SOCIOL 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Queer Theory, Symbolic Interactionism, Nuclear Family

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 1Z03
• Professor: Lina Samuel

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9:34 am: functionalism: the family is a major societal institution. It includes adults of both sexes, at least two of whom maintain a socially approved sexual relationship, and one or more children, own or adopted of the sexually cohabitating adult (murdoch, 1949:1) The changing face of families: statistic canada definitions, census family. A couple may be of opposite sex or same sex: the family has social and legal consequences, universal definition is problematic and not desirable. Eichler(1990: monolithic bias, one ideal type of family is considered " normal" Robert strenberg= triangular theory of love: three components that are necessary for authentic love: intimacy, passion and commitment. Gendered: advantageous for men, women are more stressed when children come into the picture, financially both benefit from marriage. If become divorced= women find harder time coming to retirement. Functionalism: social institutions are understood to be interdependent and to exist in harmony with one another, family is a major social institution.