At some stage in our lives, most of us live as part of a family unit, and the family is very important in our society. However, even though we ae likely to have some experience of family life, this does not necessairly mean tha it is an easy topic to study. One problem is that it can be difficult to sepaate the facts about families from our own experiences of them and belieffs about them. | Topics covered 1. What is family? 2. Types of families 3. Changes in families 4. Functionalist/New Right/Marxist 5. Gender roles 6. Symmetrical family 7. Power distribution 8. Role of childhood 9. Trends 10. Families and social class/ethnicity 11. Aging population 12. Divorce rate 13. Dark side of the family |
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