â2011)
South African divorce rates are also decreasing, between 2005 and 2011, the numbers fell, from 32,484 to 20,980, a difference of 55% (SSA).
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