WGS160Y1 Lecture Notes - Canadian Studies, Nuclear Family, Chinese Head Tax In Canada
13 Jan 2013
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Pool resources (money, food, caring for children) Socially acknowledged/approved sexual union between two adult individuals. Fictive kin people who have become like family . Primary way in which members are included in a household. Vertical extended family = nuclear family + other generations. Horizontally extended = aunts, uncles, sisters, brothers, etc. Statistical dominance most familes are heterosexual couple families in canada. Society"s expectations of women: be mothers, take care of children only. Stereotypes disclose society"s expectations of what people should be like. Women to remain in home, be self-sacrificing, consequences of any expression of female autonomy, legally sanctioned heterosexual relations only sanctioned expression of desire, burden of proof is heavier than for men and always on women. Statistical dominance of nuclear family related to the organization of our society in ways that offer the greatest rewards to such families, other types of families penalized. Velma demerson incorrigible shows how canadian government intervenes in families.
