SOCB49H3 Lecture Notes - Infant Mortality
Document Summary
First time that same-sex couples were included, before then there are no records. Same-sex relationships increased 5 times faster than heterosexual relationships. Common law families increased faster than heterosexual. Why: same-sex marriage was allowed, and therefore they were more willing to register their relationships which existed much longer than the laws. The legalization captured and reinforced the recording of their existence: less than 50% of the adult population was married. It takes effort, negotiation, willingness to make family activities happen. The concept that allows us to take a closer look at what happens in family life. Macro, structural changes: involves planning, decision making, individual effort (micro level, overall patterns, positive effects. Able to have a more diverse, and desirable lifestyle: negative effects. Example: the recessions in europe affect the canadian economy. This also puts a lot of pressure on parents to provide for their family. Micro practices and activities: deliberate, personal effort.
