WGS250H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nuclear Family, Kinship Terminology, Group Home

• School: UTM
• Department: Women and Gender Studies
• Course: WGS250H5
• Professor: Karen Kus

Document Summary

Session outline defining family evaluating family changes deconstructing the nuclear family understanding the feminist terminology. Determine who is responsible for providing financial and emotional support for children rights over and to children (custody, foster care, adoption, etc) Referes to who is responsible for house whole maintenance: payments for rent, or mortgage, or taxes, or utilities, etc. Immigration law (sponsorship, custody, etc: marriage law, ontario family law act, we have to be critical of how some people can"t fit these moulds. Census family (statscan: married couple and children (if any, grandchildren and grandparents (no parents. Lone parent and at least one child all family members living in one dwelling couple may be opposite or same sex children by birth, marriage or adoption. Children not living with their spouses and/or children. Schools, hospitals, immigration services, banks, businesses, and community organizations determine access and decision making power based on the definitions of family .