Learning Objectives – Chapter 10 – Raising Children

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1. What is meant by the “transnational family”?
2. What are current trends in childrearing found in both industrial and nonindustrial societies?
   What similarities and differences do you see between industrial and nonindustrial socieities?
3. What is meant by socialization and what are the primary agents of socialization?
4. What are the most prominent theories in child development and socialization?
   Be able to compare and contrast the theories with each other?
5. What are the most common parenting styles?
   Be able to identify the characteristics of children raised by particular parenting styles.
   Be able to name and explain the two dimensions that define the parenting styles.
6. What are the similarities and differences between mothering and fathering?
   What are the similarities and differences between mothering as an identity and as  an activity?  Fathering as activity and identity?

Chapter 9 – Learning Objectives

Following are the Learning Objectives for Chapter 9 in the textbook:

1.      What is meant by “pronatalism”?

2.      What are current population trends in the United States and worldwide?

3.      How have fertility rates fluctuated historically in the United States?

4.      What are the rewards and costs associated with having children?

5.      What are the most common motivations and results of choosing to remain childfree?  Of choosing to adopt a child?

6.      What is meant by the social construction of childbirth?

7.      What are the most significant benefits and challenges in the transition to parenthood?

Learning Objectives – Chapter 8

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The Learning Objectives for Chapter 8 of the textbook

1. Define a social institution and give several examples.
2. Explain why the family is a social institution and what purposes it serves for society.
3. Define the term “cultural universal” and explain why marriage is one.
4. Describe the current practice of marriage, and how it has changed over time.  Relate the practice of marriage in earlier times to other aspects of that time period.
5. Describe how marriage is lived and experienced in cultures other than the U.S.
6. List and explain the benefits of marriage.  For each benefit, how is it affected by gender? by race/ethnicity? by social class?
7. Explain the difference between marital stability and marital quality.
8. Describe the factors that contribute to marital stability. How are they affected by social class, by race/ethnicity, by gender.
9. Describe the factors that contribute to marital quality. How are they affected by social class, by race/ethnicity, by gender.
10. What is the “marriage movement?”

Learning Objectives – Chapter 5

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The following are the learning objectives – questions you should be able to answer (and may be asked on Exam #2) for Chapter 5 on Social Class

1. What is meant by social class and social stratification?
2. How many social classes are there, and what proportion of the population belongs to them?
3. What are the differences between a class system and a caste system?  Can you give an example to illustrate the differences?
4. What are the ways that social class affect family relationships in each of the social classes?
5. What is the difference between an ascribed status and an achieved status?
6. What are the risk factors for poverty in the United States?
7. In what specific ways does poverty affect families to cause negative outcomes?
8. What is meant by “resiliency” in families? Give examples
9. What factors may assist individuals or families in overcoming poverty? Give examples.
10. What are the types of protective factors that help families? Give examples.

Learning Objectives – Chapter 4

1.      What is the difference between sex and gender?

2.      What is meant by “social construction” in general? With regard to gender?

3.      Where and how do we learn gender? What are the agents of socialization?

4.      What are the pitfalls of traditional masculinity?

5.      What is meant by institutional sex discrimination?

6.      What is meant by the double standard?

Chapter 3 – Map

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Here is the Concept Map for Chapter 3, passed out in class on Friday 18 September.

You will need to decide how many elements to include for some of the sub-topics in this Chapter.

Concept Map – Chapter 3