Families in Preindustrial ContextChapter 3

Designed by Karen Saucier Lundy to supplement the textbook Families in Context: Sociological Perspectives, by Gene H. Starbuck and Karen Saucier Lundy. For publication information about the text: http://www.paradigmpublishers.com/Books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=409768

Preindustrial Family

Preindustrial Family Context

Overview of Preindustrial SocietiesLife as a hunter-gathererTransition to agrarian societies

 

Pre-Industrial Institutions Political institutions Social stratification system Religion Education and socialization Sexuality▪ Reproduction▪Nonreproductive sexual functions

Kinship Systems and Families▪Oglala example▪Characteristics of agrarian families

Family formation▪Number of partners▪Mate selection

The European Family The Roman family Christian influence▪ Marriage as sacrament▪ Monogamous marriage only▪ No divorce▪ Sex limiting▪ Oppose contraception, abortion and infanticide

Changes in inheritance Households Gender Children

The North American FamilyPuritan New England families

African American slave families

Southern White families

TEST YOURSELF!

Test Yourself!

In hunting-gathering societies, it is generally true that A. People had to spend nearly all their

waking hours finding food. B. Men did the hunting and women did

the gathering. C. Most of the adults became specialists

in one task or another. D. All of the above.

Test yourself!

"The hierarchical ranking of individuals on the basis of wealth, power, or prestige" is called A. Life chances. B. Institutional specialization. C. Social stratification. D. Berdache. E. Chivalry.