WGS250H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Nuclear Family, Egalitarianism, Polyamory
4 Feb 2014
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Cross cultural families! family types in history! changing family forms and economic impacts! social reproduction and the roles of women in families! she did a quick summary! Collier suggests the characteristics malinowski claims is neither natural or universal! Popenoe and malinowski were defenders of the nuclear family! Is the family declining? it challenges you think, how is the family declining if there was never a true universal family type ! the concept of family is diversifying ! Challenging the nuclear family ideology - assumed as natural" and universal"! Co-residential household as the ideal" unit: economically and socially! (continuing with the review)! Socially de ned - families not self evidently biological ! 5 critical areas of kinship: conception, incest taboos, adoption, marriage, household and residence! relationships are distinct from outside the family! Family- the sphere of social relationships of social relationships shaped by the state and economic forms! Reviewed the 5 critical areas of kinship slide from last lecture!
