SOCI 2270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Independent Living, Patrilineality, Visible Minority
26 Jun 2018
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CHAPTER 11: Immigrant, Visible Minority and Aboriginal Families in
the Twenty-First Century (Part 2)
Family Structure and Organization
-Most European/Asian families follow a patrilineal kinship structure (kinship is traced
through the father’s line)
-Aboriginal families follow a matrilineal kinship structure (kinship is traced through the
mother’s line)
-Percentage of aboriginal people who are widowed is lower than non-aboriginal people
-Birth/fertility rates are much higher for aboriginal people
-Many aboriginal children reside with their grandparents as part of their traditional culture
-Due to the residential schooling, there was underdevelopment of parenting skills for
many generations
-3 coping strategies employed by immigrants
1. Unicultural (parents remaining as the primary socialization agent)
2. Rapid assimilation (parents withdraw as main socialization agent and defer to
new agents in new country)
3. Bicultural (encourage the child to live in a bicultural world)
-‘split household’ has become more common for Asian families
Organized by time and space so that over time a family is distributed over a long
distance/wider expanse of space
Immigrants build social networks that link country of origin to new country
-Three types of extended family
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1. Upward extended – parents/older relatives of head of household live with
them
2. Downward extended- children/grandchildren of head of household live with
them
3. Horizontal extended – siblings/close relatives of head of household live in
same house
Family Conflict (3 types)
1. Husband takes on instrumental role and wife takes on emotional role. Overtime if one
becomes isolated/lonely/dependent on the other, the other person will see them as
‘ignorant and a burden’. Leads to SPOUSAL CONFLICT
2. Women get new opportunities after marriage, giving her self-confidence to challenge
the traditional power distribution and role allocation. If man experiences status
change that decreases his power, he may try to maintain dominance by referring to
old norms/rules that legitimize relations as they were before.
3. Arises between generations within a family.
Usually create minor conflict that can be resolved over a short time + with minimal
resources
If conditions escalate/become chronic, conflict can turn to physical/emotional abuse
inflicted on family members by other family members
Immigrant women are less likely to see help because of fear of deportation, lack of
info with services, isolation, lack of language skills, lack of culturally sensitive/safe
services available
-Elder care is a great challenge
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Document Summary
Chapter 11: immigrant, visible minority and aboriginal families in the twenty-first century (part 2) Most european/asian families follow a patrilineal kinship structure (kinship is traced through the father"s line) Aboriginal families follow a matrilineal kinship structure (kinship is traced through the mother"s line) Percentage of aboriginal people who are widowed is lower than non-aboriginal people. Birth/fertility rates are much higher for aboriginal people. Many aboriginal children reside with their grandparents as part of their traditional culture. Due to the residential schooling, there was underdevelopment of parenting skills for many generations. Split household" has become more common for asian families. Organized by time and space so that over time a family is distributed over a long distance/wider expanse of space. Immigrants build social networks that link country of origin to new country. Family conflict (3 types: husband takes on instrumental role and wife takes on emotional role.
