LABR 3Q92 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sociology Of The Family, Social Reproduction, Capital Accumulation

• School: Brock University
• Department: Labour Studies
• Course: LABR 3Q92
• Professor: Kori Allan

Document Summary

Business directly linked to being a mother. I(cid:374)(cid:272)reasi(cid:374)g fo(cid:272)us o(cid:374) e(cid:374)trepre(cid:374)eurship as (cid:862)solutio(cid:374)(cid:863) to pre(cid:272)arious/i(cid:374)se(cid:272)ure job markets. Attempts to resolve problem of work-life balance. Blurring of work and home (enabled by social media) Reproductive and caring work (including domestic work) as a site for capital accumulation (turn. Social reproduction and production, private and public intertwined this work into productive labour) Organized labour created conditions for family life in contrast to capitalism. Only through organized labour was the working day shortened (9-hour work day) Constitution of public/private division corresponding to work/home, production/reproduction, women/men. Home and family seen as haven and work is alienated (marx theory) Dual earner family as ideal (cid:894)a(cid:374)d se(cid:272)o(cid:374)d shift of (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s u(cid:374)paid la(cid:271)our at ho(cid:373)e(cid:895) Reversal of home and work for many (especially for middle class women) Housework tedious, paid work site of self-fulfillment. Shifts not chronological, several shifts co-exist at once. Good nutrition essential, emotional health important, intellectual stimulation.