SOC214H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Reproduction, Talcott Parsons, Structural Functionalism
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Definitions of & theoretical approaches to studying family. We are all under pressure to stay in school for longer periods of time. These countries have diff governments so public policies are different. Why is there a trend of young adults living with their parents. What are the implications for the parents in relation to this trend. Extended family: nuclear family plus others, r several generations of family members (ex. Household: people who live together, kin or not. As sociologists we make a distinction between households and family. The word family can include more than what is in your household. Family is a hard concept to define--> there are a range of definitions to define it. The need for a definition that encompasses the diversity of family patterns in canada today, across cultures and through history. Family includes relationships, mutual support (emotional/material), those who take care of each other, rely on each other.
