Introduction TO SOCIOLOGY (INTSOCI)

Week 8.1
Course  Facilitator:  
Josefina  Socorro  Flores  Tondo,  PhD  
College  of  Liberal  Arts  
Behavioral  Sciences  Department  
De  La  Salle  University  –  Manila  
Remembering
Street Families
 The Lasallian Prayer
I will continue, O my God, to do all my
actions for the love of you.
St. John Baptist de La Salle, pray for us.
Live Jesus in our hearts, Forever.
 Reminder:

Today, 21 February is the

deadline for all research
proposals
 Conclusion:

Family in the Victorian Era

—  Middle class blamed social ills on the problems of
family life among the working class.

—  Working class men accepted the legitimacy of domestic

ideology but sought to turn that ideology on its head by
blaming the competitive system for forcing the working
class family away from its preferred ideal and mothers
out to work.

—  Neither group attempted to reconcile their beliefs with

the reality of family life.
 Types of Marriage Systems

1) Polygamy:

2) Bigamy:

3) Polygyny:

4) Polyandry:

 Structure-Functionalism

(from the point of view of society)



Focuses on the structural properties and
important social functions performed by the
institution

(Meadow & Stacey: SF reflects tacit cultural view at the time,

e.g., “Naturalness of inevitability of the nuclear Family).

 Conflict Perspective

(from the perspective of society)

Emphasizes how the family perpetuates patterns of
social inequality. Rather than providing benefits to the
society as a whole (SF), the family is seen as the
principal institution in which the dominance of men
over women is expressed in society.

 Exchange Theory

Focuses on issues of cost, reward, available
resources, and equity in interaction. Basic
premise: individuals use their different
individual resources to bargain and secure
advantage in relationships

 Interactionism

(from the perspective of individuals)

Emphasis on individual & situation:
concerned with internal family dynamics.
How is “meaning constructed” within that
family?

 Family System

A holistic theory, i.e., examining the family as a whole.

This perspective is interested in how the family a as
system handles information, deals with problems,
and regulates contact with the outside world.

 Biological Perspective

Proposes that human evolutionary biology--anatomy,
genetics, hormones--affect family related behavior

(e.g. Gender Roles)

“Boys will be Boys”

vs.

“We promote them to be that way”

 Feminist Perspective

(Comes out of the conflict perspective)

1. Central focus on “the politics of gender”

* Male dominance in family and society is oppressive to women

* What is good for one family member may not be good for the other
members

2. Brought attention to what was previously overlooked:


Wife abuse; Domestic Violence; Marriage Rape; etc.

Introduction TO SOCIOLOGY (INTSOCI)
Week 8.2
Course  Facilitator:  
Josefina  Socorro  Flores  Tondo,  PhD  
College  of  Liberal  Arts  
Behavioral  Sciences  Department  
De  La  Salle  University  –  Manila  
Remembering the Job Seekers
 The Lasallian Prayer
I will continue, O my God, to do all my
actions for the love of you.
St. John Baptist de La Salle, pray for us.
Live Jesus in our hearts, Forever.
Group debate 5: Week 7 (Group 1 vs.
Group 5)
—  Should LGBTs be allowed to form their
families through adoption, or natural /
artificial conception (without physical
intimacy or technological intervention)?
Why or why not?
Continuation:

Review of theoretical
perspectives
 Feminist Perspective

Gender is central to the analysis of family; male
Theme dominance in family and society is oppressive of
women.
Key Male dominance; Power and inequality; Sex/
Concepts gender systems

Current Work and family; Domestic violence; Family

Research power; Advocacy of women’s issues
 Feminist Methodology
█  Has had greatest influence on current
generation of social researchers
•  Rejects notion of work and family as
separate spheres
•  Has drawn attention to researchers’
tendency to overlook women in
sociological studies
© 2010 Alan S.Berger
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