SOC271 Lecture 2: Jan 5th and 7th
9 Sep 2016
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T jan 5 lecture 1: syllabus and intro. R jan 7 lecture 2: sociological trends, concepts, and theories in the study of the family. Nukes are not normal or typical (coontz 1992)! None of these are the normal family ( nukes ) families spread over many countries. Sexuality what turns you on, and triggers erotic desire. Or like young adults who move out of the house late? products of divorce, kids move back and forth between the two families. From this chart, notice the increase in common law and single parent families. Divorce became legalized in canada (the divorce act) A set of related and unrelated individuals who share a dwelling (p. 10). Kinship systems establish relationships between individuals and groups on the model of biological relationships between parents and children, between siblings, and between marital partners (scott & marshall 2009, p. 384). Kin are your relatives through blood (biology) and marriage (ie. cousins, aunts, uncles, siblings, parents etc.
