Sociology of the Personal Life

Which theoretical perspective is the personal; life perspective linked to?

• Functionalism
• Marxism
• Feminism
• Interactionism

Would this theory be described as top-down or bottom-up?

• Top-down
• Bottom-up

Wo are close friends which are treated as relatives?

• Fictive kin
• Chosen families
• Dead relatives
• Relationships with pets

Who are supportive networks of friends, ex-partners and others?

• Fictive kin
• Chosen families
• Dead relatives
• Relationships with pets

Who studied the families of donor conceived children?

• Smart and Nordqvist
• Tipper
• Comets

What is more important to families of donor conceived children?

• The social relationship in families
• The genetic relationship in families

What is a strength of the personal life perspective?

• It helps us to understand how people themselves construct and define families
• It takes too broad of a view of the family