SOCI 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Household Division, Nuclear Family, Conflict Theories
12 Jun 2018
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chapter 13, family
family: is a group of two or more people who are related by blood, marriage or other intimate
relationship or adoption
kinship: is a social bond based on common ancestry
household: is a person or group of people who occupy the same dwelling
census family: is statistics Canada’s definition of a family.
nuclear family: is a household consisting of a husband and a wife and their children
two major forms of family depending on perspective
family of orientations: is the family you are born into and raised in
family of procreation: is the family you form through marriage or cohabitation and in which
you raise your children
cohabitation: intimate relationship in which two people live together without being legally
married, also called common law
extended family: is a household consisting of a nuclear family plus an additional relative
family of orientation: is the family that you are born into and raised in
stepfamilies: are families composed of children and some combination of biological parents
myths about the ideal family
1. the universal nuclear family
- not universal through time or across cultures
2. the self-reliant traditional family
- in practice families are supported by governments and other social networks
3. natural household division of labour
- pre-industrialization men and women shared household work more equally
4. idealized 1950’s nuclear family
- middle- class, working dad, stay-at home mom
- patriarchal view of gender roles- didn’t reflect reality
issues in the family
relationships
- marital satisfaction linked to perception of fairness in three components of marital work
- 1. Division of household labour
- 2. Divisional of emotional labour
- 3. Providing support for career
child rearing
for major types
- permissive
• high support inconsistent enforcement of rules - unrealistic expectations, ill-equipped for
disappointment and responsibilities
• Authoritarian
• Strict rules, low emotional support – children understand rules but rebel against them!
• Uninvolved
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Document Summary
Not universal through time or across cultures: the self-reliant traditional family in practice families are supported by governments and other social networks, natural household division of labour. Pre-industrialization men and women shared household work more equally: idealized 1950"s nuclear family. Middle- class, working dad, stay-at home mom. Patriarchal view of gender roles- didn"t reflect reality issues in the family relationships. Marital satisfaction linked to perception of fairness in three components of marital work. Providing support for career child rearing for major types. Listen to children"s" input, consistently enforce rules balanced approached produces children better equipped to integrate into society. Marriage: is a legally and socially recognized union of two or more people. Monogamy: is the practice of being married to one person at a time. Polygamy: is the practice of having more than one spouse. Polygyny: occurs when a man is married to tow or more women and the same time.
