Social Institutions Chapters 12 through 14

Social Institutions TraditionTradition TodayToday

Functions Manifest (_______)Manifest (_______) Latent (________)Latent (________)

The Family FunctionsFunctions

Family Composition Nuclear v. ExtendedNuclear v. Extended Monogamy v. _______________Monogamy v. _______________ PolygamyPolygamy –________ v. Polyandry –__________ Living

Marriage and Family In US, % marryIn US, % marry ____________ (still the norm)____________ (still the norm) –Reinforces group cohesiveness ______________________ –Incest Taboo ________ Marriages Increasing________ Marriages Increasing

Delaying Marriage Median Age of First MarriageMedian Age of First Marriage –1890- Women Men –1960- Women Men –2000- Women ___ Men

“American” Family Traditional FamilyTraditional Family ChangesChanges

Duel Income Families Why?Why?

Domestic Violence ____________ most at risk____________ most at risk Includes all economic groupsIncludes all economic groups Violence _______ over timeViolence _______ over time –___% of all murders (1998) were intimate-partner violence. ___% of victims were women

Single Parent Families __% of White Families__% of White Families __% of Hispanics__% of Hispanics __% of Blacks__% of Blacks __% headed by Women__% headed by Women Stigma reducedStigma reduced Single Fathers more ________Single Fathers more ________

Divorce Greater social _________Greater social _________ More “____________”More “____________” Growing worldwide acceptanceGrowing worldwide acceptance More ______divorce lawsMore ______divorce laws

Divorce Statistics Teens who wed _____ likelyTeens who wed _____ likely College Education ____ likelyCollege Education ____ likely Grad school women ____ likely to divorceGrad school women ____ likely to divorce __% women, __% men will remarry__% women, __% men will remarry __% of remarriages will end in divorce__% of remarriages will end in divorce

“Cyclical” Problem Kids of Divorce _____ likely to divorce, esp. in marriages where both spouses come from _________ familiesKids of Divorce _____ likely to divorce, esp. in marriages where both spouses come from _________ families Due in part to _______Due in part to _______

Cohabitation Number ________ dramaticallyNumber ________ dramatically __% of people have cohabitated__% of people have cohabitated Same trend in other countriesSame trend in other countries ________ couples more likely than college students________ couples more likely than college students ________ also in older people________ also in older people

Reproductive Technology __________ and multiple births__________ and multiple births The “_____” ProgramThe “_____” Program _________ of Sex, etc possible_________ of Sex, etc possible Many ________ issuesMany ________ issues

Question: Should the _______ _______ continue?

“Good Old” Days 1950’s “Perfect” Family1950’s “Perfect” Family

Today’s Family (2000)

Education FunctionsFunctions Hidden CurriculumHidden Curriculum Traditional American EducationTraditional American Education –_________

Changes in Education “A ___________” “A ___________” –No major progress over next years Gradual __________ in recent yearsGradual __________ in recent years

Standardized Test Scores SAT 1967 … ____ (peak)SAT 1967 … ____ (peak) – 1972 … ____ – 1983 … ____ – 1993 … ____ – 2001 … ____ Indiana 2001…1000 (41st)Indiana 2001…1000 (41st) – 2003 … ____

Numbers taking Test Will affect ___________Will affect ___________ Can you compare with other _______?Can you compare with other _______? Can you compare ______________?Can you compare ______________?

Examples (2002) U.S. __% took SAT … Avg __U.S. __% took SAT … Avg __ Indiana __ % … Avg __ (43rd)Indiana __ % … Avg __ (43rd) N. Dakota __% … Avg __ (1st)N. Dakota __% … Avg __ (1st) Pennsylvania __% … Avg __Pennsylvania __% … Avg __

Examples Nationally…Nationally… –___ … 1,044,465 took test –___ … 1,406,324 took test

SAT by Sex (2002) MalesMales –Verbal ___ Math ___ FemalesFemales –Verbal ___ Math ___

SAT by Race, Ethnicity (2002) Asian ____Asian ____ White ____White ____ American Indian ____American Indian ____ Hispanic ____Hispanic ____ Black ____Black ____

Predictors of College Success (IUPUI)

Educational Alternatives _________ Schools_________ Schools School Choice (___________)School Choice (___________) Home SchoolingHome Schooling

Religion

Cultural Change within U.S.

Government FunctionsFunctions Types (2 Basic Types)Types (2 Basic Types) –___________ –Authoritarian

Economy FunctionsFunctions ________ v. _______________ v. _______ Globalization of EconomyGlobalization of Economy