FRHD 1020 Lecture 8: Couples Lecture 8
19 Mar 2020
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Family as an institution: the family institution is bigger than the sum of its parts, plays a role in socialization. Education as an institution: education is connected to a variety of advantages, education is something we do early in life that impacts us later. Education and the family: higher education is related to, delayed committed relationships, marriage, decreased divorce, education and happiness: more is not always merrier. Government and the family: government influences the family with laws and policy, cross cultural comparison Work and family: separate spheres: public and private spheres, work is not just paid labour, emotional labour and the mental load , https://english. emmaclit. com/2017/05/20/you- shouldve-asked/ Invisible, challenging, unpredictable: study: what happens when typically feminine roles went to men and vice versa. Dual-earner families: dual-earner families (with children), 36% in 1976, 69% in 2014***however Increase in opportunities for women: service sector, non-standard work schedules.
