SOCI-100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Social Stratification, Patrilineality, Fairy
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Census allows couples of the same sex as of 2006. Families further divided into intact: where children are biological/adopted children of both. If one defines a family as a legally married heterosexual couple, then the traditional family numbers are on the decline (ie common law marriages) -no matter how you define it it includes some and excludes others. Structural definitions: defines family on the basis of status (parent, child) and a specific location. Mu(cid:396)do(cid:272)k"s defi(cid:374)itio(cid:374): a so(cid:272)ial g(cid:396)oup (cid:449)ith (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) (cid:396)eside(cid:374)(cid:272)e, e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) (cid:272)oope(cid:396)atio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d reproduction (note requires adults of 2 sexes who are in a socially appropriate relationship and one or more children) Refers not only to structure but also to internal processes and groups. Fa(cid:396) loose(cid:396) (cid:271)ou(cid:374)da(cid:396)ies (cid:894)ie do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e to li(cid:448)e togethe(cid:396)(cid:895) Power: even dogs may be family members, often thought of as children (more than 95% of dogs owners count dogs as family)
