SOCI 2700H Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Civil Marriage, Social Philosophy, Interlocking
7 Apr 2016
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Provides a cultural and social definition of what families are and should be. See individual behaviour as a result of social structures- social institutions, laws and norms. If something is wrong with an individual"s actions, according to functionalists- the family structure is to blame and according to materialists, the economy is the culprit. The notion that one man should be married to one woman. A sociological theory that examines how various social and cultural categories of discrimination interact on multiple and often simultaneous levels contributing to systematic social inequality. Sees race/ethnicity, gender, religious, nationality, class, sexual orientation and disability as creating an interlocking system of oppression. See women"s inequality within the family as mirroring their inequality within society. Maternal roles as nurturing caretakers pushed them away from economic independence causing them to depend on male wages. As dependent subordinates, women left themselves open to potential financial, emotional, and physical mistreatment.
