SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Heterosexism, Sperm Donation, Popular Alternative
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Gay and lesbians often form unique families families we choose : social arrangements that include intimate relationships between couples and close familial relationships with other couples, as well as with other adults and children. Different groups will define their family lives in unique ways, depending on a number of factors, such as their socioeconomic background, immigrant status, religious beliefs, or cultural practices and traditions. Standard sociological definition of family has been: a group of people who are related to one another by bonds of blood, marriage, or adoption and who live together, form an economic unit, and bear and raise children. This definition however, is often challeneged because it does not match the reality of family life in contemporary society. So, we define family as: a relationship in which people live together with commitment, form an economic unit and care for any young, and consider their identity to be significantly attached to the group.
