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Sociology Week 10 DQ

Sociology Week 10 DQ

Q Define nuclear family and how it came to be the norm? Discuss the other forms of families and the social reasons behind their emergence.Discuss the findings of the Chore Wars of Arlie Hothschild 91989, 2003) and Viviana Zelizer (2005).

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1.Nuclear family is a family form which consists of the father, mother and their children. With rise in modern industrial society, the nuclear family became the norm to fulfil the need for productive workers and nurturers. However, the family is taking on new forms with passing time. New forms such as single-parent family and blended families are on the rise. The social phenomena behind the emergence of these trend is the increasing rates of divorce and remarriages.