COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS

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COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS

• ECONOMICS
• AND
• MARRIAGE FAMILY STRUCTURES

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THE SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF WORK

• MONEY IS THE FOUNDATION FOR WORK PROCESSES
• BUT, IS THERE MORE?
• WHAT ABOUT THE WEALTHY?

3
SOCIAL PROCESSES CONNECTED TO WORK

• ACTIVITY LEVEL ACQUIRE AND EXERCISE SKILLS
• VARIETY CONTEXT IN LIFE
• TEMPORAL STRUCTURE
• SOCIAL CONTACT
• PERSONAL IDENTITY

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MODERN INDUSTRIAL WORK PROCESSES

• FORDISM
• LARGE PHYSICAL PLANTS DESIGNED FOR MASS
  PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION IN MASS MARKETS
• OPTIMAL PROFITABILITY FROM MAXIMUM EMPLOYMENT
  EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTION

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FORDISM LOW TRUST EMPLOYMENT

• EMPLOYER ASSUMES ALL RESPONSIBILITY
• WAGES
• HOUSING
• HEALTH CARE
• FAMILY NEEDS
• RETIREMENT

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POST MODERN WORK PROCESSES HIGH TRUST EMPLOYMENT

• DECENTRALIZATION OF PRODUCTION
• LOCALIZED PRODUCTION
• REDUCTION IN WORKER EXCHANGE
• MAXIMIZATION OF PROFIT THROUGH MASS PRODUCTION
  WITH CONCURRENT REDUCTION OF LABOR DEPENDENCY
• EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBLE FOR NEARLY EVERYTHING

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SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVECONFLICT THEORY

• CLASSIC LABOR vs CAPITAL IN BOTH EMPLOYMENT
  PERSPECTIVES
• ALIENATION OF LABOR FROM SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN LOW
  TRUST, FORDIST STRUCTURE
• LESS POTENTIAL FOR LABOR INTERFERENCE WITH
  PRODUCTION IN HIGH TRUST, POST-MODERN STRUCTURE

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MARRIAGE, FAMILY AND SOCIETY

• FAMILY STABILITY IS DEPENDENT ON ECONOMIC SYSTEM
• COMPARE AND CONTRAST PRE-INDUSTRIAL AND
  POST-INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES

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FAMILY STRUCTURES

• TRADITIONAL
• NON-TRADITIONAL
• RECONSTITUTED / BLENDED

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THE SOCIOLOGICAL QUESTION?

• WHICH IS MOST IMPORTANT IN FAMILY?
• STRUCTURE
• FUNCTION

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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF FAMILY?

1. TEACHING
2. MORALS (NORMS) AND VALUES
3. INTERACTION SKILLS
4. SENSE OF PLACE AND PURPOSE
5. PROVISION OF NECESSITIES
6. FOOD, CLOTHING AND SHELTER
7. EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
8. STABLE SETTING FOR PROCREATION AND PROTECTION

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MARRIAGE

• WHY DO WE MARRY?
• LOVE?
• SOCIAL PRODUCTIVITY?

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MARRIAGE AS FOUNDATION FOR FAMILY?

• CUBER AND COLLINS 3 TYPES OF MARRIAGE
• VITAL
• 3-5
• CONFLICT HABITUATED
• 65
• CORDIAL
• 30