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Chapter 12 Marriage and Family 366
Marriage and Family in Global Perspective 367 Blended Families 385
What Is a Family? 367 Down-to-Earth Sociology Family Structure: Single
What Is Marriage? 368 Moms and Married Moms 386
Common Cultural Themes 368 Gay and Lesbian Families 387
Sociology anD thE nEw tEchnology online Dating: Trends in U.S. Families 388
Risks and Rewards 370 The Changing Timetable of Family Life: Marriage
Marriage and Family in Theoretical Perspective 371 and Childbirth 388
The Functionalist Perspective: Functions and Dysfunctions 371 Cohabitation 389
The Conflict Perspective: Struggles between Husbands and The “Sandwich Generation” and Elder Care 390
Wives 372 Divorce and Remarriage 390
The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective: Gender, Ways of Measuring Divorce 390
Housework, and Child Care 372
Divorce and Intermarriage 391
The Family Life Cycle 374
Children of Divorce 391
Love and Courtship in Global Perspective 374
Down-to-Earth Sociology “What Are Your Chances of
Marriage 374 Getting Divorced?” 393
cultural DivErSity arounD thE worlD East Is East and Grandchildren of Divorce 395
West Is West: Love and Arranged Marriage in India 375
Fathers’ Contact with Children after Divorce 395
Down-to-Earth Sociology Health Benefits of Marriage: The Ex-Spouses 395
Living Longer 377
Childbirth 378 Remarriage 395
Sociology anD thE nEw tEchnology What Color Eyes? Two Sides of Family Life 396
How Tall? Designer Babies on the Way 379 The Dark Side of Family Life: Battering, Child Abuse,
Child Rearing 379 Marital Rape, and Incest 396
Family Transitions 381 The Bright Side of Family Life: Successful
Marriages 397
Diversity in U.S. Families 381
Symbolic Interactionism and the Misuse of
African American Families 382
Statistics 398
Latino Families 382
The Future of Marriage and Family 398
Asian American Families 383
Sociology anD thE nEw tEchnology “How Should
Native American Families 384 We Handle Family Disagreements?” Use Your App 399
One-Parent Families 384 SummAry And revIew 400
Couples without Children 385
Chapter 13 Education and Religion 402
Education: Transferring Knowledge and Skills 403 Cultural Transmission of Values 408
Education in Global Perspective 403 Social Integration 408
Education and Industrialization 404 Gatekeeping (Social Placement) 409
Down-to-Earth Sociology Community Colleges: Facing Replacing Family Functions 410
old and new Challenges 405 The Conflict Perspective: Perpetuating Social
Education in the Most Industrialized Nations: Japan 406 Inequality 410
Education in the Industrializing Nations: Russia 406 The Hidden Curriculum: Reproducing the Social Class
Education in the Least Industrialized Nations: Egypt 407 Structure 410
The Functionalist Perspective: Providing Social Benefits 408 Down-to-Earth Sociology Home Schooling: The
Teaching Knowledge and Skills 408 Search for Quality and Values 411
