7 family, religion, and education.ppt

Microsoft PowerPoint - 7 Family, Religion, and Education.ppt [Compatibility Mode]Amporn W. Tamronglak 1
Associate Professor Amporn W. Tamronglak, Ph.D. Faculty of Political Science
Thammasat University
Amporn W. Tamronglak 2
Marriage relationshipsMarriage relationships Monogamy Polygamy
– Polygyny: one man and two or more women – Polyandry: one woman and two or more men, in
– Polyandry: one woman and two or more men, in Tibet, India, Marquesas Island, the Himalayas, etc.
– Cenogamy: several men marry to several women – Gay marriage – Blended or reconstituted family: two parents with
children from a previous marriage or relationship
POLYANDRY in the HimalayasPOLYANDRY in the Himalayas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4yjrD Svze0
Endogamy: marriage within the kinship or other social group
Exogamy: marriage outside the group
making your own choice?
Endogamy: CasteEndogamy: Caste To maintain the "purity" of hereditary lines The standard model of caste is taken from
traditional East Indian society, where membership in heredity groups strictly membership in heredity groups strictly determined occupation and ritual purity: the Nayar.
California had a statue in place that banned marriages between Whites and Blacks or Asians until 1948, when it was declared unconstitutional by a state court.
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Endogamy: ClassEndogamy: Class
Involves a stratification of the society according to wealth, occupation, and related criteria. Many studies have shown that Americans Many studies have shown that Americans tend to marry within general social class boundaries, particularly educational background.
A case of SingaporeA case of Singapore Stop at Two 1986, “Have Three or More, if You Can Afford It." A new package of incentives for large families
reversed the earlier incentives for small families. – tax rebates for third children
– tax rebates for third children – subsidies for daycare – priority in school enrollment for children from large families – priority in assignment of large families to Housing and Development
Board apartments – extended sick leave for civil servants to look after sick children and up
to four years' unpaid maternity leave for civil servants. – Pregnant women were to be offered increased counseling to discourage
"abortions of convenience" or sterilization after the birth of one or two children.
– Tax rebate of S$20,000 for fourth children born after January 1, 1988
Family ControlFamily Control
Equalitarian family
What are the functions of the What are the functions of the family?family? Reproduction To ensure that the young are well adjusted
to the society
to the society Socialization so that they grow up to be
productive biologically, physically, and socially
Affection and companionship Help parents to stay well adjusted
Divorce: interesting statisticsDivorce: interesting statistics
In U.S., the ratio of divorces to marriages has changed instantly.
40% of the 1st marriages end in the divorce, 80% of these people would
40% of the 1 marriages end in the divorce, 80% of these people would remarry and 45% of them would end in divorce again.
Approximately 1 divorce to every 2 marriages
Technological effect on the Technological effect on the familyfamily Ability to plan the pregnancies Enable infertile women to have children Able to work at home while taking care of
Able to work at home while taking care of children
Ability to choose gender of the child
What are the family What are the family issues today?issues today?
Single-parent family Child care Family violence Child abuse Teenage pregnancy and abortion/ teen
moms
– Christianity, Judaism, Islam, etc. – Christianity: Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern
Orthodox
Orthodox Polytheistic: belief in many gods, e.g. Hinduism Ethical: Buddhism, Confucianism, Shintoism and
Taoism, studying the principles that define the order of the universe
Ancestral: belief in spirit or souls, supernatural and sacred power, charms, etc.
Major Religions of the World
Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents 1. Christianity: 2.1 billion
2. Islam: 1.5 billion
3. Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion
4. Hinduism: 900 million
6. Buddhism: 376 million
7. primal-indigenous: 300 million
9. Sikhism: 23 million
9. Sikhism: 23 million
10. Juche: 19 million
11. Spiritism: 15 million
12. Judaism: 14 million
13. Baha'i: 7 million
14. Jainism: 4.2 million
15. Shinto: 4 million
ReligionReligion
What are the roles of religions in the society?
What are the positive and negative effects of religion in the society?
What are the positive and negative effects of religion in the society? – Religion, government and the constitution – Religion and the role of women
Functions of religion as social Functions of religion as social integrationintegration Religion acts as a mechanism that helps
people adjust to frustrating but inevitable facts of existence by reaching beyond ordinary experience and establishing a link
ordinary experience and establishing a link with the sacred through the ritual of worship.
Technology and religionTechnology and religion The electronic church on TV, see the
following list: httpwwwreligiononlineorg
EducationEducation
Schools as agents of social control as manifested (intended) and latent (unintended)
Primary school: 5 years old, 1st grade till 5th
grade Secondary school: seven years of education, 6th
grade till 12th grade (9th to 12th grades called high school) to get a diploma
grade till 12 grade (9 to 12 grades called high school) to get a diploma
Undergraduate school: an associate degree (a two-year degree) and a bachelor degree (a four- year degree)
Master’s Degree Ph.D.
Japanese Education SystemJapanese Education System
years of elementary school, years of junior high school, years of senior high school and years of University) with reference to the American system Cram Schools or “juku”: private tutors
Cram Schools or “juku”: private tutors It is not unusual to see children going to juku -
hours a day after school, -days a week % of elementary school children, % of
junior high school students and % of high school students are going to juku

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