SOCI 247 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Nuclear Family, Social Exchange Theory, Civil Marriage
6 Dec 2016
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Dictates legitimacy of children, religious institutions, jurisdiction of government longevity formalized mean of expressing love and commitment, both publically and privately in the past: rite of passage signaling adulthood marriage premise: accept responsibility to continue relationship. Expectations of permanence: supposed to be forever. Expectations of primariness: most important person- usually social exclusivity (sexually faithful) Canada 2 acts: marriage (prohibited degrees) act: brothers and sisters can"t marry, civil marriage act: union of two people only, marriages can only be monogamous- polygamy illegal. Relationship btwn church and state- dif btwn religious belief and practice (if religion promotes polygamy for example) Canadian law can restrict practices that infringe on rights and freedoms. Us: defense of marriage act ( struck down unconstitutional in 2013) . Doma institutionalized heterosexual marriage: respect for marriage act. Provinces/states can set specific rule (e. g. age can get married) Same sex marriage: spousalship matters for insurance, custody battles, taxes, deathly ill rights, adult inter act in canada.
