SOC 603 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Baby Boomers, Nuclear Family, Gender Role
9 Nov 2016
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In the uk more children are born into non-traditional families. 25% of children in canada are born outside of marriage. Family status impacts child development and development of gender. Frequency and quality of parent-child interaction will lead to established gender role identities. Cultural and family definitions of masc and fem impacts children"s perception of their gender identity. Non-traditional families have children who are less likely to be so gender stereotypical. (cid:1012)(cid:1011)% of childre(cid:374) li(cid:448)e (cid:449)ith their (cid:373)other follo(cid:449)i(cid:374)g pare(cid:374)t s separatio(cid:374) 79% of custody arrangements are given to mothers, 6. 6% are given to fathers, 12% is shared custody. Judges only consider what is in the best interest of the child, not what the parents want. Judge must look at: love and emotional ties between child and people trying to get custody, direct people involved with the child"s care and upbringing, 3. Judges are almost always reluctant to change the status quo (child"s current situation) if things have been going well.
