WGST 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Wgst, Nuclear Family, Heterosexuality
15 Nov 2016
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Five functions of the family (cid:858)no fault(cid:859) di(cid:448)o(cid:396)(cid:272)e. The family: constituted by source of contention important agent of socialization leading role in shaping the way we understand the world. Media often emphasizes the problematic side of families (i. e. violent and broken relationships) Want to have a stable romantic relationship. (cid:862)fa(cid:373)il(cid:455) life (cid:272)a(cid:374) p(cid:396)o(cid:448)ide (cid:272)o(cid:373)pa(cid:374)io(cid:374)ship, (cid:272)hild(cid:396)e(cid:374), a se(cid:374)se of (cid:271)elo(cid:374)gi(cid:374)g, lo(cid:448)e a(cid:374)d se(cid:454)ual e(cid:454)p(cid:396)essio(cid:374), pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)al de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, a(cid:374)d sha(cid:396)ed (cid:396)esou(cid:396)(cid:272)es(cid:863) (cid:894)bake(cid:396) (cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:1008), pp. (cid:1005)7(cid:1008)(cid:895) Not all family life provides these benefits. Government requires the next generation of tax payers, consumers, workers and voters for the nation. As a result, they typically encourage heterosexual marriage and childbearing. Government and employers rely on families to have children, and socialize them into future employees and law-abiding citizens. Family and intimate relationships are significant to the wide society and to the individual. The family is not a monolithic institution. The majority of the definitions focus on:
