2.1 The Relationship of the Family to the Social Structure and Social Change

• Social change involves transformations in norms, values, social roles, and institutional arrangements
• Match the sociological perspective with its view on the family's role.

  Functionalist ↔️ Maintains social stability

  Marxist ↔️ Maintains capitalism
• Marxists argue that the emotional support provided by the family enables workers to return to the labor force.


  True
• From a functionalist perspective, the family socializes children into societal expectations, ensuring the continuity of the social structure
• What role does the family play in gender inequality according to the feminist perspective?

  Perpetuates gender inequality
• According to the Marxist perspective, the family perpetuates inequality to maintain capitalism
• What is the functionalist view of the family's role in maintaining social stability?

  Reproduces norms and values
• What is the Marxist perspective on the family's impact on social inequality?

  Perpetuates social inequality
• Globalization has exposed families to diverse cultural influences

  True
• Migration can lead to the disruption of traditional family patterns
• Migration can disrupt traditional family patterns
• The decline of traditional extended families was partly due to migration to urban areas for work.


  True
• What is a social institution from a sociological perspective?

  Organized system
• Which social institution influences family policies and rights?

  Politics
• Social change leads to new social patterns and behaviors.


  True
• Marxists view the family as an ideological apparatus that socializes individuals to accept capitalist norms.


  True
• What is one way feminists believe the family can challenge gender inequality?

  Equal sharing of responsibilities
• Globalization has exposed families to diverse cultural influences, leading to changes in family structures and gender roles.

  True
• Match the social change with its impact on the family:

  Industrialization ↔️ Decline of extended family

  Globalization ↔️ Changes in gender roles

  Migration ↔️ Disruption of family patterns
• Social changes like industrialization led to the decline of traditional extended families and the rise of nuclear families.
• What are two social changes that have altered family structure and dynamics over time?

  Urbanization and legal reforms
• What is one key difference between relationship stability in traditional and modern families?

  Higher divorce rates in modern
• Marxists view the family as an ideological apparatus that reproduces labor and perpetuates social inequality.
• How does the family contribute to the stability and function of other social institutions?

  By supporting their roles
• Social change is the alteration over time in the structure and function of a society.


  True
• According to the functionalist perspective, what role does the family play in society?

  Maintaining social stability
• Arrange the characteristics of social structure and social change in their corresponding categories.

  1️⃣ Organized set of social institutions

  2️⃣ Represents stable aspects of social life

  3️⃣ Provides the framework for social life
• Match the sociological perspective with its view on the family's role.

  Functionalist ↔️ Maintains social stability

  Marxist ↔️ Maintains capitalism

  Feminist ↔️ Perpetuates gender inequality
• Feminists recognize that the family can challenge gender norms through the renegotiation of roles
• What impact does the feminist perspective believe the family has on social change?

  Challenges gender norms
• Social change involves the modification of social structures and institutions


  True
• Arrange the social changes and their impact on the family in chronological order:

  1️⃣ Industrialization: Decline of the extended family and rise of the nuclear family

  2️⃣ Globalization: Exposure to diverse cultural influences

  3️⃣ Migration: Disruption of traditional family patterns
• What type of family structure became more common due to industrialization?

  Nuclear family
• What type of family became more prevalent due to industrialization?

  Nuclear family
• What does the term "family structure" refer to?

  Composition and organization
• What is one major change in gender roles within the modern family?

  Women in the workforce
• Education provides basic skills and values for societal participation
• Social change is the alteration over time in the structure and function
• Functionalists believe the family is a key social institution for maintaining social stability
• Match the perspective with its view on the family's role:

  Functionalist ↔️ Ensures social cohesion and integration

  Marxist ↔️ Perpetuates social inequality