« previous next »

Author Question: Provide a definition of the term family. What, if any, are universal themes that all family systems ... (Read 109 times)

nautica902

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 591
on: Jul 2, 2018
Provide a definition of the term family. What, if any, are universal themes that all family systems must deal with?
 
  What will be an ideal response

Question 2

What are the four stages of the demographic transition theory?
 
  What will be an ideal response


cici

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 325
Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Broadly conceived, a family consists of two or more people who consider themselves related by blood, marriage or adoption. Both marriage and family are used to establish patterns of mate selection, to trace descent, and to determine inheritance and authority.

Answer to Question 2

Stage 1: high birth rates and high death rates;
Stage 2: high birth rates, lower death rates;
Stage 3: lower birth rates, lower death rates;
Stage 4: lower birth rates, slightly higher death rates


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease in the world. Most children who develop asthma have symptoms before they are 5 years old.

Did you know?

Allergies play a major part in the health of children. The most prevalent childhood allergies are milk, egg, soy, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, and seafood.

Did you know?

There used to be a metric calendar, as well as metric clocks. The metric calendar, or "French Republican Calendar" divided the year into 12 months, but each month was divided into three 10-day weeks. Each day had 10 decimal hours. Each hour had 100 decimal minutes. Due to lack of popularity, the metric clocks and calendars were ended in 1795, three years after they had been first marketed.

Did you know?

The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.

Did you know?

In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.

he Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Merops persicus, is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropi he Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Merops persicus, is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropi
liver and biliary systems liver and biliary systems
The Hippocampal Formation and Long-Term Potentiation The Hippocampal Formation and Long-Term Potentiation
The effects of undernourishment on the body systems. The effects of undernourishment on the body systems.
From Cells to Organs and Organ Systems From Cells to Organs and Organ Systems
Part of a Semantic Network in Long-Term Memory Part of a Semantic Network in Long-Term Memory
Video: Pericarditis

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library