SOCI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Flickr, Multiple Choice, Squeegee
4 Jan 2016
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Soci 1f90: sociology of the human body (jan 7th) Fundamentals of the discipline (history, concepts, theory, methodology) Social structures of inequality (gender, race, class) (body, sexuality) Men sitting a seat away from one an other at the movies so that they do not look homosexual: ex. Ways that we walk, women learn to walk with a bit a sway: ex. Biggest predictor of a child"s future behavior is whether they come from a stable family or not: functionalists view. One proper" form of family (nuclear): family that has women and men and biological dependent children constituted through traditional marriage. The norm" is to make a family on a biological basis. Biologically based, however its functions are social: social functions. Reproduce society"s members: inappropriate to have children outside the context of marriage, children need to be nurtured by women who take care of them and men who bring home the money.
