SOCIAL INSTITUTION:

FAMILY

WHAT IS A SOCIAL INSTITUTIO

N?
Social institutions are established sets of norms and subsystems that suppo
rt each society's survival. Each sector carries out certain tasks and has differ
ent responsibilities that contribute to the overall functioning and stability of
a society. This helps to decrease chaos and increase structure. While societi
es may differ in how they establish these responsibilities

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WHAT IS A FAMILY?
In the context of human society, a family is a group of people affiliated by c
onsanguinity (by recognized birth), affinity (by marriage), or co-residence an
d/or shared consumption

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/family

WHY FAMILY IS A SOCIAL INSTIT

UTION?
1. Family is a structure that have classes.
2. It is build on purpose for living
3. It has orders
4. It is a basic unit to support the society (in economy, politics, etc)

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/social-institutions/

A NUCLEAR FAMILY
The traditional definition of a nuclear family is a
family unit that includes two married parents of
opposite genders and their biological or adopted
children living in the same residence.
1. Nuclear family is the most common institution.
2. Families support each other in different needs

http://family.lovetoknow.com/definition-nuclear-family

MARRIAGE
1. Generally being consider as a start of a family
2. It is consider as the most important bond of family. Divorce generally can
end family institution.

FUNCTIONALISM PERSPECTIVE
1. Family is the basic unit of economics.
2. Stabilize the society (by fulfilling the different needs, like socializing the y
oungs)

http://www.earlhamsociologypages.co.uk/functfamsum.html
http://www.slideshare.net/mattyp99/functionalistviews-of-the-family

CONFLICT PERSPECTIVE
1. maintain and reinforce status quo.
2. Allow men more powerful than women.
3. Allow social capitals to flow.

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undless-sociology-textbook/family-12/sociologicalperspectives-on-family-93/the-conflict-perspective530-379/

SYMBOLISM PERSPECTIVE
1. share activities to build bonds among members
2. Marriage negotiated meanings,
3. Share ritual or other ideas.

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undless-sociology-textbook/family-12/sociologicalperspectives-on-family-93/the-symbolicinteractionist-perspective-531-5914/

SOME OTHER SOCIAL PROBLEM

S:
Nuclear family are less dominance:http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/12/24/t
1. single parent family

he_death_of_the_nuclear_family_new_research_sho
ws_most_kids_are_raised.html

2. Teenager mental problems

Unusual nuclear family
1. Homosexual parents
2. Problem with blended family (having step-parents)
http://www.csus.edu/indiv/k/kawamoto/downloadab
le/50jackson1.htm

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