SOC352H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Nuclear Family, Sociology Of The Family, Marxist Feminism
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Discussing new kind of gender inequality developed in 19th century but came into play. No idea that men and women are different. Prior, they had different roles, idea that women were inferior men not necessarily good at nurturing caring. Different kinds of people suited to different worlds is new. Traditional families is not traditional, less than 150 years old. Social relations theory recognizes the importance of expectations, while were doing these behaviours tied to society. Social relations: way people do interactions are in patterned ways, and formed by structure. Expectations come in forms, react and reproduce, but not fixed. Huge influx of women in the market place that has changed this traditional family, already changed. Fox talks about conventional family, ideal separate spheres. Looks at implication of traditional pattern, conventional is a better description. Living in 1950 relation: women homemaker, men breadwinner. First generation lived like pioneers, second generation had more comfortable homes, last.
