SOC244H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Science, Bilateral Descent, Endogamy
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Soc244 (sociology of families) (tq = test question) Sociology of family is the study of the family unit from a sociological viewpoint. The examination is dominated by social class, gender and ethnicity analysis. Further sociology of the family views the effect of social change on the family. Among all the changes going on today, none are more important than those happening in our personal lives in sexuality, relationships, marriage and the family. Healthier because you are happier, or is it because healthier and happier people tend to marry more need to further investigate this kind of relationship. There is no standard family; contribute a diversity of families, families can be learned from a cultural perspective. The concept of family varies across classes and culture. Ex; same sex families may not be considered as a family in other cultures, however in canada, it is considered a family. It is worth nothing that the word family originally meant a band of slaves.
