Author Question: Explain the difference between families of orientation and families of procreation. What will be ... (Read 82 times)

ericka1 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Explain the difference between families of orientation and families of procreation.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding Karl Marx's and Frederick Engels's views on overpopulation is FALSE?

a. The food supply is threatened by overpopulation.
b. Overpopulation occurs because capitalists desire to have a surplus of workers so as to suppress wages and force workers to be more productive.
c. Poverty is the most important issue with regard to food supply in a capitalist economy.
d. Technology makes it possible to produce the food and other goods needed by a growing population.

krakiolit · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The family of orientation is the family into which a person is born and in which early

socialization usually takes place. By contrast, the family of procreation is the family

that a person forms by having or adopting children. In the United States, although many

young people leave their family of orientation as they reach adulthood, finish school,

and/or get married, recent studies have found that many people maintain family ties

across generations, particularly as older persons remain actively involved in

relationships with their adult children. Both families of orientation and of procreation

may include both blood and legal relationships.

Answer to Question 2

a