SOC275H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Domino Theory, Gayle Rubin, Heteronormativity
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The idea that just because you love someone, it"s such a trivial idea, and you can"t put marriage on that passion romance, because at that time marriage was not like that and they had a lot to protect. Prior to the period, romantic love was generally outside of marriage, yet increasingly became the basis of marriage. Historian stephanie koontz on the radical idea of marrying for love. It was when marriage move into the emotional sphere in the 19th century, that it differed as an institution just as it began to thrive as a personal relationship. Meaning of marriage as an institution in contemporary times. You found out your spouse recently had an extramarital affair. What would you do and why: kids, one time vs ongoing, this gives you a hint of what people think marriage is supposed to be composed of what you will put up with. Sociologists amy schalet and not under my roof.
