Family Research on the Internet Sociology of Families April 10, 2010

Search Engine: SwagBucks.com 1. Marriage and Family Processes http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/family.html Marriage and Family Processes, is a website that has a focus on the basics of what a family is and how important it is to have a solid family foundation. There is an intermediate focus on what is the most important value of family and what gives a family it values. It consists of separate links that center first the general resources of family and marriage, dealing with culture, gender, age, and sex. Along with the general resources there are detailed links that focus of the relationship of a family; whether nuclear, extended, or even other institutions that have an effect on marriage and the family as a whole. Copyright 1996-2010 Michael C. Kearl. All Rights Reserved

2. The Changing Family: How changes in the Family Reflect Social and Economic Changes in Society. http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1990/4/90.04.08.x.html The title explains a multitude of what this study consist of. The Yale-New Haven teachers Institute developed descriptive objectives to the ways American families have evolved from the many changes in the age of time. Throughout the many years and the separate changes in the economy and culture of America, the social and the economic structure of the family also went through its changes. The different stages of the American Culture started with the influence of the American Indians, the Colonist, the Preindustrial America, to the Industrial/Urban American. 2010 by the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Clarence Roberts Jr.

3. Work and Family Balance http://www.mompreneursonline.com/small-businessarticles/work-and-family-balance/ This website offers many resources to the entrepreneur woman. Some of the resources are articles about career ideas, How to stay organized, Marketing and Networking tips, as well as, how to balance work and family life. It also offer a blog were various women can post thought provoking ideas, experiences, and tips to other mothers. For those that are looking for working

home opportunities, there is a service that offers just about everything you need to start, launch and grow your own business.

4. Colonial Family Life http://www.ehow.com/colonial-family-life/ This site shows the major difference between the colonial family life and the modern family life. The colonial lifestyle was all about work. The colonial household consists of the nuclear family along with the extended family. Each gender role had to work hard to produce for the family, this burden came along with their everyday life. For example, the fathers and sons had to go hunting daily for the meals so the family can eat. Colonial families lived by different cultures based on the country or state the colony was located. 5. The Changing Face of the American Family http://www.profam.org/pub/fia/fia_1501.htm?search=minimum+wage&opt=ALL This article uses several graphs which show some of the changes witnessed over the last forty years. The author displays the social changes to a dynamic business sector, some of the ethical questions some raise. Such weak families are unlikely to engage in much home production; they have neither the time nor the incentives to do so. There will be no home-sewn clothing; instead, K-Mart. There will be few home cooked meals; McDonalds and Taco Bell are nearby and are much more efficient for one person or a small group. There will be few children reared at home; for the few that are born, KinderCare works best.