HIS101H5 Lecture Notes - Nuclear Family, Group Marriage, Civilizing Mission
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Popenoe and malinowski,defenders of the nuclear family as the ideal unit. Challenging the nuclear family ideology - assumed as natural and universal. 5 critical areas of kinship; conception(bloodties/biological relations cross cultural), incest taboos, adoption (parent/child widespread practices adoption/fostering. mother/son ties is not inevitable. Shifted from hunting to fur and trapping resulted in shifts in family relations and. Change of family type shift towards monogamous gendered based nuclear. The montagnias naskapi (chapter 4) - gender roles. model. Polygamy: two or more spouses in the same dwelling. Polygny: more than one wife at the same time. Group marriage: a family of multiple husbands and wives. Small groups dependent on one another for survival. Smaller family units, limited to blood relations. Property was mostly owned by the main head of the house hold. Labour of children, sisters,wives assumed as a natural help to male head. Children and wived seen as dependent on father/husband and thus entitled to support.
