SOCIOL 1C03 Lecture 1:
23 Jan 2019
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Jan 10. 2019
Introduction to sociological perspective and social problems
- C.Wright mills: sociological imagination: connection of personal experiences to a
broader public issue
- Ie. the great depression- rather than understanding unemployment as a result of the
shortcomings of individuals, attribute it to external factors
Canadian labour market
- Unemployment
- Underemployment
- Precarious employment
- Decline of the manufacturing sector
- Increase in overqualified workers
- Experience of immigrants
Delayed home-leaving
- Increasing in Canada and many other industrialized countries
- Reasons for this trend
- boomerang adult (lived on their own, return to their parents home), cluttered nest,
revolving door
- Sociological imagination- allows us to connect this to a greater context
- Caused by long-term decline in the numbers of young canadians who are living with a
partner
- Children from blended families leave home earlier than children whose parents have not
divorced
- Early departures from the parental home are associated with lower rates of home
ownership
- Gender differences- males are more likely to stay at home compared to females (females
cohabiting more often than males=greater stability)
Statistical data
- 2011 census: 42% of canadians aged 20-29 lived with at least one parent
- 2016 census: 35% of canadians aged 20-24 lived with at least one parent (in
ontario:42%;in cities like Toronto and Oshawa:50%)
- In 2011 59% of 20-24 year olds and 25% of 25-29 year olds lived with parents as
compared to 41.5% of 20-24 year olds and 11% of 25-29 year olds in 1981
Document Summary
C. wright mills: sociological imagination: connection of personal experiences to a broader public issue. Ie. the great depression- rather than understanding unemployment as a result of the shortcomings of individuals, attribute it to external factors. Increasing in canada and many other industrialized countries. Reasons for this trend boomerang adult (lived on their own, return to their parents home), cluttered nest, revolving door. Sociological imagination- allows us to connect this to a greater context. Caused by long-term decline in the numbers of young canadians who are living with a partner. Children from blended families leave home earlier than children whose parents have not divorced. Early departures from the parental home are associated with lower rates of home ownership. Gender differences- males are more likely to stay at home compared to females (females cohabiting more often than males=greater stability) 2011 census: 42% of canadians aged 20-29 lived with at least one parent.
