FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Menopause, Female Infertility, Job Security
23 Oct 2017
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75% of couples experience a decline in love and less motivation to work on the relationship after having a baby. Parental role: formal and informal norms about level of care, support, disciple e and protection that the parents are responsible for. Transition point: point in time when we switch one from stage to another (ex: if a couple is pregnant, they do not become parents until the baby is born) Macro-structural causes: environment, social norms, economic constraints. Micro-individual level: choices that couples and individuals make, having a stable job/owning a home. Conformity: having a baby is what couples are supposed to do, you are (cid:374)ot re(cid:272)og(cid:374)ized as a(cid:374) adult u(cid:374)til you ha(cid:448)e a (cid:271)a(cid:271)y (cid:894)to a(cid:272)hie(cid:448)e (cid:862)adult status(cid:863)(cid:895) If you do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e a (cid:271)a(cid:271)y, you (cid:449)ill (cid:271)e (cid:862)(cid:373)issi(cid:374)g out o(cid:374) life(cid:863) Desire for social capital: a way to enter complex networks, ex: coaching a sports team is usually tied to being a parent.
