Discuss how and why the traditional definition of a family as a married couple with children has broadened in recent decades. What major family forms are common today?

What is an Ideal response?


• Family is a social institution that unites individuals into cooperative groups that care for one another, including any children.
• Today's families include the nuclear families, extended families, families of affinity, and blended families.

Sociology

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When majority populations flee inner-city schools it is called ______________________

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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The site(s) of primary socialization ______.

A. are religious institutions B. are schools C. is family D. is work

Sociology

The history of osteopathy suggests how difficult it is to

A. move from being a marginal occupation to being a limited occupation. B. maintain an independent and unique identity while becoming a parallel profession. C. improve the educational standards of a field. D. gain legal recognition when a field has many female practitioners. E. gain legal recognition when a field lacks a scientific basis.

Sociology

Results of the study showed that parents believed ______ children were undesirable.

a. Asian b. Native c.white d. black

Sociology