SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Total Fertility Rate, Nuclear Family, Child Support
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Our deepest emotional experiences are bound up with family. There is disintegration of family in modern day . Nuclear family consists of man and woman who live together and maintain a sexual relationship and have at least one child. This may also refer to the traditional nuclear family. Traditional nuclear family nuclear family where husband works outside of the home and the wife works at home for no pay. Only small percentage of traditional nuclear family because many women work. Believe decline of nuclear family is a disaster. For a society to survive, members must cooperate economically and raise off spring. Regulated sexual activity boundaries of legitimate sex. Economic cooperation both people provide for the family in some way. Socialization helping children socialize and shaping. Emotional support loving and caring values. Polygamy expands the nuclear family horizontally by adding additional spouses to the household.
