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What are the four classical theoretical perspectives?
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-Functionalism
-Symbolic interaction
-Conflict
-Exchange
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What are the three contemporary theoretical perspectives?
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-Feminist
-Modernity
-Psychological
-Sociobiology
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Who is considered the "father" of functionalism?
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Emile Durkheim
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Who is considered the greatest proponent of functionalism?
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Talcott Parsons
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How do we view families from a functionalist view?
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Families presume the needs of a society committed to rationality, meritocracy, and democracy. Contribute to stability of society as a whole.
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Who was the main proponent of conflict theory?
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Karl Marx
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What do conflict theorists focus on?
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Inequality, power, and social change
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How do we account for familial differences using conflict theory?
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Men have more economic and political power so they dictate the family structure
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Using conflict theory, how does capitalism "benefit?"
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Women do housework and provide emotional support to the husbands that are "oppressed" by mundane work
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What, in conflict theory, are the "haves" and "have-nots?"
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Haves - those who control power, wealth, and privilege
Have-nots - compete for larger share of society's wealth
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What is the exchange theory?
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People are rational beings who decide whether to exchange goods or services by considering the costs and benefits they incur
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Explain traditional gender roles using exchange theory
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Women choose to do housework and childcare in exchange for male income
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Who was the main proponent of symbolic interactionism?
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George Herbert Meade
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Explain husbands not changing a diaper using symbolic interaction
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A husband who does not want to change a diaper will act incompetent as a symbol of defining "manly" role
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What does the feminist theory argue?
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Argues that men have more power over women and that key conflict in societal issues is gender - roles are socially constructed
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