Chapter 15: Families and Households

Theories About Family & Marriage: Crash Course Sociology #37

This video explores the different terms used to describe specific types of family and provides an overview of the three main sociological schools of thought on the societal role of marriage and family.

  1. What is meant by the term family? 
  2. How may marriages reinforce inequality? 
  3. How do functionalists view the role of the family?