FRHD 3060 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Arraignment, Deconstruction, Kinship

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3060
• Professor: Kimberly Wilson

Document Summary

Life course construct enabled us to observe and analyze how different individual or societal events create variations in the aging process within and between cohorts and individuals. I. e feminist movement in the 70s changed like course of women born just before 1970s. Societal structure: pertains to those elements of social life and society that constrain, promote and shape human behaviour. Individuals in the same situation can react in different ways ad make different decisions, so the life course isn"t totally concert. known as agency. We use agency to create unique identities, and decide which social groups are significant in our lives. Goals of research: satisfy a need to know about some question, to refute myths or verify assumptions, identify inequites in the social world, produce reliable and valid information dor development. Social phenomenon: i. e. why some are socially disadvantaged while others are at a disadvantage. Conflict perspective: all these provide general orientation to developing research questions in social research.