SOC100H5 Lecture 15: SOC100 Lecture 15 Notes.docx
30
SOC100H5 Full Course Notes
Verified Note
30 documents
Document Summary
Reproduction reasons people have kids: anchors the relationship, so people have kids, child"s purpose is to leave something after they die (legacy, social expectation to have kids, free work slave labour, you have kids who will do things that you won"t have to do, reproduce the population, love, support. Conflict and feminism: changes in power relationships, in nuclear family there is patriarchy for male, they have control and power, woman support, woman are becoming more educated and don"t need men, net gain in men to be married, well being and labour market outcomes, certain people benefit for certain dynamics. Elements you like about them, and elements that you don"t: resources matter do they have income, intellect, third party opinions, how alike are you religions, culture etc. more likely to meet someone who is more similar to you in these ways, propinquity more likely to chose someone who is around you.
