SOCI 1000U Lecture 7: SOCI 1000 lecture 7 tues oct 31
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Family structure is shaped by cultural, economic, political structures, and global processes throughout history. Families influence social structure, and social structure influences the family. (cid:862)nu(cid:272)lear fa(cid:373)ily(cid:863) very re(cid:272)e(cid:374)t, u(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) i(cid:374) history. Polygamy: more than one partner: polygyny: more than one wife (fairly common, polyandry: more than one husband (toda of india, group marriage: rare (kurnandaburi of australia) Patriar(cid:272)hy: (cid:862)rule of the father(cid:863: reinforced through institutions such as law, school, government, culture, about 5000 years old. Matriar(cid:272)hy: (cid:862)rule of the (cid:373)other(cid:863: almost all early societies, 200,000 b. c. until 2500b. c, mosuo (china, current), iroquois, exists on all continents but europe. Marriage by choice and based on romantic love. Man and woman with strict gender roles. Children are socialized and cared for by only this man and woman (not neighbours, extended family, governmenat etc. ) The house is the private domain of this family: other members of community or even extended family are just visitors and are not involved in childcare, cleaning, family business.
