SOCI 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Canada 2006 Census, Eharmony, Polyamory
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How can we understand the diferent forms of daing, union, marriage, cohabitaion divorce and separaion. Understanding the formaion and maintenance of inimate partnerships and the diferent stages of development of family (daing, union, marriage, cohabitaion, divorce and separaion) 1950"s: see changes in daing, but sill formalized. Now: (depending on social cultural context) more egalitarian approach, informal, lack clear vocabulary. Some that are explicit, some that are implicit: shits relected in popular culture (e. g the bachelorete) New media technologies(e. g cell phones, texing, social networking) Idea that romanic love is basis for marriage is relaively new social invenion. Meanings of love and romance vary according to context: her: romanic love = marriage. Might not be the same as male. Sexual revoluion: sexuality and desire become separate from marriage and family (castells 2004) Sexual expression highly regulated: e. g taboo for couple to engage in public sex, or have sex with family members. Sill very prevalent: gender violence, power and sex(rape culture, abuse etc)
