FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Extended Family, Family Law

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

Document Summary

Legal definitions: related to family law concerns. Not a definition of family per se each province and territory have legislation about families o. Legal definitions tend to change over time, with new court rulings and legislation, and also depends on your fields o applied context. Definitions of families have broadened o applied context. Social norms in a society divorce was legal however not socially acceptable. Subheading green highlight on final: derived from. A social theory a social problem a hunch o must be measurable o context. Research design and theory development a group of people who share a legal or blood bond is a family. Nuclear family: parents and their children living in the same home extended family, all relatives that are in close proximity o all live together and share household duties . With or without children of either or both spouses o a couple living in common-law (same or opposite sex)