Sociology › Section N · Marriage and family › Topic N.2
Variations in family life
The married couple with children is only one of many ways Americans live as families. This topic surveys single parents, blended, kinship and foster families, cohabiting and same-sex couples and single adults, then asks how the three sociological perspectives explain family life.
In this topic
- Many kinds of family
- Single-parent families
- Blended, kinship and foster families
- Cohabitation
- Same-sex couples and parents
- Staying single and living alone
- Functionalist views of the family
- Conflict, feminist and interactionist views
- Worked example: single parents and child outcomes
- Worked example: who cooks dinner?
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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