The Sociology of the Family Adam Isaiah Green Introduction to Sociology Winter 2013

1. The Sociology of the Family Adam Isaiah Green Introduction to Sociology Winter 2013

2. nuclear family:is composed of a cohabiting man and woman who maintain a socially approved sexual relationship and have at least one child. traditional nuclear family: the wife performs free domestic labor while the husband works outside the home for money. This family form is based on a gendered division of labour.

3. Heteronormativity • A set of interrelated ideas about the traditional nuclear family, including: • the idea that heterosexuality is normal and morally superior to homosexuality • that heterosexual monogamous marriage is normal and morally superior to any other kind of family arrangement • that a woman’s natural role in life is to bear children in marriage and do the domestic labor of the household; a man’s natural role is to provide for and protect his family

4. The Traditional Nuclear Family and New Alternatives legally married  never married singlehood, nonmarital cohabitation with children  voluntary childlessness two-parent  single-parent permanent  divorce, remarriage male primary provider, egalitarian (dual-career) ultimate authority sexually exclusive  extramarital relationships heterosexual  same-sex relationships, households

5. The Growing Diversity of Canadian Families, 1931-2001 http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/analytic/companion/fam/family.cfm

7. The Growing Diversity of Canadian Families, 1981-2006 (in percent) 1981 2006

8. FUNCTIONALISM: The Five Functions of Families Sexual regulation Economic cooperation Reproduction Socialization Emotional support

9. Crude Divorce Rate, Canada, 1968-2003 The crudedivorce rate is the number of divorces that occur in a year for every 1,000 people in the population. Divorces per 1,000 population Year

10. Crude Marriage Rate, Canada, 1921-2003 The crude marriage rate is the number of marriages that occur in a year for every 1,000 people in the population. Marriages per 1,000 population

12. Rosie “the riveter”

13. MODE OF PRODUCTIONOF HUMAN FAMILIES HUNTING GATHERING SOCIETIES AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES; DOMESTICATION OF ANIMALS

14. MONOGAMY IS LOVE?

15. Problem of wealth transmission Class inequality Marxists assert the primacy of class inequality, especially under capitalism, in creating gender inequality in the family: Sexual control Economic control • But feminists assert the priority of patriarchy over class inequality because patriarchy existed in pre-capitalist and communist societies.

16. Total Divorce Rate, Canada, 1993-2003 Divorces per 1,000 marriages by 30th anniversary Year

17. The Five Basesof Marital Satisfaction Economic forces Divorce laws The family life cycle Housework and childcare Sex

18. Family satisfaction (scale 1-5) Family Satisfaction and the Family Life Cycle Men Women

20. Three Factors Account for Emotional Distress among Children of Divorce High level of parental conflict Decline in living standards Absence of a parent

21. SAME-SEX MARRIAGE