FMLY 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Double Standard, Androgyny, Rela

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Family Social Sciences
• Course: FMLY 1000
• Professor: Cheryl V.Fraehlich

Document Summary

Alternatives to traditional heterosexual marriage and nuclear fmly includes: Increased education and career opportunities for women: many ppl go to universities and pursue their own career. Economic factors: cant afford personal fee. Some can find a job while some cannot. Improvements in contraceptive technology: in the past, some married due to going to be a parent; some married for sexual behavior but now it"s reducing. Changing attitudes towards being single: in the past, not marry when you"re old enough was considered as loser ; sigma on single adults but now it"s reducing. Live in separate residences while maintaining long-term commited rela: in past, norm that married couples should live together. If not, they were having trouble: pay attention to this trend due to possible underlying social values, looking at what reflects certain values or public policy. 2011, 7% of canadians aged 20+ in lat rela: europe got higher % (18-20%) Most common among those who"re under 30.