ASSIGNMENT+3+WHAT+IS+FAMILY+SOCIOLOGY+&+SOCIOLOGY+THEORIES

Assignment 3: See syllabus for due date 1) Complete reading on syllabus: Cherlin text, Chap 1, pp. 16-31 under READINGS link on wiki link left panel. Focus on the following sections: Functionalist Theory, Conflict Theory, Social Exchange Theory, and Feminist Theory, the section "A Sociological Viewpoint on the Family," and the conclusion and review sections. You do not have to read the sections on Symbolic Interaction, Modernity, or Evolutionary perspectives. 2) Next go through the lecture slides for day 3, under Lecture slides in PowerPoint on the left panel on the wiki. There are two sets of slides, Lecture 03 on Theories and Lecture on Lecture 04 Methods of Social Research. Answer the following questions in your blog. MAKE SURE TO LABEL BLOG POST ASSIGNMENT 3. Please also mark each answer with the number of the questions below. Questions: 1. According to functionalist theory, what was the definition of the "instrumental leader" and what was the definition of an "expressive leader." What family roles were connected to each of these leader definitions? 2. What main demographic change during the 1960s and 1970s led theorists to be critical of the functionalist perspective? 3. In contrast to functionalist theorists, in your own words, what is the main theme of conflict theory? 4. Social exchange theory is based on ideas from what discipline (not sociology). What do exchange theorists say about husbands bargaining power versus that of wives? 5. Feminist theory is based on what main ideas?

Also in your blog: 6. After reading about the various methods or ways that we collect data to study the family, tell us:

A) A research question about family/relationship interaction.

B) Do you want to study the family at the micro or macro level?

C) What method will you use to collect data? Refer to the methods listed in the lecture slides.

D) How many people will be in your study? Remember we use large samples for demographic studies and surveys, smaller samples if we are going to observe a sample or interview family members.

E) Devise 3 questions you will ask them to answer your research question.