SITES TO SEE
The Companion Websites for Sociology by John J. Macionis
Visit the interactive Web site that accompanies this text. Begin by clicking on the cover of your book. You will find a chapter-by-chapter study guide, practice tests, chat room, and many suggested Web links.
This is the Web address for the Family Research Council, a conservative organization supporting what it calls "traditional family values." What does the council consider a "traditional family"? What values does it defend? Why? Are there family problems that it ignores?
This site provides information about cross-cultural adoptions-specifically, the experiences of people in the United States adopting young girls from China.
This site offers parenting advice on any number of topics.
In 1999, the organization named Ron's Angels posted this Web site and began offering the eggs of models for sale to people who, presumably, want to have beautiful children. Who might be interested in "designer children"? What problems do you see with such "brave new families"?
Survey the increasing diversity of family life at the Web site for the Polyamory Society. What do you make of the society's views of family life?