SOCI 2270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Symbolic Interactionism
26 Jun 2018
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CHAPTER 1: Historical and Recent Variations, Definitions and Theories
-In 2006, Canadian census included married and common law couples, with and without
children, included same-sex and heterosexual unions.
-Blended Families: composed of a child born to the couple, in addition to children born
from a previous union of one of the two spouses.
-Thousands of people in living in Canada find themselves temporarily separated from
their children and spouses to secure a better economic future and opportunities for
their family.
-Satellite Families: term used to describe Chinese children whose parents were
immigrants to North America but who have returned to their country of origin after
immigration, and left children, and sometimes spouses in Canada.
-Delayed child launch because of changing economic circumstances and troubles finding
long-term paying work.
(children often return home due to large debt: boomerang/Velcro kids)
Pre-industrial Families
-Early marriage/large families were common
-Families were stretched apart
-Housing with non-kin was frequent
-Variations according to social class !! (wealthy children moved away for school. Poor
children moved away for work)
-Paid work was men’s dominant field
Changing Definitions of Family
-Definition of family continues to change
-Nuclear Family: includes a couple and their children, sharing the same household but
may define one parent and his/her children.
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Document Summary
Chapter 1: historical and recent variations, definitions and theories. In 2006, canadian census included married and common law couples, with and without children, included same-sex and heterosexual unions. Blended families: composed of a child born to the couple, in addition to children born from a previous union of one of the two spouses. Thousands of people in living in canada find themselves temporarily separated from their children and spouses to secure a better economic future and opportunities for their family. Satellite families: term used to describe chinese children whose parents were immigrants to north america but who have returned to their country of origin after immigration, and left children, and sometimes spouses in canada. Delayed child launch because of changing economic circumstances and troubles finding long-term paying work. (children often return home due to large debt: boomerang/velcro kids) Variations according to social class !! (wealthy children moved away for school.
