Sociological Theory Of Family Variation

Through the sociological theory of cultural variation, the differences in social behaviors that prevail within cultures reflect the differences in one 's perception of the ideals in terms of family and gender roles.What one may consider a ‘normal’ functioning family system may be at odds with another cultural family systems. Different cultures have different perceptions of family; for example, polygamous familial structures are common in Siberia in comparison to Western cultures where the nuclear family structure is common. Conversely, Indian familial structures differ, for the Indian cultural norm is the extended family where multiple generations live in one household. Cross-cultural analysis of family structures also demonstrates the influence family has on

Cultural variation shows that gender roles vary significantly, with set expectations of what behaviour men and women should follow to belong to the ‘ideal’ family. For example countrys such as Sweden are encourging equality in childbearing where as in countrys such as Korea in a traditional household will take care of the spose and his family..However Australia a heavily multicultural society has a variety of functional famial structures along with the gender roles. Although by making adjustments to meet the means of Australian circumstances of living provides consenus within Australia. Examples of this include a documentry study of African families living in Australia, including how they have changed their traditional ways to fit into contempary Australia.

There is not an official sociological definition of family, as perceptions of family differ throughout each culture. However, despite cultural differences, many countries place great importance on the family structure which is reinforced