Kinship

What is the difference between a kinship unit and a consumption unit, and why is the difference important to an understanding of the family and household transition?

Demographic Trends Why do you think that race and ethnicity affect life chances in so many different societies? Discuss the ways in which each of the other components of the demographic transition lead up to and help explain the family and household transition. The United States is one of the countries reporting that there is […]

Discuss the importance of treating substance use disorders with a family systems approach. Why would treatment not be effective if you do not include the family?

Humanities Discussion Two discussion questions one different peer supported scholarly source for each question Question 1 Discuss the importance of treating substance use disorders with a family systems approach. Why would treatment not be effective if you do not include the family? Include one different peer supported scholarly source to support your response for each […]

Choose 3 of the Levels of Foster Care described in the module. Develop a short case history of a client which shows how they came to this level of care.

Foster Care Choose 3 of the Levels of Foster Care described in the module (slides 6 and 7) For each of level of care, develop a short case history of a client which shows how they came to this level of care. For instance, if a client was in Kinship Care, the case study might […]

Write a summary of each article addressing on marriage and family, kinship and descent.

Marriage and Family, Kinship and Descent Write a summary of each article http://meissinger.com/uploads/3/6/2/1/3621232/goldstein_1987_when_brothers_share_a_wife.pdf (Links to an external site.) http://wserver.scc.losrios.edu/~anthro/garr/culturalanthro/CAChapter08MarriageFamilyKinship/india20.pdf

What are some of the kin-defined roles or statuses in your family, why do you think they exist, and how are they performed?

prompt: Status and role define the position of people within the family as well as behaviors they are expected to perform. What are some of the statuses and roles found in families in your community? How have these changed over time? This reflection asks you to analyze kinship relations in your own family, drawing on […]

Use the Lecture outlines and the reading to compare the similarities and differences of Marriage/ Families and Kinship across different societies.

Reading response: Prompt #1 on the document named assignment sheet. Use the Lecture outlines and the reading to compare the similarities and differences of Marriage/ Families and Kinship across different societies. Industrial and Non-Industrial.

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