SOC214H1 Lecture Notes - Nuclear Family
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September 13, 2011- week 1: introduction to the course. Office hours - tuesday 3:30-4:30 or thursday 2-3. First assignment- 5 page summarizing a week"s readings. Test #1 identify main argument in each reading, common multiple choice questions (answer question according to this writer know writers and what they said) Write a brief 5 page report on it do some analysis at the end. Starting point- we are living in a time of change in terms of family patterns. Past few decades has seen substantial change in families- there is considerable diversity in family patterns and types of families- diversity is fox"s starting point which raises many questions. 35% are married couples living with children less than 24 years old. 34% are married couples without children at home: surprising it is only 35% since it is our ideal image of a family . 7% are cohabiting couples living with children under 24. 9% are cohabiting couples without children at home.
