SOC271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Zoophilia, Heterosexism, Domino Theory
3 May 2017
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Chapter 11- intellectual debates, testimonials, and changing social values: same- To view marriage as an institution is to step back from viewing it as a relationship between 2 people and rather, view it as a relationship between 2 people and the state. In this view, less interested in the specificity of any one couple and more interested in which couples fit into state regulations that define and protect family relations. Marriage(cid:859)s (cid:272)ha(cid:374)gi(cid:374)g status (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) (cid:272)ha(cid:374)gi(cid:374)g e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) a(cid:374)d so(cid:272)ial (cid:374)eeds. In earlier historical periods, marriage was viewed as a contractual business relationship based on money matters for the family unit. There has been a departure from religious and legally formalized marriage, and an increase in unmarried couples cohabiting in common-law relationships: similar, but marriage is taken more seriously in ways that have both legal and social ramifications. Differe(cid:374)t (cid:272)ouple relatio(cid:374)ships are (cid:373)arked (cid:271)(cid:455) a (cid:272)itize(cid:374)(cid:859)s relatio(cid:374)ship to the state a(cid:374)d to ea(cid:272)h other.
