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The Evolution of Families and Marriages
11 The Evolution of Families and MarriagesFamilies are essentially care institutions that vary across cultures and change over time. Their essential function, historically, has been to contribute to the basic economic survival of family members; thus, the struc-ture of Families often adapts to the economy, and cultural ideologies and laws are created to reinforce that adaptation. Over time, societies grow and become more complex and stratified, and the nature and quality of life among Families becomes differentiated based on varying economies and the particular position of the family within the economic system. Broadly speak-ing, social scientists have identified four major economies that have existed across the span of human history: hunting and gathering (or foraging), agrarian/agricultural, modern/industrial, and service/knowledge-based econ-omies.
the middle class, and the rise of Enlightenment thinkers who challenged the power of monarchs and championed the virtues of the free market, indi-vidualism, freedom, and human rights. These ideals also led to new thinking ... women, although a few cultures have allowed people of the same sex to marry (Coontz 2005). Sociologist Max Weber defined ...
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