SOCIOL 2U06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Income Splitting, Standard-Definition Television, Surrogacy

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As 50 years ago, the standard definition of family used by sociologists was narrow. Government uses definitions of family in creating social policy. Historically examples of families has excludes many members. Compassionate care program (2004) [not tested on who was first considered a family member] Your child or the child of your spouse or common-law partner (of at least one year) Provides financial benefits for canadians who provide direct care of someone who is really sick (aka might be dying) The government used to exclude grandparents, siblings, in-laws, same-sex partners, extending families, aunt/uncle, and friends. In august 2014, there was a lot of media attention paid to the story of an. Australian couple had paid an women in thailand to be there surrogate to carry twins for them. They were accused of abandoning one of the babies who was born with down syndrome.

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