SOC 256 Chapter Notes - Chapter Pg. 42-53: Premarital Sex, Sharecropping, Social Inequality
6 Sep 2016
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Summaries of essays from families as they really are . In the 18th century, economic dependence and social inequality increased due to the spreading of the market"s economy. This lead to a separation of home and work and as a result, gaps formed between family activities and economic activity. The need for extra money led to reassigning work duties by age and gender. As the 19th century arrived there was a need for fertility restrictions. This came about because women were given jobs that needed more attention and raising children was a full time job in and of itself. Soon after this there was a large movement against the new laws. As a result, they were able to get back their rights to birth control methods. As the 19th century went on, the typical family grew smaller with much fewer children. They focused more on their closest family being the parents and children.
