SOCI 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Spurious Relationship, Domestic Violence
19 Aug 2016
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The family is commonly one of the most gendered institutions. Marriage: family based on a marriage, male & female. Children: biological offspring are part of the family. Canada today: great diversity of family structures. Dominance of tnf is a thing of the past. Different family roles: diminished patriarchy in many households. Extended families: multiple generations, kids living with parents as adults. Functionalists: sees tnf as desirable- best at raising kids. Divorce: claim it has many bad effects. Causes mental trauma for children and parents. Mothers working outside of the family hurts kids. Commonly view women as best at raising kids. Overburdening of women: women working outside the home still do most of the housework, childcare. Cohabitation: limits the sanctity of marriage and in so doing limits long- term unions and promotes instability. Studies also find that cohabiting partners are more likely to suffer spousal abuse and separate than married partners.
