SOCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Christopher Lasch, Parental Control, Family Values
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Traditional nuclear family (tnf: anthropological & historical studies show that the tnf is not natural or universal in form. The family form of any historical period is directly related to the dominant economic and cultural beliefs at the time. Teens would stay home and bring their wages back to support the family: couldn"t afford to live separately. Extended families began to merge saving money by staying together. Women"s structurally subordinate position in the home. A nuclear unit: working father, domestic mother, children at play: both working and middle class families do these, working class kids would be working; middle class kids played. Women focussing more exclusively on child rearing: now had time on their hands, started taking part in politics and went to school, important fact: they had domestic help. Nany to clean, and do other chores. Small growth in extended families: middle class people start having few children.
