FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Social Stigma, Feminist Movement

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1020
• Professor: Shayna Sparling

Document Summary

Increased opportunities to form intimate relationships outside kinship structure. Historically: marriage would be the next step, but not always true in the 21st century. Rise of non-marital cohabitation has been one of the most important trends in the study of the life course of the family. Not synonymous with common law marriage used interchangeably. **criteria: ongoing sexual relations, duration of cohabitation, hold of a joint living address. Marriage seen as significant life event (gain privilege and status over other forms of union formation) Change in establishment of unions is linked with other social changes . Marriage has historically been an institution formed out of economic. Women and men relied upon each other to fulfill particular needs i. e. protection, child care. Children were economic assets who provided additional labour to meet household needs. Increased freedom and autonomy from parental monitoring that makes courtship and sexual exploration easier i. e. 1920s the automobile, 2010 the cell phone.