SOCI 247 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: English Canada, Nuclear Family, Patrilineality
22 Feb 2018
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Lecture 3 families in historical perspective: crisis, continuity, and change (canadian and american. Monogamy/polygamy: person who has one partner, people believe this is the natural state because it has been around for so long. Polygamy is when a person has more than one partner. Patrilineal/matrilineal: idea that wealth is distributed through the male system (fathers to sons)/idea that wealth is distributed amongst women (mothers to daughters). You saw matrilineal modes specifically in the first nations. Patrilocal/matrilocal: idea of li(cid:448)i(cid:374)g (cid:449)ith o(cid:396) (cid:374)ea(cid:396) a (cid:373)a(cid:374)"s fa(cid:373)il(cid:455)/li(cid:448)i(cid:374)g (cid:449)ith o(cid:396) (cid:374)ea(cid:396) the (cid:373)othe(cid:396)"s fa(cid:373)il(cid:455). Patriarchal/matriarchal: power system where men hold the power/women hold the power. To see a matriarchal family, it was very rare and is still very rare. The fur trade is expanding and it resulted in a greater number of children who were mixed. The metis had their own culture, and language.
