SOC317H5 Chapter Reading: Is it Our Day or the Bride’s Day Reading Notes
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Based on qualitative interviews with southern california heterosexual engaged couples, article examines how wedding planning work is divided between the bride and groom and how couples meaningfully interpret the division of labour. Child(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s to(cid:455) (cid:373)ake(cid:396)s offe(cid:396) (cid:455)ou(cid:374)g gi(cid:396)ls (cid:449)eddi(cid:374)g dolls a(cid:374)d (cid:449)eddi(cid:374)g accessories, suggesting that wedding is an important and desirable part of being a woman. Commercial wedding industry targets women almost exclusively no e(cid:395)ui(cid:448)ale(cid:374)t of (cid:858)(cid:271)(cid:396)ide(cid:859)s (cid:373)agazi(cid:374)e(cid:859) fo(cid:396) (cid:373)e(cid:374) Weddings regulate and organize marriage and family but are also essential in maintaining and regulating heterosexuality in an institution. Weddings examined under constructionist perspective: recognizes that ritual acts do not happen in isolation but rather (cid:858)i(cid:374) a st(cid:396)ea(cid:373) of s(cid:455)(cid:373)(cid:271)ols o(cid:448)e(cid:396) ti(cid:373)e(cid:859) Weddings are important sites of social interaction. Wedding planning frequently involves a high volume of tasks that need to be accomplished, managed and delegated in a limited amount of time.
