describe functionalist perspectives on families.  give an example of this perspective?
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Here are some sites that may help you:\n\nhttp://www.elcamino.cc.ca.us/faculty/sdowden/Family%20Summer%2004_files/frame.htm#slide0026.htm\nhttp://www.delmar.edu/socsci/rlong/race/far-04.htm
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Family is made up of people who love you because you are related, not because of what they can get out of you, not because they agree with you on everything or anything, but just because.  That provides a backbone for socialization that is not easily replicated.
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Basically, in the "olden days," the roles of mother and father/husband and wife we clearly defined. The male was the bread-winner, went to work every day, and made money, while the mother stayed at home and tended to the family and the household. But now, the opportunity for women to have professional careers has changed the structure of families with two working parents. Also, in modernity, it's almost financially impossible for an average, middle-class family to live on one salary: this, combined with the women of today's general desire to be in the work force, has changed the structure of the modern family. Now, all kinds of questions are raised: who will stay home and watch the kids, if both mom AND dad are at work? Should one parent sacrifice their career to stay at home and tend to the kids? If so, is it FAIR that one parent has to sacrifice, while the other can accomplish their dreams? The ultimate struggle of career/family has reached its ultimate peak with the changes that modernity has brought to the households of today.
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Family values are the things that are important to your family. Like how you are raised, how much you mean to your parents, the things you do together as a family etc. GOOD LUCK with your paper, it should be very interesting.
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I agree with you.  Traditional family is just made up.  People always make up things to justify wanting to end or not make happen something.
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Wow, that sucks. \nYou could say something like the "good mother" will pass on good moral conduct to their children, who will hopefully make choices that benefit society, making a "good nation". "Good mothers" will create an example that her children would want to follow, also to pass on how to make good choices and to provide a measure for good judgement that will help people be fair in their decision making. \nThe huge hole in this topic is the Nature vs. Nurture debate. Is it the envirnoment in which children are raised, or is it the parents that determine what kind of person the child will be? I personally think it's a mixture of the two, combined with free will and the ability to make choices.\nAnyway, don't freak out- just look at the subject from all angles. Do major political figures have "good mothers"? Have their upbringings influenced how they've conducted themselves in their careers, therefore contributing to the "good nation" concept? \nGood luck! :)
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The focus is the social symbols of people.\n“Symbolic Interactionist Paradigm: This is the paradigm used by sociologists who are most interested in understanding how people make use of symbols to understand their world. The meaning of these symbols is not “personal,” but social. In other words, symbols come to have meaning only as a result of people’s interactions with one another. Symbolic interactionists want to learn, for instance, how people come to learn and use symbols in their daily lives.”
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Herzberg's theory of motivation and Maslow's hierarchy of needs \nhttp://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=5&n=11
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compare their lif eto that of a modren everyday family
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Those who know politics know what true conservatives think.\n\nBut here is the core contradiction in conservative philosophy that liberals (via historical data) recognize as the source of so much social dysfunction when conservative philosophy is implemented:\n\n"We believe that each individual is responsible for his development. We believe that family is the best support group for individuals. And we believe that private institutions like churches and synagogues, charities, private enterprises and so forth are best support group for families." (Mark Levin Fan.com)\n\nYou can't have it both ways!\n\nHillary was right, it does take a village, not only to raise a child, but to provide for adults, too.
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There are many different kids of needs. I am guessing you are a psychology student. You should have asked from which theorist. Anyway, Maslow for example has two types of needs: growth needs and deficiency needs. At the bottom are deficiency needs including physiological needs (food, drinks), safety needs (security, psychological safety), belongingness and love needs (affiliation, acceptance, affection), esteem needs (approval and recognition). Then we get into the three growth needs: cognitive needs (knowledge, understanding), aesthetic needs (beauty, symmetry), and finally self-actualization. In order for the latter needs to be achieved, the ones prior must be met. It works like a "need hierarchy". Although this might not be what you are looking for, it's a start
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Very simply-- urban families tend to be 'unitary' i.e, a small, direct family unit without extended ties, with only parents and children. Rural families still tend to be 'extended', with lots of cousins and otehr relatives etc. In some parts of the world, there are even 'joint families', with 3-4 generations living together under one roof and with brothers and theri children all pooling their resources.
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My family is the perfect family.  We all have our setbacks (some still living at home, divorce, children out of wedlock, some out of work for a while, arguements with husbands/ wives, etc.) BUT- We all are close (including children's children) and we love each otherSO MUCH.  We see each other often.  We still are corrected by our parents.  We live pretty close by to each other.  We all go to church.  God is the center of our lives.  We argue for a few seconds.  We laugh.  We are extremely loyal, giving & kind.  There are lots of us.  We help each other out.  Our children are actually friends and not just cousins.  We treat each other's homes as if it is our own home.  We cook for each other.  We voice for each other.  We defend each other.  We cry to each other.  We talk on the phone.  We go out together.  We vacation together.  We do favors for each other.  We help with each other's businesses.  We borrow each other's stuff.  We are loud & noisy.      \nThis is only a small explanation of my perfect family.  I hope that I raise a family exactly like my parents did.  I always pray for this.
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The Family is very important, by far the most important thing in your life. The family can be blood or a very close friend. The Family is someone who is there for you in your time of needs sharing your tears beside you, and comforting you. A family is also someone who is smiling beside you during the happy times. The Family is very important, so lets hope everyone have a big family... Man I sound gay... yuck, but very true!
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A nuclear family (sometimes known in the British sociological term, cornflake family) is a household consisting of two married, heterosexual parents and their legal children (siblings), as distinct from the extended family. While the family is a near-universal cultural phenomenon, nuclear families do not form the family unit in every society. Nuclear families are typical in societies where people must be relatively mobile -- such as hunter-gatherers and industrial societies.
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I believe people shape a society.  A family is the base of a good society.
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time management skills,and being able to set priorities.Obviously.Being determined to work hard to support your family,yet still spending enough time with them can be a stretch,but where there is a will there is a way.Make time for each important thing in your life,and stick to a routine,that way there will always be enough spaces in the day to spend with your family.There is a time for work and a time for play,balance is the essential factor here!