https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh Social Issues en-us 2019-04-30 14:12:21 UTC 2025-10-27 15:45:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f468-1f469-1f467-1f466.png ckono https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355445715 Over the years, the number of children living with 2 parents has gone down, while the number of children living with only their mother has gone up. And although, the number went down from 2016-2017, the amount of cohabiting couples without children is one the rise.]]> 2019-04-30 14:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355445715 ckono https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355446951 The average age of mothers giving birth to their first child has risen from 22 in 1970 to 26 in 2014. ]]> 2019-04-30 14:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355446951 ckono https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355453987 A blended family is made up of two parents and their children from previous relationships. One example would be the Brady Bunch.]]> 2019-04-30 14:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355453987 ckono https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355455179 Your extended family would be any family members past your parents and siblings (cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc)that live with you. One example would be the Smith family from Rick and Morty. Beth (the mom) lets her father, Rick, live with the family.]]> 2019-04-30 14:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355455179 ckono https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355458541 A nuclear family consists of two parents and their children; all the kids are biologically related to both parents. One example would be the Belchers from Bob's Burgers.]]> 2019-04-30 14:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355458541 ckono https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355465934 Functionalism: This perspective views family as a necessity to fill society's basic needs: reproduction, sexual control, socialization, etc.
Conflict: The conflict perspective looks at the power struggle over housework and who does it in the family.
Symbolic Interactionism: These sociologists look at the interactions between family members and their roles.]]> 2019-04-30 14:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355465934 ckono https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355508669 The amount of people having/wanting children in the past years has decreased.]]> 2019-04-30 16:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355508669 ckono https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355510476 Although the amount of stay-at-home parents hasn't changed much, the amount of fathers who are stay-at-home parents has increased.]]> 2019-04-30 16:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355510476 ckono https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355511195 Multiracial couples are on the rise in the past years.]]> 2019-04-30 16:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ckono/m9t1wt4o2zqh/wish/355511195