SOC 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Industrial Revolution, Nuclear Family
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In the 1830, a primarily farming economy, recreation was closely tied to work in the form of holidays and festivals associated with the particular times in the agriculture calendar, and everyday social interaction occurred as part of farm labour. In comparison with popular culture today and the 1830"s was the traditional recreation was mostly homemade, consisting of games, dancing and sports. It was popular culture through the rosy haze of nostalgia" (purer, less commercialized- i. e. television, videogames), more wholesome and community minded. Fun was mostly free and there was a strong attachment to the natural world and the good connection among people. The negative side was that the emphasized social solidarity over individual pleasure or inclination. >> example: there are no alternatives for men or women who aren"t interested in heterosexual coupling. The industrial revolution brought new identities and pleasures and also new kind of brutality (cruelty)
