SOC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Individualism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

Women still paid less than men in some careers. Women no longer have a greater life span, almost even now 80-82. Gender in global perspective- she skilled over this so just skim. Polygyny is a lot more common than polyandry. On average canadians people marriage between 26-27 years of age. Know the social exchange analysis- micro level analysis. Lay out the deal and want they want/expect from the relationship. You exchange what you need from the other. 85% of canadians this infidelity is wrong, both genders have almost same cheating rate. Large families now rely on supports, race, ethnicity, in situations where shared responsibilities are needed. Individualism- you need to be the best, you have a hard time helping others in case they get a better mark then you for example, the way kids are raised nowadays. Boys do less well after divorce- specifically age 11 puberty. Education reduced competition for jobs because it keeps you in school longer.