SOCIOL 2PP3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Alimony, Prescription Drug, Social Stigma
22 Oct 2018
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Monday, September 17, 2018
2PP3 - Contemporary Trends
Lecture 4!
-Is the family in crisis? In decline?!
-Myth of 1950s family - idealize the 1950s and romanticize the 1950 family!
-Economic changes in post war period - politicians are arguing that families are
declining!
-those statistics for the 1950s were highly unusual !
-trapped in many abusive marriages !
-family law was not supportive - alimony - ďŹnancial support!
-very high rates of alcohol use, druge use and prescription drug use !
-through 70s, 80s, 90s - contraction of the manufacturing sector, disappearance of
jobs that paid a good wage !
-women had to get into paid employment!
-lower wage jobs were needed - useful to women because they gave them a
secondary income !
Marriage !
-Married - couple families common but declining!
-more people postponing or foregoing marriage !
-married couple families are declining !
Divorce!
-Increased through 1960s - 1980s!
-this was from changing laws!
-no fault divorce!
-divorce was easier from legal standpoint!
-Blended families - one of both people have children from another family!
-Research on the impact of divorce on children !
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Document Summary
Myth of 1950s family - idealize the 1950s and romanticize the 1950 family. Economic changes in post war period - politicians are arguing that families are declining. Those statistics for the 1950s were highly unusual. Family law was not supportive - alimony - nancial support. Very high rates of alcohol use, druge use and prescription drug use. Through 70s, 80s, 90s - contraction of the manufacturing sector, disappearance of jobs that paid a good wage. Women had to get into paid employment. Lower wage jobs were needed - useful to women because they gave them a secondary income. Married - couple families common but declining. Blended families - one of both people have children from another family. Research on the impact of divorce on children. In the absence of support for women in canada - married women would gain. Monday, september 17, 2018 constrain on the relationship. In behaviour, mental health, academics lots of variation.
