SOC 12050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Monogamy, Legal Separation, Independent Living
19 May 2019
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The system by which kinship is traced over generations: patrilineal: kinship is traced through male, matrilineal: kinship is traced through female, bilineal: kinship is traced through both sides of the family, power. The system by which power is assigned: patriarchy: male has most power, matriarchy: female has most power. More than one spouse but not at same time: alternative family forms, serial monogamy, single parent. Mostly result of divorce: gay and lesbian. Dissolution of legal ties that bind a marriage. Legal separation: couples agree to take up separate residences. Desertion: one spouse leaves the other for a prolonged period of time. Nuclear family is subject to many stresses but has limited resources. Lower social classes more vulnerable: explaining marital dissolution, society, falling out of love. Passion yields to reality: women"s changing roles. Less economic dependency: domestic violence, amount. 1/5 of women abused: class differences. Shelters and legal system: global patterns. Stress from rapid social change: functionalism and the family.
